Irvine, CA · Public

At a glance

28.6%

Acceptance rate

$12,840

Avg net price

29,494

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 8,480Master’s 1,994Doctoral 873	8,480	1,994	873
Bachelor’s 1,294Master’s 69Doctoral 62	1,294	69	62
Bachelor’s 1,018Master’s 126Doctoral 90	1,018	126	90
Bachelor’s 1,017Master’s 57Doctoral 10	1,017	57	10
Bachelor’s 939Master’s 467Doctoral 8	939	467	8
Bachelor’s 929Master’s 157Doctoral 54	929	157	54
Bachelor’s 928Master’s 386Doctoral 101	928	386	101
Bachelor’s 499Master’s 100Doctoral 191	499	100	191
Bachelor’s 407Master’s 37Doctoral 10	407	37	10
Bachelor’s 374Master’s 105Doctoral 11	374	105	11
Bachelor’s 243Master’s 144Doctoral 17	243	144	17
Bachelor’s 234Master’s 54Doctoral 87	234	54	87
Bachelor’s 161Master’s 139Doctoral 30	161	139	30
Bachelor’s 124Master’s 33Doctoral 9	124	33	9
Bachelor’s 76Master’s 20Doctoral 0	76	20	0
Bachelor’s 68Master’s 16Doctoral 3	68	16	3
Bachelor’s 44Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	44	3	None reported
Bachelor’s 43Master’s 5Doctoral 13	43	5	13
Bachelor’s 42Master’s 8Doctoral 12	42	8	12
Bachelor’s 40Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	40	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s 18Doctoral 10	0	18	10
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 38Doctoral 155	None reported	38	155
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 12Doctoral 0	None reported	12	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

University of California, Irvine

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Big West Conference

Projected sponsored sports18

BaseballMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's SoccerMen's TennisMen's Track, OutdoorMen's Volleyball

Athletic participation

358 unique student-athletes · 18 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Apply for Fall

Nov 30, 2026

· Apply with the UC application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $13,146
Required fees: $2,576
Food and housing: $18,991
Books and supplies: $1,473
Other expenses: $5,692
Total: $41,878

Total by year

$35,3632019–2019–20
$36,0412020–2120–21
$36,3022021–2221–22
$37,2892022–2322–23
$39,0512023–2423–24
$41,8782024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $12,840 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 45%
Average share of need met: 85.9%
Average need-based grant: $26,853
Required forms: FAFSA and State aid form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation73%

6-year graduation86%

Retention rate94%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$80,735

Median debt$15,000

Campus

Enrollment29,494

Student-faculty ratio18:1

SettingCity

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from University of California-Irvine’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

University of California-Irvine admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in University of California-Irvine's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Nov 30

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of California-Irvine admits in-state applicants at 21.9%, out-of-state applicants at 47.5%, and international applicants at 42.8%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

6,422 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈4,967In-state (domestic)≈376International≈1,079

Admit odds by pool

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class.

High-school class rank

Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

University of California-Irvine rates 7 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Class rank: Not considered
Standardized test scores: Not considered
Recommendation(s): Not considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Very important
Talent / ability: Very important
Volunteer work: Very important
Work experience: Very important
Character / personal qualities: Important
First generation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

University of California-Irvine leaves 4 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Test policy & score bandsCDS C9Not disclosed

Without a stated test policy or score bands, there’s no academic bar to measure against.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

University of California-Irvine's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $12,840 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,856 of 6,404 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAState aid form

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of California-Irvine offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

University of California-Irvine admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

93.8% of University of California-Irvine’s first-years return for a second year and 86% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03

University of California-IrvineView names for University of California-Irvine

NCAA program details

University of California, Irvine

Projected sponsored sports18

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Need-based aid, 2025–26

Sources

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