University of California - Irvine: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #58 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #45 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #42 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #8 of 249 | In California |
| #1 of 7 | In Irvine |
| #3 of 1,039 | For Information Technology |
| Top100 | For 123 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 21%
- Undergraduates
- 28,662
- Graduates
- 7,275
- Male:Female Ratio
- 45:55
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- uci.edu
University of California - Irvine Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of California - Irvine has an acceptance rate of 21% and is among the top 5% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 21% | 18% | 24% |
| Applicants | 119,191 | 55,549 | 63,642 |
| Admissions | 25,212 | 10,064 | 15,148 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,656 | 2,174 | 3,482 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 8 | 2 | 6 |
14,897 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
2,519 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Asian | 12232 (34%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 8645 (24%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 6105 (17%) |
| White | 5549 (15%) |
| Two or more races | 1896 (5%) |
| Black or African American | 801 (2%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 612 (2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 53 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $17,411
- Students receiving aid
- 80%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $11,564 | $11,700 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,564 | $11,700 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $41,636 | $26,802 |
| Fee in-district | $2,375 | $1,945 |
| Fee in-state | $2,375 | $1,945 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,375 | $1,945 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 15,693 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,699 |
University of California - Irvine majors
University of California - Irvine has granted 8,681 bachelor's degrees across 81 programs, 1,750 master's across 79 programs, and 763 doctorate degrees across 67 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Irvine.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 729 | 115 | 25 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 668 | ||
| Business & Managerial Economics | 647 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 340 | 188 | |
| Public Health, Other | 473 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 435 | 6 | 10 |
| Psychology, General | 371 | 1 | |
| Criminology | 322 | 42 | 7 |
| Economics, General | 346 | 1 | |
| Mathematics, General | 309 | 12 | 21 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 260 | 47 | 19 |
| Education, General | 251 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 177 | 49 | 11 |
| Sociology, General | 205 | 7 | 13 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 211 | 5 | 8 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 156 | 44 | 18 |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 168 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 111 | 10 | 41 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 123 | 22 | 16 |
| Management Science | 143 | 11 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 138 | 5 | 10 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 142 | ||
| Law | 138 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 78 | 43 | 16 |
| Informatics | 113 | 9 | 12 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 99 | 10 | 23 |
| International & Globalization Studies | 132 | ||
| Social Psychology | 119 | 1 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 65 | 47 | 1 |
| Financial Mathematics | 113 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 108 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 82 | 10 | 15 |
| Human Biology | 106 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 102 | 1 | 3 |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 77 | 16 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 76 | 17 | |
| Medicine | 93 | ||
| History, General | 62 | 13 | 9 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 78 | ||
| Physics, General | 53 | 6 | 19 |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 68 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 51 | 4 | 11 |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 62 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 35 | 14 | 11 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 60 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 37 | 15 | 7 |
| Information Resources Management | 52 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 41 | 8 | 3 |
| Nursing Science | 49 | 2 | |
| Dance, General | 46 | 4 | |
| Environmental Studies | 50 | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 31 | 5 | 12 |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 20 | 26 | |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 43 | ||
| Human Computer Interaction | 43 | ||
| Forensic Psychology | 41 | ||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 41 | ||
| Philosophy | 33 | 2 | 5 |
| Physics, Other | 33 | 2 | 5 |
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | 39 | ||
| Public Health, General | 32 | 5 | |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 28 | 7 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 25 | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 24 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 23 | ||
| Journalism, Other | 23 | ||
| Neurobiology and Behavior | 12 | 11 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 21 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| Social Sciences, General | 20 | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 7 | 12 | |
| Public Health & Community Nurse & Nursing | 19 | ||
| Nursing Practice | 18 | ||
| Statistics, General | 16 | 2 | |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 17 | ||
| Creative Writing | 16 | ||
| East Asian Studies | 16 | ||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies | 16 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Biotechnology | 14 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 13 | ||
