University of California, Irvine
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
29,494
Men / Women
44% / 56%
Asian
37%
Hispanic
26%
White
15%
International
12%
Mixed
5%
Black
4%
Native American
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math
23%
Life & Natural Sciences
22%
Business & Economics
16%
Arts
5%
Education
3%
Professional
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$14,934
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$52,536
Est. In-State Cost
$19,319
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$67,961
10-Year ROI
$280,000
ROI Percentile
96th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
94%
4-Year Graduation Rate
73%
6-Year Graduation Rate
87%
Transfer-Out Rate
5%
Weather
Comfortable Days
165 (98th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
3,220 (94th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
327 (99th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
21%
Yield (Unbound)
19%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $36M | #42 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $444M | #46 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $129M | #52 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 151 | #31 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 331 | #65 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 293 | #106 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests — Test Blind
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 227 | 22% / 78% | 9% | $33,657 | |
| Art | 84 — | 19% / 81% | 12% | $43,347 | |
| Art History | 10 — | 20% / 80% | 10% | $43,347 | |
| Art History and Criticism | |||||
| Dance | 35 +4 | 3% / 97% | 0% | $29,084 | |
| Drama | 75 — | 27% / 73% | 12% | $24,390 | |
| Music | 6 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | — | |
| Music Performance | 11 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | — | |
| Musical Theatre | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $24,390 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences | 821 | 76% / 24% | 16% | $116,243 | |
| Computer Game Science | 49 — | 80% / 20% | 18% | — | |
| Computer Science | 589 +19 | 79% / 21% | 16% | $117,438 | |
| Informatics | 89 +1 | 57% / 43% | 10% | $108,338 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 48 — | 69% / 31% | 19% | — | |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 46 +1 | 83% / 17% | 13% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Samueli School of Engineering | 842 | 74% / 26% | 12% | $98,115 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 61 +12 | 84% / 16% | 2% | $90,942 | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 121 +1 | 46% / 54% | 3% | $96,770 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 40 — | 80% / 20% | 20% | $90,513 | |
| Civil Engineering | 63 +1 | 54% / 46% | 2% | $83,771 | |
| Computer Engineering | 173 +3 | 86% / 14% | 20% | $101,986 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 56 +2 | 68% / 32% | 12% | $101,986 | |
| Electrical Engineering | 83 — | 92% / 8% | 16% | $91,381 | |
| Environmental Engineering | 15 +2 | 40% / 60% | 7% | — | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 22 — | 64% / 36% | 18% | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 208 — | 81% / 19% | 12% | $105,234 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Merage School of Business | 965 | 53% / 47% | 24% | $85,230 | |
| Business Information Management | 42 — | 48% / 52% | 36% | $114,464 | |
| Business Administration | 430 — | 48% / 52% | 10% | $104,386 | |
| Economics | 493 — | 58% / 42% | 36% | $66,033 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program in Public Health | 378 | 21% / 79% | 2% | $57,035 | |
| Public Health | 378 — | 21% / 79% | 2% | $57,035 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Biological Sciences | 965 | 34% / 66% | 5% | $64,957 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 32 — | 53% / 47% | 3% | — | |
| Biological Sciences | 784 — | 32% / 68% | 6% | $63,834 | |
| Biology/Education | 9 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Cell and Developmental Biology | 10 — | 40% / 60% | 10% | — | |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 15 — | 47% / 53% | 7% | — | |
| Genetics | 11 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | — | |
| Kinesiology | 13 — | 46% / 54% | 0% | — | |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 28 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | — | |
| Neurobiology | 63 — | 38% / 62% | 3% | $78,935 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Education | 250 | 14% / 86% | 11% | $51,337 | |
| Education Sciences | 250 — | 14% / 86% | 11% | $51,337 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Humanities | 710 | 38% / 62% | 11% | $48,522 | |
