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#59 of 14,131 In the World
#46 of 2,597 In North America
#43 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 249 In California
#1 of 7 In Irvine
#10 of 1,014 For Information Technology
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Acceptance rate
29%
Aid receiving
61%
Undergraduates
30,204
Graduates
7,093
Male:Female Ratio
44:56
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 29% and is among the top 7% 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 29% 26% 31%
Applicants 122,699 57,725 64,974
Admissions 35,054 14,772 20,282
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,717 2,835 3,882
Freshmen enrolled part time 19 11 8

12,862 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

614 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 12843 (34%)
Hispanic 9146 (25%)
Nonresident Alien 5850 (16%)
White 5513 (15%)
Two or more races 2204 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 849 (2%)
Black or African American 816 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 29 (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
$23,110
Students receiving aid
61%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $13,146$12,762
Tuition in-state $13,146$12,762
Tuition out-of-state $47,346$27,864
Fee in-district $2,576$2,065
Fee in-state $2,576$2,065
Fee out-of-state $2,576$2,065

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 17,769
Combined charge for room and board $18,991

University of California - Irvine majors

University of California - Irvine has granted 8,219 bachelor's degrees across 76 programs, 2,052 master's across 80 programs, and 787 doctorate degrees across 68 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Irvine.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 589 177 26
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 784
Business Administration and Management, General 430 155
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 510 7 18
Business & Managerial Economics 493
Psychology, General 486
Criminology 358 38 7
Public Health, Other 378
Economics, General 325
Mechanical Engineering 208 62 15
Political Science and Government, General 244 13 8
Computer Engineering, General 173 68 9
Education, General 250
Mathematics, General 205 6 13
Sociology, General 194 9 14
Management Science 188 12
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 121 49 20
Chemistry, General 135 14 34
Law 164
English Language and Literature, General 146 10 4
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 83 44 15
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 136
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 135
Financial Mathematics 127
Human Biology 119
Computer Software Engineering 56 54 1
Informatics 89 15 7
International & Globalization Studies 91 11
Civil Engineering, General 63 22 14
Medicine 99
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 75 18 2
Art & Art Studies, General 84 8
Pharmaceutical Sciences 82 3 7
History, General 70 11 8
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 55 13 18
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 77
Chemical Engineering 40 26 6
Geology & Earth Science, General 42 12 16
Anthropology, General 54 5 10
Physics, General 40 8 21
Neurobiology and Anatomy 63
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 61
Urban Studies & Affairs 60
Environmental Studies 59
Educational Evaluation and Research 36 22
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 32 15 9
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 37 15 4
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 55
Public Health, General 50 4
Forensic Psychology 53
Computational Science 42 9
Philosophy 39 2 9
Computer Game Programming 49
Mathematics and Computer Science 48
Nursing Science 46 2
Human Computer Interaction 46
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation 46
Materials Engineering 22 13 9
Information Resources Management 42
Dance, General 35 6
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 38 1
Cognitive Science, General 31 2 5
American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence 35
Journalism, Other 33
Computer Engineering, Other 31
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 16 15
Statistics, General 22 9
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 29 1
Microbiology and Immunology 28
Nursing Practice 26
Physics, Other 23 2
Social Sciences, General 23
Biotechnology 21
Public Health & Community Nurse & Nursing 21
Neurobiology and Behavior 11 9
Comparative Literature 7 7 4
Spanish Language and Literature 14 4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 15
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 15
Public Policy Analysis, General 15
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 1 13
Pharmacology 12 2
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 13
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 13
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 12
Creative Writing 11
Demography and Population Studies 11
English Language and Literature & Letters, Other 11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 11
Genetics, General 11
Music Performance, General 11
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 10
Asian-American Studies 8 2
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 10
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 7
Medical Science & Scientist 10
Biology Teacher Education 9
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 5 4
French Language and Literature 9
East Asian Studies 8
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 6 2
Music, General 6 2
Philosophy, Other 2 6
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 3 5
Environmental Health 5 2
Japanese Language and Literature 7
Neuroscience 2 5
Physiology, General 1 6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6
Musical Theatre 6
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 5
Korean Language and Literature 5
Manufacturing Engineering 4 1
Music, Other 5
African-American & Black Studies 3
Chemistry, Other 3
Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Analysis 2 1
Epidemiology 2 1
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 3
Physics and Astronomy 3
Anatomy 2
Applied Mathematics, Other 1 1
Behavioral Aspects of Health 2
Materials Science 1 1
Biochemistry 1
Chinese Studies 1
Clinical Psychology 1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
European Studies & Civilization 1
German Language and Literature 1
International Public Health & International Health 1
Political Science and Government, Other 1
Systems Science and Theory 1
Grand Total 8,219 2,052 787

