University of California-Irvine
Irvine, California
UC Irvine
26.54%
Admission Rate
Moderately Selective
30,367 Undergraduates Enrolled
- Public
- Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
- Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
- Four-year, large, primarily residential
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
- Hispanic-Serving Institution
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The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. 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 6,000 graduate students are enrolled at UCI as of Fall 2019. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", and had $436.6 million in research and development expenditures in 2018. UCI became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996. The university was rated as one of the "Public Ivies” in 1985 and 2001 surveys comparing publicly funded universities the authors claimed provide an education comparable to the Ivy League.
The university also administers the UC Irvine Medical Center, a large teaching hospital in Orange, and its affiliated health sciences system; the University of California, Irvine, Arboretum; and a portion of the University of California Natural Reserve System. UC Irvine set up the first Earth System Science Department in the United States.
UC Irvine was one of three new UC campuses established in the 1960s to accommodate growing enrollments across the UC system. A site in Orange County was identified in 1959, and in the following year the Irvine Company sold the University of California 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land for one dollar to establish the new campus. President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the campus in 1964, a fact commemorated with the delivery of a commencement speech by President Barack Obama fifty years later.
As of January 2022, there have been 8 Nobel Prize laureates, 7 Pulitzer Prize winners, 6 MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipients, and 1 Turing Award winner affiliated with the university as alumni, faculty or researchers.
The UC Irvine Anteaters currently compete in the NCAA Division I as members of the Big West Conference. During the early years of the school's existence, the teams played at the NCAA Division II level. The Anteaters have won 28 national championships in nine different team sports, 64 Anteaters have won individual national championships, and 53 Anteaters have competed in the Olympics.
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The university also administers the UC Irvine Medical Center, a large teaching hospital in Orange, and its affiliated health sciences system; the University of California, Irvine, Arboretum; and a portion of the University of California Natural Reserve System. UC Irvine set up the first Earth System Science Department in the United States.
UC Irvine was one of three new UC campuses established in the 1960s to accommodate growing enrollments across the UC system. A site in Orange County was identified in 1959, and in the following year the Irvine Company sold the University of California 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land for one dollar to establish the new campus. President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the campus in 1964, a fact commemorated with the delivery of a commencement speech by President Barack Obama fifty years later.
As of January 2022, there have been 8 Nobel Prize laureates, 7 Pulitzer Prize winners, 6 MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipients, and 1 Turing Award winner affiliated with the university as alumni, faculty or researchers.
The UC Irvine Anteaters currently compete in the NCAA Division I as members of the Big West Conference. During the early years of the school's existence, the teams played at the NCAA Division II level. The Anteaters have won 28 national championships in nine different team sports, 64 Anteaters have won individual national championships, and 53 Anteaters have competed in the Olympics.
"University of California, Irvine." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Irvine.
Location
City
Irvine, California
Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Academics
Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree
Most Popular Fields
| Field | % Students |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 17.3% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 12.0% |
| Engineering | 11.3% |
| Psychology | 9.9% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 9.8% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 9.2% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 8.0% |
| Education | 4.8% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 4.2% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 3.7% |
| Physical Sciences | 2.8% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 2.2% |
| English Language And Literature/Letters | 1.7% |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies | 0.8% |
| History | 0.8% |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 0.6% |
| Natural Resources And Conservation | 0.5% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 0.3% |
| Philosophy And Religious Studies | 0.3% |
Cost
In State Tuition
$13,727.00
Out of State Tuition
$43,481.00
Percentage Students Receiving Aid
32.02%
Average Net Cost After Aid
$14,783.00
Admissions
SAT Scores
1306
Composite Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 750 | 675 | 600 |
| Verbal | 670 | 620 | 570 |
ACT Scores
29
Cumulative Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 31 | 27 | 22 |
| English | 32 | 27 | 22 |
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