Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Irvine, CA
Population
7,500,000
Website
http://www.uci.edu/
Weather
Comfortable Days
165 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
3,220 (94% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
327 (99% 🏖️)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
30,387
Men / Women
44% / 56%
From State
74%
From Region
1%
Athletes
1.5%
Racial/Ethnic
Asian
37%
Hispanic
27%
White
13%
International
12%
Mixed
6%
Black
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
Men
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 235 | 19% / 81% | 6% | $33,526 | 2 | 95% | |
| Art | 70 — | 19% / 81% | 9% | $43,239 | 7 | 89% | |
| Art History | 19 — | 5% / 95% | 5% | $43,239 | 7 | 89% | |
| Art History and Criticism | — — | — | — | $43,239 | 7 | — | |
| Dance | 44 +9 | 7% / 93% | 0% | $29,011 | 2 | 100% | |
| Drama | 70 +2 | 21% / 79% | 6% | $24,329 | 1 | 98% | |
| Music | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 14% | $37,303 | 3 | 100% | |
| Music Performance | 14 — | 21% / 79% | 21% | $37,303 | 3 | 100% | |
| Musical Theatre | 11 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | $24,329 | 1 | 98% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences | 978 | 70% / 30% | 16% | $112,658 | 98 | 89% | |
| Computer Game Science | 99 — | 72% / 28% | 14% | $93,464 | 92 | — | |
| Computer Science | 665 +16 | 74% / 26% | 17% | $117,145 | 99 | 88% | |
| Cybersecurity | 9 — | 89% / 11% | 0% | $60,540 | 47 | 100% | |
| Informatics | 156 +1 | 51% / 49% | 7% | $108,067 | 98 | 90% | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 49 — | 76% / 24% | 31% | $114,742 | 99 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Samueli School of Engineering | 928 | 72% / 28% | 13% | $92,439 | 92 | 96% | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 78 +6 | 83% / 17% | 9% | $90,715 | 91 | 100% | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 100 — | 54% / 46% | 8% | $96,528 | 94 | 91% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 37 — | 62% / 38% | 14% | $90,287 | 90 | 94% | |
| Civil Engineering | 81 — | 62% / 38% | 7% | $83,562 | 86 | 100% | |
| Computer Engineering | 193 +3 | 76% / 24% | 20% | $101,731 | 96 | 97% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 75 — | 87% / 13% | 11% | $91,153 | 91 | 98% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 20 — | 45% / 55% | 10% | $81,212 | 84 | — | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 24 — | 79% / 21% | 21% | $92,173 | 91 | 97% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 225 — | 77% / 23% | 14% | $84,332 | 86 | 95% | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 95 — | 66% / 34% | 9% | $101,731 | 96 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Merage School of Business | 939 | 50% / 50% | 21% | $75,753 | 78 | 96% | |
| Business Information Management | 48 — | 60% / 40% | 27% | $114,178 | 98 | 96% | |
| Business Administration | 530 — | 43% / 57% | 13% | $79,007 | 81 | 96% | |
| Economics | 361 +2 | 59% / 41% | 31% | $65,868 | 61 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program in Public Health | 348 | 22% / 78% | 3% | $56,892 | 36 | 94% | |
| Public Health | 348 — | 22% / 78% | 3% | $56,892 | 36 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Biological Sciences | 1,025 | 37% / 63% | 4% | $60,023 | 46 | 91% | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 29 — | 38% / 62% | 3% | $54,015 | 28 | 100% | |
| Biological Sciences | 841 — | 37% / 63% | 4% | $63,674 | 56 | 91% | |
| Biology/Education | 7 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $71,682 | 72 | 95% | |
| Cell and Developmental Biology | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 40% | $60,674 | 48 | — | |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 8 — | 12% / 88% | 12% | $50,520 | 18 | — | |
| Genetics | 8 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $60,633 | 47 | — | |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 28 — | 46% / 54% | 0% | $55,905 | 33 | — | |
| Neurobiology | 85 — | 39% / 61% | 7% | $27,927 | 1 | 92% | |
| Kinesiology | 14 — | 64% / 36% | 7% | $55,310 | 32 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Education | 236 | 16% / 84% | 9% | $51,209 | 20 | 95% | |
| Education Sciences | 236 — | 16% / 84% | 9% | $51,209 | 20 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Humanities | 768 | 38% / 62% | 11% | $42,782 | 7 | 90% | |
| Human Biology | 126 — | 42% / 58% | 1% | $15,599 | 1 | 90% | |
| African American Studies | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,754 | 9 | 96% | |