| Neuroscience | 4 | 9 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 12 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Computer Engineering, Other | 11 | ||
| Pharmacology | 10 | 1 | |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 10 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 10 | ||
| Music, General | 9 | 1 | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 7 | 2 | |
| Musical Theatre | 9 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 5 | 3 | |
| Biochemistry | 2 | 6 | |
| Chinese Studies | 8 | ||
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 8 | ||
| Anatomy | 7 | ||
| Asian-American Studies | 5 | 2 | |
| Epidemiology | 4 | 3 | |
| Genetic Counseling & Counselor | 7 | ||
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 1 | 5 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | ||
| Demography and Population Studies | 6 | ||
| Environmental Health | 1 | 5 | |
| Genetics, General | 6 | ||
| Music, Other | 1 | 5 | |
| Philosophy, Other | 2 | 4 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 3 | 3 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | 2 | |
| African-American & Black Studies | 4 | ||
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 4 | ||
| Chemistry, Other | 2 | 2 | |
| Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Analysis | 3 | 1 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Korean Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 4 | ||
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 3 | ||
| European Studies & Civilization | 1 | 2 | |
| Physiology, General | 1 | 2 | |
| German Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| German Studies | 2 | ||
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 2 | ||
| Computational Science | 1 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | ||
| Economics, Other | 1 | ||
| Environmental Science | 1 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 1 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | ||
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 1 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 1 | ||
| Systems Science and Theory | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 8,681 | 1,750 | 763 |
University of California - Irvine has a graduation rate of 87%, which is among the 7% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 87% | 84% | 89% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of California - Irvine is a world-class research university with 144,478 scientific papers published and 5,164,198 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1378 | 19535 |
| 1992 | 1414 | 21974 |
| 1993 | 1427 | 22526 |
| 1994 | 1538 | 24035 |
| 1995 | 1543 | 27397 |
| 1996 | 1633 | 29426 |
| 1997 | 1665 | 32951 |
| 1998 | 1727 | 35810 |
| 1999 | 1757 | 39924 |
| 2000 | 1831 | 45064 |
| 2001 | 2072 | 49270 |
| 2002 | 2888 | 62400 |
| 2003 | 2763 | 67271 |
| 2004 | 3158 | 74777 |
| 2005 | 3470 | 85768 |
| 2006 | 3735 | 99035 |
| 2007 | 3955 | 112438 |
| 2008 | 4129 | 123074 |
| 2009 | 4514 | 140396 |
| 2010 | 4776 | 157165 |
| 2011 | 4453 | 174405 |
| 2012 | 4698 | 196545 |
| 2013 | 4763 | 212353 |
| 2014 | 4977 | 228859 |
| 2015 | 5227 | 240846 |
| 2016 | 5697 | 246791 |
| 2017 | 5755 | 254699 |
| 2018 | 6275 | 276649 |
| 2019 | 6698 | 304697 |
| 2020 | 7675 | 349977 |
| 2021 | 7816 | 393997 |
| 2022 | 7389 | 393466 |
| 2023 | 7209 | 395047 |
University of California - Irvine alumni
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Nazanin Boniadi
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Nazanin Boniadi is a British actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, she went to university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the medical drama General Hospital (2007–2009) and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift (2007). Since then, Boniadi has played Nora in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2011), Fara Sherazi in the spy thriller series Homeland (2013–2014), Esther in the historical drama film Ben-Hur (2016), Clare Quayle in the sci-fi thriller series Counterpart (2017–2018), Zahra Kashani in the action thriller film Hotel Mumbai (2018), and Bronwyn in the fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–present).
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David Benioff
- Occupations
- novelisttelevision directorfilm screenwritertelevision producershowrunner
- Biography
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David Friedman, known professionally as David Benioff, is an American writer and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books A Song of Ice and Fire. He also wrote 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), City of Thieves (2008) and co-wrote X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).
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Coco Lee
- Occupations
- musicianfilm actoractorcomposerrecord producer
- Biography
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Ferren "Coco" Lee was a Chinese-American singer and songwriter. She was raised in Hong Kong and the United States. Lee began her career in Hong Kong before expanding to Taiwan and internationally. She released 18 studio albums, two live albums, and five compilation albums.
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Jon Lovitz
- Occupations
- stage actorcomedianfilm actordub actorvoice actor
- Biography
-
Jonathan Michael Lovitz is an American actor and comedian. Lovitz is best known for his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990 for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Outside of SNL, he starred as Jay Sherman in The Critic (1994–1995) and has played various roles on The Simpsons (1991–).
General info
| Alternative names | UCI UC Irvine |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| Motto | Fiat Lux Let there be light |
| Colors | blue, gold |
| Academic calendar | September to June (September - December; January-March; March-June). Also Summer Sessions (June-August; August-September) |
| Total FTE staff | 8,998 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 501 Aldrich Hall Irvine, California, 92697 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 308,000 |
| Phone | 9498245011 |