| Human Biology | 119 — | 44% / 56% | 1% | — | |
| African American Studies | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $44,866 | |
| Asian American Studies | 8 — | 12% / 88% | 25% | $44,866 | |
| Chinese Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Chinese Studies | |||||
| Classics | 6 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | — | |
| Comparative Literature | 7 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | — | |
| East Asian Cultures | 8 +2 | 50% / 50% | 12% | — | |
| English | 146 +3 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $46,467 | |
| European Studies | |||||
| French | 9 +1 | 11% / 89% | 11% | $47,481 | |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies | 11 — | 27% / 73% | 18% | $44,866 | |
| Global Cultures | 91 +16 | 37% / 63% | 33% | $55,604 | |
| History | 70 +4 | 57% / 43% | 3% | $60,342 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 37 +18 | 38% / 62% | 5% | $52,904 | |
| Japanese | 7 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | — | |
| Journalism | 33 +1 | 21% / 79% | 0% | — | |
| Korean | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 20% | — | |
| Middle Eastern Studies | |||||
| Spanish | 14 +1 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $47,481 | |
| Film and Media Studies | 135 +7 | 40% / 60% | 26% | $39,417 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 82 | 45% / 55% | 5% | $81,441 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 82 — | 45% / 55% | 5% | $81,441 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Physical Sciences | 504 | 53% / 47% | 24% | $78,806 | |
| Applied Physics | 23 — | 70% / 30% | 26% | $141,497 | |
| Mathematics | 205 +2 | 57% / 43% | 39% | $66,984 | |
| Physics | 40 +4 | 78% / 22% | 28% | $141,497 | |
| Chemistry | 135 — | 45% / 55% | 16% | $83,658 | |
| Earth System Science | 42 +1 | 43% / 57% | 2% | $63,050 | |
| Environmental Studies | 59 — | 37% / 63% | 0% | $53,062 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Social Sciences | 2,429 | 34% / 66% | 14% | $57,823 | |
| Economics | 325 +1 | 57% / 43% | 51% | $64,650 | |
| Quantitative Economics | 55 — | 51% / 49% | 76% | $64,650 | |
| Anthropology | 54 +1 | 39% / 61% | 4% | $50,999 | |
| Chicano/Latino Studies | 12 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $44,866 | |
| Cognitive Psychology | 38 +1 | 13% / 87% | 0% | $55,433 | |
| Cognitive Sciences | 31 — | 29% / 71% | 6% | — | |
| Criminology | 358 +93 | 32% / 68% | 4% | $69,862 | |
| Philosophy | 39 +3 | 56% / 44% | 18% | $48,812 | |
| Political Science | 244 +23 | 42% / 58% | 2% | $61,365 | |
| Psychological Science | 510 — | 21% / 79% | 4% | $55,433 | |
| Psychology | 486 +13 | 22% / 78% | 9% | $49,781 | |
| Social Psychology | |||||
| Social Sciences | 23 — | 13% / 87% | 0% | — | |
| Sociology | 194 +39 | 42% / 58% | 11% | $50,043 | |
| Urban Studies | 60 +11 | 48% / 52% | 13% | $55,073 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing | 46 | 15% / 85% | 2% | $118,985 | |
| Nursing Science | 46 — | 15% / 85% | 2% | $118,985 |
Rankings
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Majority-Minority
Engineering, Computing & Math
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
import pandas as pd
Data Science
Jupyter Notebook Jockeys
Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its
Human-Computer Interaction
Silicon Valley UX Factories
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
The Force
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
White-Collar Drug Lords
Playing House
Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression
Computer Engineering
State-Funded CPU Factories
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Regular Engineering Just Wasn't Hurting My Brain Enough
Engineering Physics
We Build Lightsabers, Inc
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Solid State
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Petri Dish Elite
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Core Samplers
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Greenhouse Gang
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Green Scholars
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
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
Professional Yapping
Communication & Journalism
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Bookworm Elite
Smashing the Patriarchy 101
Gender Studies
Studies Squad
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
The Filibuster
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
FBI Most Wanted... To Hire
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
The Questioners
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Maze Runners
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