UC's nine undergraduate campuses welcome visits from prospective students and their families, and all offer regularly scheduled campus tours led by trained guides. Virtual tours are a good place to start, and a visit in person can provide valuable information about the campus's unique programs, features and ambience.
Before making reservations, call the campus to find out about specialized tours, group tours, overnight dorm stays and other opportunities that can help to enrich the experience.
campus tours |
CAMPUS/VIRTUAL TOURS |
ON-SITE TOUR DAYS & TIMES |
reservations |
parking |
Berkeley
» virtual tour
» a podcast tour (in English and
Spanish) |
Monday–Saturday:
10 a.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. |
Required for groups of 10 or more; must be ar-ranged with at least two weeks' notice. |
Parking on campus is very limited;
public transportation is recommended. |
Tours (90 minutes) leave from Visitor Services offices, 101 University Hall, 2200 University Ave. (weekdays); Campanile (weekends)
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Phone: (510) 642-5215 |
» parking information |
| » www.berkeley.edu/visitors |
| » www.berkeley.edu/tours |
Residence hall tours:
» www.housing.berkeley.edu |
Davis
» virtual tour
Admissions advisers are available
weekdays, 9 a.m.–noon and 1–4 p.m., to answer questions from prospective students.
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Monday–Friday:
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday:
11:30 a.m. (except observed holidays and holiday weekends) |
Required; arrange at least one week in advance.
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Fee: $6 per day, Monday–Friday. Permits may be purchased from the dispensers in the parking lots. Ma-chines accept quarters, $1 bills, $5 bills, and Visa or MasterCard credit cards. Parking is free on weekends and observed holidays, except during spe-cial events. |
Tours (90 minutes) leave from the Walter A. Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center.
Residence hall tours offered Monday–Friday at
noon during the academic year. (See Week Day Family Walking Tours at visit.ucdavis.edu.)
Self-guided residence hall tours offered 8 a.m.–5 p.m. throughout the summer.
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Phone: (530) 752-8111 |
| » visit.ucdavis.edu |
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Irvine
» virtual tour |
Monday–Friday: Noon
No tours on holidays or late September.
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Required for groups of 10 or more; reserve online. Contact campus before scheduling tour for visitors who require special accommodations. |
Fee: $1 for half-hour at meters, $7 for one-day permit to park in non-metered spaces. |
Tours (1 hour) leave from second-floor lobby of Aldrich Hall.
Residence hall tours: Monday–Friday at 1:30 and 2:15 p.m. |
Phone: (949) 824-4636 |
» www.parking.uci.edu |
| » www.campustours.uci.edu |
Los Angeles
» virtual tour |
Monday–Friday:
10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.
year-round.
Saturday:
10:15 a.m. during the academic year (late September through the end of May) |
Required; recommended two to three weeks in advance. Non-English-speaking groups will need to bring interpreters. |
Fee: $8. Pay at any on-campus information booth. |
| Tours (90 minutes) leave from Kerkhoff Hall.
Housing tours: www.housing.ucla.edu
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Phone:
(310) 825-8764 |
| E-mail: tours@saonet.ucla.edu |
| » admissions.ucla.edu/tours |
Housing tours:
» housing.ucla.edu |
Merced
» virtual tour |
Monday–Friday: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. (September–May except ob-served holidays and holiday weekends; June–August tours meet at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.)
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Required. Groups of 10 to 50 visitors should download and fill out a tour request form and e-mail or fax. (see below) |
Fees: $1 for two hours, $2 for four hours, $3 for six hours, $4 all day.
Purchase parking permits at the yellow kiosks in each lot.
Park in Lake lot just inside campus entrance, or marked spaces near library. |
| Tours (75 minutes) leave from Kolligian Library, 5200 N. Lake Rd. Check in at Students First Center. |
Phone: (209) 228-4682 |
» taps.ucmerced.edu |
| Fax: (209) 228-4244.
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| E-mail: tours@ucmerced.edu |
| » www.ucmerced.edu |
| Family tours calendar » admissions.ucmerced.edu/calendar |
Riverside
» virtual tour |
Monday–Friday: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.,
2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Selected Saturdays: 9 and 11 a.m.
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Required. Make reservations online |
Free when reservation is complete |
| Phone:
: (951) 827-TOURS [951-827-8687] |
| » www.visit.ucr.edu |
| » www.my.ucr.edu |
| Tours (50 minutes) leave from 1101 Hinderaker Hall. |
Residence hall tours:
Call (951) 827-6500 |
San Diego
» virtual tour
Admissions information session follows weekday tours. A self-guided tour pamphlet is available at Admissions or Tour Office.
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Monday–Saturday: 11 a.m., except holidays and holiday weekends. |
Required. Prospective students and families: reserve online, by e-mail, or call (858) 822-1455 (voicemail). School groups: Reserve in writing three weeks in advance. |
Fee: $6 at the Visitor Information
Centers at campus entrances. Free on weekends. |
| Tours (90 minutes) leave from Multipurpose Room of the Student Service Center on Myers Drive.
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Phone: (858) 534-0370 |
| Voicemail (858) 822-1455 |
| Fax:
(858) 822-4752 |
| E-mail: campustours@ucsd.edu |
| » admissions.ucsd.edu/tours |
Santa Barbara
» virtual tour
» podcast audio tour
Admissions presentations are held
Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.–noon for freshman applicants and Monday–Friday, 1–2 p.m. for transfer applicants.
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Monday–Friday:
noon and 2 p.m.
Saturday:
noon (October and April only), excluding holidays |
Required for groups of 10 or more.
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Fees: $8 weekdays, $2 nights (5 p.m.–midnight) and weekends. |
| Tours leave from the Visitor Center |
Phone: (805) 893-4518,
(805) 893-8175 |
| » admissions.ucsb.edu/visitucsb |
Santa Cruz
» virtual tour
Admissions advisers are available weekdays, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2:30–3:30 p.m., to answer questions from prospective students.
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Monday–Friday and selected Saturdays year round. Check admissions.ucsc.edu/campustours for schedule. |
Required; reserve online.
Call for high school or community college group tours
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Parking permits available while on guided tour.
For others, all-day parking permit is $5.50. |
| Tours (1 hour, 45 minutes) leave from the Cook House Visitor Center. |
Phone: (831) 459-4118 |
| » admissions.ucsc.edu |
