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University of California-Irvine

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

Irvine, CA29,494 students
Acceptance Rate
29%
selective
Median SAT
1,325
Net Price After Aid
$12.8k
Sticker $45.0k
Graduation Rate
86%
6-year, full-time

University of California-Irvine is a public institution in Irvine, CA with an acceptance rate of 29% and 29,494 students. The average net price after financial aid is $12,840 per year.

About University of California-Irvine

A public 4-year urban university in Irvine, CA.

University of California-Irvine is a college in Irvine, CA. It enrolls roughly 29,494 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 29%.

Far WestUrbanPublic4-yearSocial & Science
Acceptance Rate
29%
Selective
Total Enrollment
29,494
Very Large
Retention
94%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
86%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
29%
29 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  2. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into University of California-Irvine. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at University of California-Irvine after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $45,014
Average net price after aid
$12,840
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$6,485
$30,001 – $48,000
$8,044
$48,001 – $75,000
$11,769
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$29,595

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
37%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
22%
Avg loan $13,820 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at University of California-Irvine concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Social & Science
16% of degrees awarded
Retention
94%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends University of California-Irvine. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White14%
  • Asian42%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Black2%
  • International13%

Gender

  • Female57%
  • Male43%
International
12%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
29,494

Outcomes after graduation

What University of California-Irvine graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$80.7k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
86%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$81k is well above the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 86% graduation rate puts University of California-Irvine in the top tier nationally.

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