| Asian American Studies | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $44,754 | 9 | 96% | |
| Chinese Studies | — — | — | — | $45,215 | 9 | — | |
| Chinese Studies | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 25% | $39,548 | 4 | 88% | |
| Classics | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $48,852 | 15 | — | |
| Comparative Literature | 11 — | 18% / 82% | 0% | $47,425 | 12 | — | |
| East Asian Cultures | 11 +2 | 18% / 82% | 9% | $39,548 | 4 | 88% | |
| English | 124 +3 | 30% / 70% | 1% | $46,351 | 11 | 88% | |
| European Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $45,215 | 9 | — | |
| French | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,363 | 12 | 89% | |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,754 | 9 | 96% | |
| Global Cultures | 111 +23 | 47% / 53% | 36% | $55,465 | 32 | 90% | |
| History | 68 +8 | 53% / 47% | 3% | $60,191 | 46 | 96% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 52 +16 | 33% / 67% | 12% | $52,772 | 24 | 95% | |
| Japanese | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $47,309 | 12 | — | |
| Journalism | 40 +7 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $49,736 | 17 | 93% | |
| Korean | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,536 | 12 | — | |
| Middle Eastern Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $45,215 | 9 | — | |
| Spanish | 17 +1 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $47,363 | 12 | 89% | |
| Film and Media Studies | 172 +6 | 39% / 61% | 20% | $39,318 | 4 | 85% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 105 | 25% / 75% | 4% | $81,237 | 84 | 94% | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 105 — | 25% / 75% | 4% | $81,237 | 84 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Physical Sciences | 471 | 55% / 45% | 18% | $65,609 | 60 | 94% | |
| Applied Physics | 24 — | 92% / 8% | 46% | $83,235 | 85 | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 125 — | 53% / 47% | 6% | $63,559 | 55 | 93% | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 34 — | 53% / 47% | 21% | — | — | — | |
| Earth System Science | 42 +2 | 38% / 62% | 0% | $62,892 | 54 | 97% | |
| Mathematics | 127 — | 65% / 35% | 33% | $66,817 | 63 | 90% | |
| Physics | 43 — | 70% / 30% | 26% | $83,235 | 85 | 94% | |
| Environmental Studies | 76 — | 36% / 64% | 7% | $52,929 | 25 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Social Sciences | 2,401 | 30% / 70% | 11% | $55,313 | 32 | 92% | |
| Economics | 228 +1 | 61% / 39% | 40% | $64,488 | 58 | 88% | |
| Quantitative Economics | 31 — | 45% / 55% | 45% | $64,488 | 58 | 88% | |
| Anthropology | 62 — | 26% / 74% | 5% | $50,872 | 19 | 88% | |
| Chicano/Latino Studies | 12 +1 | 8% / 92% | 0% | $44,754 | 9 | 96% | |
| Cognitive Psychology | 32 — | 19% / 81% | 9% | $55,294 | 32 | 91% | |
| Cognitive Sciences | 36 — | 17% / 83% | 3% | $73,942 | 76 | — | |
| Philosophy | 42 +6 | 55% / 45% | 10% | $48,690 | 15 | 90% | |
| Political Science | 306 +20 | 41% / 59% | 6% | $61,211 | 49 | 95% | |
| Psychological Science | 679 +1 | 19% / 81% | 7% | $55,294 | 32 | 91% | |
| Psychology | 304 — | 20% / 80% | 11% | $49,657 | 16 | 88% | |
| Social Psychology | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $55,294 | 32 | — | |
| Social Sciences | 22 — | 23% / 77% | 0% | $44,634 | 9 | 96% | |
| Sociology | 257 +34 | 33% / 67% | 14% | $49,918 | 17 | 92% | |
| Urban Studies | 54 +13 | 37% / 63% | 2% | $54,935 | 30 | 100% | |
| Criminology | 334 +88 | 28% / 72% | 4% | $52,929 | 25 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing | 46 | 22% / 78% | 0% | $104,576 | 97 | 100% | |
| Nursing Science | 46 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $104,576 | 97 | 100% |
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$15,307
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$54,187
Est. In-State Cost
$19,801
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$70,096
ROI Percentile
66th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
94%
4-Year Graduation Rate
73%
6-Year Graduation Rate
87%
Transfer-Out Rate
5%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Graduated
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
Men
Women
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Asian
Hispanic
White
International
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
| ⇅ | % | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.2% | 2,224 | 28% / 72% | 9% | $53,772 | 27 | 91% | ||
