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University of California - Irvine Overview

University of California - Irvine is a public institution situated in Irvine, California. Irvine is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of California - Irvine Known For?

8,770 Undergraduate Awards
$46,083 Avg Cost After Aid
21% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UC Irvine.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 84% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UC Irvine bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $80,735 a year. That's about 98% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from UC Irvine to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of California - Irvine?

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Contact details for UC Irvine are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 501 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697
Phone: 949-824-5011
Website: www.uci.edu

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How Do I Get Into UC Irvine?

You can apply to UC Irvine online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Irvine

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Irvine?

21% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
If you plan to apply to UC Irvine, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 21%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 18%, and the acceptance rate for women is 24%.

Can I Afford University of California - Irvine?

$46,083 Net Price
23% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UC Irvine is $46,083. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UC Irvine, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $6,561 a year. That adds up to $26,244 over four years for those students.

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University of California - Irvine Undergraduate Student Diversity

28,990 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 29,638 undergraduate students at UC Irvine, with 28,990 being full-time and 648 being part-time.

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There are also 6,665 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,990 full-time undergraduates at UC Irvine, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Irvine students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10,880
Black or African American 578
Hispanic or Latino 7,336
White 3,717
International Students 4,714
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,765

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Irvine. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at UC Irvine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of California - Irvine Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Biology 766 0 0 0 766
Computer Science 467 0 205 22 694
Child Development & Psychology 633 0 9 15 657
Business/Managerial Economics 576 0 0 0 576
Business Administration & Management 360 0 205 0 565
Criminology 465 0 49 8 522
General Psychology 457 0 0 0 457
Public Health 392 0 42 8 442
Economics 386 0 12 18 416
Computer Engineering 243 0 144 20 407
Mechanical Engineering 284 0 58 19 361
Mathematics 250 0 20 15 285
Political Science & Government 269 0 5 8 282
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 274 7 281
Sociology 254 0 8 15 277
General Education 272 0 0 0 272
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 137 132 0 269
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 175 0 0 0 175
Biomedical Engineering 119 0 32 17 168
Chemistry 117 0 9 41 167
General English Literature 144 0 11 8 163
Electrical Engineering 96 0 47 17 160
Civil Engineering 110 0 13 14 137
International Studies 128 0 1 1 130
Law 0 0 0 128 128
Fine & Studio Arts 122 0 6 0 128
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 116 0 4 3 123
Applied Mathematics 0 0 118 0 118
Physics 86 0 9 17 112
Drama & Theater Arts 96 0 13 2 111
Human Biology 104 0 0 0 104
Computer Information Systems 90 0 9 3 102
Medicine 0 0 0 99 99
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 95 0 0 0 95
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 55 0 17 18 90
Nursing 47 0 18 24 89
Chemical Engineering 59 0 15 12 86
History 67 0 13 2 82
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 66 0 13 3 82
Natural Resources Conservation 62 0 19 0 81
Urban Studies 67 0 0 0 67
Management Information Systems 64 0 0 0 64
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 63 0 63
Anthropology 51 0 7 3 61
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 56 0 56
Computer Software & Applications 55 0 0 0 55
Materials Engineering 24 0 15 15 54
Philosophy 38 0 5 10 53
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 30 0 10 10 50
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 15 0 19 13 47
Mathematics & Computer Science 45 0 0 0 45
Geological & Earth Sciences 25 0 15 4 44
Dance 37 0 6 0 43
Music 31 0 2 5 38
Cognitive Science 31 0 1 4 36
Romance Languages 31 0 0 4 35
Legal Research 0 0 35 0 35
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 30 4 34
Journalism 33 0 0 0 33
Human Computer Interaction 0 0 32 0 32
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 10 0 7 11 28
Public Policy 0 0 28 0 28
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 22 0 0 5 27
Computational Science 0 0 22 5 27
Ethnic Studies 25 0 1 0 26
Statistics 0 0 20 6 26
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 19 6 25
Biotechnology 0 0 23 0 23
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 12 0 5 6 23
Educational Assessment 0 0 12 11 23
Area Studies 22 0 0 0 22
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 16 3 19
General Social Sciences 18 0 1 0 19
Teacher Education Subject Specific 15 0 0 0 15
Environmental Engineering 14 0 0 0 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 5 0 4 5 14
Writing Studies 0 0 13 0 13
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 1 10 11
English Literature (Other) 0 0 10 0 10
East Asian Languages 8 0 1 1 10
Other Visual Art 0 0 3 7 10
Genetics 9 0 0 0 9
Cultural Studies & Analysis 0 0 5 4 9
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 8 0 8
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 8 0 8
Medical Science 0 0 7 0 7
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 3 2 5
Computer Programming 4 0 0 0 4
Materials Sciences 0 0 3 1 4
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 2 2
Systems Theory 0 0 0 2 2
Classical Languages & Literature 1 0 0 0 1
Physics and Astronomy 0 0 1 0 1
Environmental Design 0 0 0 0 0
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 0
Accounting 0 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 8,770 137 2,047 723 11,677

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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