University of Redlands (UOR)

Welcome to the University of Redlands. For more than 100 years, we have been preparing students for lives of meaning, impact, and joy through immersive, personalized, and professional education. As a private, nonprofit university centrally located near the beaches, mountains, and desert in the heart of Southern California, we offer more than 40 undergraduate programs and more than 30 graduate programs in business, education, theology, communication sciences and disorders, geographic information systems, music, sustainability, and public policy.

With the integration of Woodbury University in Burbank, Calif., we will offer additional programs such as animation, architecture, filmmaking, and game, fashion, and interior design.

With more than 80 student-led organizations that span academic, culturally focused, social justice, faith-based, service, arts, Greek, and recreational activities, as well as 21 Division III athletic programs and an e-sports program, Redlands students are involved and invested in a connected and welcoming community.

The University of Redlands has an undergraduate population of more than 2,000 and a graduate population of more than 1,000.

Students at Redlands are engaged and involved; they transform and impact their communities on campus, in Redlands, and around the world. A majority of the student body is involved in some type of leadership activity with community service as a requirement — an uncommon attribute of a university curriculum. Redlands students collectively put in more than 120,000 community service hours annually.

With more than70 clubs and organizations on campus, and more than 450 events organized (mostly by students) per year, the list of things to do at Redlands is long. The Greek system is local-only and involves about 20 percent of the student population.

The University has 21 Division III athletic teamsOn average, Redlands' scholar-athletes achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher along with active involvement in their sport. Many students are also involved in intramurals and club sports.

Outdoor programs, in which students go on trips catering to different interests and skill levels, offer First Year Journey's and a month long May Term Outdoor Adventure. Activities include rock climbing, camping, bungee jumping, canoeing, biking, scuba diving, surfing, volunteering and more.

Redlands' academic emphasis is reflected in the many academic clubs and honor/professional societies, which foster faculty and student networking and encourage exploration and service.

This is a "truly inclusive," "ecologically-minded," student body, with the majority being "open-minded with liberal inclinations." Since this is a small campus, everyone is "really close," and "there is a niche for all types of people." "You can't go anywhere on campus without running into someone you know," says a student. It is easy to get involved on campus, and "there is a good dynamic between students and professors." There tends to be a bit of a divide between the 200 or so students living and studying in the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies (who are more on the "creative" side) and the College of Arts and Sciences: "a weird dynamic, not a bad or troubling one."

The University of Redlands "absolutely gorgeous" campus has "the classic feel of a small liberal arts university with the California vibe," with outdoor programs that give students "the opportunity to experience California." Academics fill the weekdays, but many people also find time to "work out, go sit outside on the Quad, go hiking, study in the library, or grab food with friends." Students also find it fun to go downtown, "especially on Thursdays for Market Night," and on weekends they can often be found nearby at the "beach, the mountains, Disneyland, or Los Angeles." ("Everything is about an hour away" from campus). Though there is a shuttle downtown, "one needs a car here to go do fun things," but "thankfully, parking is free." There are also "on-campus parties, outdoor program trips, and activities" provided through the school. Greek life and sports are big here, and "attendance at sports events is pretty impressive." Even during the week, "the student body tends to fill a majority of the student section at basketball games."