| Business & Economics | 13.6% | 1,150 | 52% / 48% | 25% | $71,613 | 72 | 94% | |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 13.4% | 1,137 | 38% / 62% | 4% | $55,159 | 31 | 91% | |
| Computer Science | 13.2% | 1,121 | 69% / 31% | 16% | $111,798 | 98 | 90% | |
| Engineering | 9.8% | 833 | 73% / 27% | 13% | $91,380 | 91 | 96% | |
| Health Sciences | 6.0% | 513 | 23% / 77% | 3% | $66,107 | 61 | 95% | |
| Arts | 5.4% | 461 | 28% / 72% | 11% | $38,195 | 4 | 92% | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 4.7% | 395 | 59% / 41% | 20% | $68,279 | 66 | 92% | |
| Professional | 3.9% | 334 | 28% / 72% | 4% | $52,929 | 25 | 94% | |
| Education | 2.8% | 236 | 16% / 84% | 9% | $51,209 | 20 | 95% | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 0.9% | 76 | 36% / 64% | 7% | $52,929 | 25 | 100% |
Research R1
| ⇅ | Research $ | Rank | Federal | Industry $ | PhDs | Rank | PhD students | Postdocs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences | $216M | #43 | 56% | $19.0M | 45 | #43 | 22 | 76 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $166M | #30 | 70% | $2.9M | 74 | #31 | 525 | 117 |
| Engineering | $95.0M | #54 | 57% | $5.4M | 89 | #40 | 617 | 68 |
| Physical Sciences & Math | $70.8M | #49 | 71% | $2.9M | 99 | #21 | 579 | 70 |
| $47.5M | #43 | 23% | $1.4M | 114 | #37 | 263 | 44 | |
| Computer Science | $24.7M | #43 | 59% | $0.6M | 47 | #12 | 13 | 6 |
| Education | $22.4M | #25 | 69% | $0.1M | 22 | #190 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | $1.8M | #166 | 22% | $0 | 30 | #29 | 70 | — |
| Agriculture & Food Science | $0 | #318 | — | $0 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | $644M | #51 | 60% | $32.2M | 520 | #36 | 2,089 | 382 |
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
29%
Yield (Unbound)
18%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
| In-State | Out-of-State | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Decision | 22% | 48% | 43% |
Acceptance & Yield
Acceptance
Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
blind
SAT Composite
25th
75th
SAT Math
25th
75th
SAT Reading & Writing
25th
75th
Submitting a Test Score
Submitted
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
Rankings
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Majority-Minority
Engineering
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
White-Collar Drug Lords
Playing House
Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Solid State
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel
Computer Science
Explaining That HTML is Not a Programming Language
Computer Science (A&S)
10k-Student Server Crashers
Hoodie Not Included
Cybersecurity
Cleared for Top Secret, Not for Small Talk
import pandas as pd
Data Science
Jupyter Notebook Jockeys
Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its
Human-Computer Interaction
Silicon Valley UX Factories
Physical Sciences & Math
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Core Samplers
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Petri Dish Elite
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Greenhouse Gang
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Lab Partners
Lord of the Petri Dish
Microbiology & Immunology
Sterile Technique Survivors
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed
Molecular Biology & Genomics
Pipette Pros
Agriculture & Food Science
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Green Scholars
Health Sciences
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Pill Counters
Business & Economics
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Mega-Macro State Factories
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Sun, Sand, and Syndication
Humanities & Social Sciences
I Think, Therefore I Major
Cognitive Science
The Applied Cyborgs
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Bookworm Elite
Smashing the Patriarchy 101
Gender Studies
Studies Squad
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
The Filibuster
Nosy for a Living
Journalism
Reliable Sources (Allegedly)
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
The Questioners
Feelings, But With Error Bars
Research & Experimental Psychology
Rodent Wranglers
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
The Manipulation Majors
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
Survey Says
Grammar Police Academy
World Languages & Linguistics
NY Times Crossword Puzzle Experts
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Classroom Ready
Professional
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
FBI Most Wanted... To Hire