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% 85% 89%
  • Full-time retention rate - 94%
  • Part-time retention rate - 68%

Publications & Citations

University of California - Irvine is a world-class research university with 172,660 scientific papers published and 7,467,971 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications
172,660
Citations
7,467,971

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
98,871 / 4,827,708
Medicine
83,704 / 3,703,423
Chemistry
78,424 / 3,978,889
Computer Science
75,717 / 3,482,837
Engineering
71,748 / 3,028,297
Physics
69,410 / 3,100,491
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
65,926 / 2,797,936
Environmental Science
54,462 / 2,636,847
Genetics
54,106 / 2,785,818
Biochemistry
48,968 / 2,692,718
Psychology
48,966 / 2,382,400
Quantum and Particle physics
46,312 / 2,065,051
Pathology
34,618 / 1,553,775
Organic Chemistry
32,539 / 1,661,002
Mathematics
31,715 / 1,386,842
Political Science
31,114 / 1,163,389
Philosophy
30,075 / 1,245,504
Law
29,593 / 1,112,511
Materials Science
29,578 / 1,300,062
Geography and Cartography
29,466 / 1,461,022
Geology
29,450 / 1,573,955
Sociology
27,547 / 1,178,959
Psychiatry
26,086 / 1,243,571
Neuroscience
24,665 / 1,381,797
Statistics
24,471 / 1,146,325
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
23,301 / 982,209
Surgery
23,067 / 763,645
Optical Engineering
21,829 / 864,245
Ecology
21,349 / 1,274,986
Business
20,350 / 844,776
History
18,825 / 814,583
Paleontology
18,216 / 952,720
Economics
16,688 / 666,063
Archaeology
15,816 / 763,863
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
15,795 / 565,955
Immunology
15,397 / 708,924
Electrical Engineering
15,360 / 553,968
Linguistics
15,201 / 622,861
Anatomy and Physiology
12,896 / 587,054
Astrophysics and Astronomy
12,331 / 626,074

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 1585 28686
1994 1678 31007
1995 1744 35224
1996 1816 37658
1997 1846 41494
1998 1930 44846
1999 1974 50609
2000 2035 57457
2001 2250 62232
2002 3116 79521
2003 3063 85959
2004 3459 94807
2005 3919 108866
2006 4050 124900
2007 4341 140596
2008 4563 156615
2009 4995 176932
2010 5241 197412
2011 5046 220722
2012 5329 249905
2013 5268 272714
2014 5783 292538
2015 5788 305941
2016 6184 316537
2017 6365 331064
2018 6911 354399
2019 7455 398707
2020 8446 465730
2021 8725 526270
2022 8347 500791
2023 8669 516331
2024 7507 504420
2025 5833 450221
Academic rankings

University of California - Irvine alumni

  1. Nazanin Boniadi

    Nazanin Boniadi
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1980-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    film actoractortelevision actor
    Biography

    Nazanin Boniadi is a British-American actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, she attended university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the soap opera 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 first season of the fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022).

  2. David Benioff

    David Benioff
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    film producermanufacturershowrunnertelevision producerfilm screenwriter
    Biography

    David Friedman, known professionally as David Benioff, is an American novelist, screenwriter, 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), The Kite Runner (2007), City of Thieves (2008), co-wrote X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and Gemini Man (2019).

  3. Coco Lee

    Coco Lee
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1975-2023 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    dancerrecord producercomposeractorfilm actor
    Biography

    CoCo Lee was a Chinese-American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was one of the best-selling artists in Asia and is widely regarded as a significant figure and a diva. Her career began in 1993 in Hong Kong, and she gained early fame in Taiwan through a series of successful albums, establishing herself as an icon. She released 18 studio albums, 2 live records, and 5 compilations.

  4. Jon Lovitz

    Jon Lovitz
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    film actorcomedianstage actortelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Jonathan Michael Lovitz is an American actor and comedian. He 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.

All 100 notable alumni

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 9,574
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 501 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, California, 92697
United States
City population 308,000
Phone 9498245011

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