Comparable Schools'
Facilities Grades:
Quick Stats
Popular Places to Chill
- The Barn
- Bell Tower
- Commons
- University Village
Libraries
- Rivera Library
- Science Library
Athletic Centers
- Physical Education Building
- Student Recreation Center
College Prowler Take
Most students agree that UCR offers great facilities for students. The campus is constantly improving upon buildings and places for students, but the Student Recreation Center definitely hogs the spotlight for students. Students love the rec center, with its huge weight room and frequently updated and modern equipment, such as treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bicycles, and stair-steppers. Four individual racquetball courts, four multipurpose rooms, and a place for badminton are also available, as well as inside and outside basketball courts, a track for walking and running, a hockey rink, tennis courts, and outdoor volleyball courts. For the adventurous, the center built and opened up a ropes course complete with a rock-climbing wall. Group exercise and dance classes are also offered, and there are a variety of UCR Outdoor excursions or trips at discounted prices, such as backpacking, horseback riding, mountain biking, day hikes, camping, rock climbing, kayaking, surfing, windsurfing, whitewater rafting, sailing, and wakeboarding. The Student Recreation Center is the happening place to be for students.
UC Riverside is also constantly expanding. In the 2009 winter quarter, the campus unveiled a new three-story Commons, and recently opened three new buildings, with several others expected to be finished in the coming years.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
The facilities are okay, and it’s...
The facilities are okay, and it’s getting better. They recently finished six or so buildings and are slated to build a few more. |
Anonymous says:  |
I lift weights pretty often, and I...
I lift weights pretty often, and I am pleased with the gym. They have a really nice fitness center for the students. |
Anonymous says:  |
UC has everything you need, and...
UC has everything you need, and most of it is new. The whole campus is being renovated. |
Anonymous says:  |
The school has some good...
The school has some good facilities. The gym is a couple years old and it’s pretty big. The recreation center is great! |
Anonymous says:  |
There is a plethora of computers...
There is a plethora of computers located in libraries and dorm facilities. The University Commons is cool, and it is being renovated. The campus keeps getting nicer and nicer! |
Facts
What To Do on Campus
Students can exercise, study, surf the Internet, and watch performers at the Bell Tower on certain days). Students can also shop at the small shops that are set up around the Bell Tower on most Fridays.
Favorite Things To Do
Go crazy in the residence halls inventing your own games or watch movies.
Movie Theater on Campus
- None, but there is a media library where students can view movies for recreational and academic use.
Coffeehouse on Campus
- Bear Grounds
- Courtyard Café
- Ivan's
Did You Know?
UCR, the fastest growing UC campus, has unveiled a new humanities building, student services building, psychology building, and revamped the student commons.
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