The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...

 research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California

University of California

The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

 system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United States. The main campus sits on 1200 acres (486 ha) in a suburban district of , United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, with a branch campus of 20 acres (8 ha) in Palm Desert

Palm Desert, California

Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley, approximately east of Palm Springs. The population was 48,445 at the 2010 census, up from 41,155 at the 2000 census...

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