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University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·uci.edu
Acceptance
28.6%
-19.0pp vs R1 Research
6-yr Graduation
87%
+2.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
37,297
peer median 50,180
Avg net price
$14,251
-$420 vs R1 Research
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About

The University of California, Irvine is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California, United States. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and professional degrees, and roughly 30,000 undergraduates and 7,000 graduate students were enrolled at UCI as of Fall 2024. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and had $609.6 million in research and development expenditures in 2023, ranking it 56th nationally. UCI became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
122,699
122,699 candidates competed
Admitted
35,054
28.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
6,736
19.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
87%+2.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
73%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
87%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

4.1pp gap
Pell recipients
84%1634 of 1938
Non-Pell (all)
88%3386 of 3841
Subsidized loan, no Pell
87%536 of 613
No Federal Aid
88%2850 of 3228

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 210 Title IV programs, 59 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 151 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
210
Passing
59
28.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

210programs
  • Passing59 · 28.1%
  • No Data151 · 71.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
3
Safe
55
No data
151

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

59
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.1%
$39,010 vs $36,082
Dance
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+12.2%
$40,466 vs $36,082
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+13.0%
$40,773 vs $36,082
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+19.5%
$43,120 vs $36,082
Criminology
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+30.3%
$83,175 vs $63,816
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
+31.6%
$47,471 vs $36,082
City/Urban Community and Regional Planning
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+37.8%
$87,944 vs $63,816
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+40.9%
$50,850 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

52
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
126%
$180,668 debt · $143,530 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
86%
$131,309 debt · $153,307 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
60%
$41,000 debt · $68,705 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
59%
$76,500 debt · $128,924 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
48%
$71,839 debt · $148,411 earn
City/Urban Community and Regional Planning
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
47%
$41,000 debt · $87,944 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
45%
$18,417 debt · $40,773 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
45%
$42,752 debt · $95,681 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 1961Next review Jun 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 12

Action history · 13

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Aug 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  5. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,123
$30–48k$9,313
$48–75k$11,642
$75–110k$15,164
$110k+$30,546

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,251
-$419vs R1 Research median $14,671
Federal loans
20.3%
In-state tuition
$15,722
Out-of-state
$49,922

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 11,534 students received $78.7M in Pell grants, alongside $157.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
11,534
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$78.7M
$78,651,602 total
Direct Loans
$157.6M
13,193 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

12k
’20
11k
’21
11k
’22
11k
’23
12k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$19.0M
4,456 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$15.4M
3,931 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$36.4M
1,617 loan awards
Parent PLUS$53.3M
2,171 loan awards
Grad PLUS$33.4M
1,018 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 5,005 borrowers who entered repayment, 32 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,005
Defaulted
32
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.7%
2017
1.3%
2018
1.4%
2019
0.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UCI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs173
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

10,091 total completions
01Social Sciences
1,58115.7%
02Engineering
1,42414.1%
03Business
1,41614.0%
04Biological Sciences
1,23412.2%
05Computer Sciences
1,15711.5%
06Psychology
1,08510.8%
07Health Professions
7907.8%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
5295.2%
09Visual/Performing Arts
4714.7%
10Education
4044.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
37,297
12-mo unduplicated
39,387
Undergraduate
31,738
Graduate
7,649

Gender split

Men
45%17,623
Women
55%21,764

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
37.5%
Hispanic
26.8%
White
12.8%
Non-resident
12.3%
Two or more
6.3%
Unknown
2.2%
Black
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
358
181 M · 177 W
Women athletes
49.4%
Athletic aid
$6.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$30.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.1M
$3.0M
Recruiting expense
$160K
$103K
Head-coach salaries
$175K
$114K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field (Outdoor)
31 M · 60 W
$1.0M
Soccer
28 M · 33 W
$2.3M
Water Polo
27 M · 23 W
$1.3M
Volleyball
19 M · 23 W
$2.0M
Cross Country
11 M · 31 W
$54K
Baseball
40 M · —
$2.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.87
288 offenses · 36,582 students

3-year trend

4.362 yrs ago6.121 yr ago7.87Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
667
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
228
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
12
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
21

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
212
Fondling
33
Burglary
21
Rape
20
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

288total
  • On campus287
  • Non-campus1

Includes 29 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

12
Domestic violence
23
Dating violence
56
Stalking
91 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion4

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons42
Drugs1713
Liquor0151

Residence-hall fires

  • Arroyo Vista1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Campus Village1 fire
    Open flamesDamage $100-$999
  • Palo Verde1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Verano Place1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Vista del Campo Norte3 fires
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Vista del Campo Norte3 fires
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Vista del Campo Norte3 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999
  • Plaza Verde2 fires
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Plaza Verde2 fires
    Open flamesDamage $1,000-$9,999

Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2,332

UCI vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UCI selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of California-Irvine
87%28.6%37,297$14,251R1 Research
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
68%89.9%79,818$14,967R1 Research
Florida International University
74%54.7%54,723$9,288R1 Research
Florida State University
86%24.2%43,889$11,297R1 Research
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94%14.1%53,363$12,116R1 Research
Indiana University-Bloomington
80%78.2%48,424$16,264R1 Research
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$19,680R1 Research
Ohio State University-Main Campus
88%60.6%61,443$17,339R1 Research
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
86%60.6%50,737$32,875R1 Research
Purdue University-Main Campus
83%49.9%58,658$14,600R1 Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
84%58.1%52,269$24,406R1 Research
Texas Tech University
69%72.6%40,757$19,070R1 Research
The University of Texas at Arlington
54%79.9%44,956$13,951R1 Research
The University of Texas at Austin
89%26.6%53,864$19,857R1 Research
University of Arizona
68%86.1%56,365$16,674R1 Research
University of California-Berkeley
93%11.0%45,882$13,481R1 Research
University of California-Davis
86%41.8%40,065$14,741R1 Research
University of California-Los Angeles
93%9.0%47,335$12,548R1 Research
University of California-San Diego
86%26.7%44,256$12,470R1 Research
University of Central Florida
78%40.1%69,713$10,411R1 Research
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
75%85.3%45,026$25,648R1 Research
University of Florida
91%24.2%56,311$6,541R1 Research
University of Georgia
90%37.7%43,146$13,936R1 Research
University of Houston
65%73.9%47,980$14,276R1 Research
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85%42.4%59,238$14,355R1 Research
University of Maryland-College Park
89%44.8%41,725$15,678R1 Research
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93%15.6%52,855$13,138R1 Research
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
85%79.7%56,666$16,778R1 Research
University of North Texas
61%72.2%46,864$15,649R1 Research
University of South Carolina-Columbia
79%60.2%38,532$22,811R1 Research
University of South Florida
77%43.2%49,622$9,812R1 Research
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
85%39.1%56,997$14,091R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
90%45.2%51,044$17,354R1 Research
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
86%54.8%38,857$24,953R1 Research
Peer group median85%47.5%50,180$14,671

Institutions like UCI

Explore the federal data for institutions in UCI's comparison group.

IPEDS

UCI Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning
Reports to UC Irvine Office of the Provost
Email
oir [at] uci.edu
Phone
949 824-6503
Address
535 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697

To provide data, insights, and guidance to enhance institutional excellence, supporting academic assessment processes, and strategic planning efforts.

Visit IR office page
Team
14 members
  • Roxane Cohen Silver
    Vice Provost, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning
  • Ryan Cherland
    Associate Vice Provost, Institutional Research & Decision Support
  • Paul Kang
    Associate Vice Provost, Institutional Planning
  • Ryan Hoadwonic
    Director of Institutional Research Operations
  • Aliana Flores
    Principal Research Analyst
  • Angela Miu
    Principal Research Analyst
  • Preston Reed
    Principal Research Analyst
  • Joshua Saldana
    Principal Research Analyst
  • Angela Teshima
    Principal Research Analyst
  • Venette Van Duyn
    Director, Institutional Assessment
  • Twyla Tanaka
    Principal Assessment and Research Analyst
  • Andrea Bell
    Strategic Program Director
  • Stephanie Andrade
    Institutional Planning Analyst
  • Yeji Seo
    Higher Education Regulatory Compliance and Policy Analyst

Common Data Set

UCI's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of UCI (19)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Nazanin Boniadi
    Film, television, and entertainment
  • David Benioff
    Literature
  • Michael Chabon
    Literature
  • Roy Fielding
    Science and technology
  • Paul Mockapetris
    Science and technology
  • Greg Louganis
    Olympians
  • Ami Bera
    Politics and government
  • Richard Ford
    Literature
  • Yusef Komunyakaa
    Literature
  • Alice Sebold
    Literature
  • Aimee Bender
    Literature
  • Chelsea Cain
    Literature
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Frequently asked questions about University of California-Irvine

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UCI.

What is the acceptance rate at University of California-Irvine?

University of California-Irvine's acceptance rate is 28.6% (35,054 admitted from 122,699 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at University of California-Irvine?

University of California-Irvine reports a 6-year graduation rate of 87% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of California-Irvine?

University of California-Irvine reports a total enrollment of 37,297 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of California-Irvine?

The average net price at University of California-Irvine is $14,251 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of California-Irvine?

University of California-Irvine's yield rate is 19.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of California-Irvine located?

University of California-Irvine is located in Irvine, California 92697.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of California-Irvine?

University of California-Irvine's IR work is done by the Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning, which reports to UC Irvine Office of the Provost.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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