University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 29,438
Graduate Enrollment: 7,056
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 28.82%

Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)

First generation college students: 44.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.1% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
2021 Median Admit SAT: 1,339


2021 Median Admit ACT: 30


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 93.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 89.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 86.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 80.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 13.3%
Black: 2.1%
Hispanic: 25.8%
Asian: 37.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 5.0%
Non-resident alien: 15.2%
Unknown race: 1.3%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $30,173
In-State tuition: $13,775
Out-of-State tuition: $43,529

Estimated books and supplies: $1,319 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,869 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,339 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $14,681 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,339 (2022)

Average Family Income: $52,696 (2017)
Median Family Income: $34,735 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 38.4%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 20.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $159 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $5,924
$30k-48k $7,006
$48k-75k $10,078
$75k-110k $16,780
$110k+ $25,567

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 68%
6-year graduation rate: 84%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,816 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $13,297 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $13,176 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 81.4% (2015)
@3 year 82.7% (2017)
@5 year 81.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 73.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 72.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $37,809 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $60,478 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 38 $12,477 $132 $33,386 ($2,782) $50,846 ($4,237)
Doctoral Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 1
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 172 $19,233 $201 $77,316 ($6,443) $100,156 ($8,346)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 73
Doctoral Degree Computer Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 109 $19,000 $201 $78,437 ($6,536) $93,730 ($7,811)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 51
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 17
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 15 $65,480 ($5,457)
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 12
Doctoral Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 37 $9,987 $80 $69,056 ($5,755)
Master's Degree Materials Engineering 13
Doctoral Degree Materials Engineering 14
Doctoral Degree Systems Science and Theory. 1
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 18
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 252 $14,500 $156 $65,130 ($5,428) $83,948 ($6,996)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 29 $106,395 ($8,866)
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 5
Master's Degree Manufacturing Engineering. 5
Doctoral Degree Manufacturing Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 10
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 6
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 10
Doctoral Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Master's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 13
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 8
Doctoral Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 23 $23,705 $225 $21,725 ($1,810) $52,707 ($4,392)
Master's Degree Philosophy. 6
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 8
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 136 $13,276 $138 $36,431 ($3,036) $65,713 ($5,476)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 18
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 36 $78,765 ($6,564) $92,728 ($7,727)
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 39 $15,000 $158 $39,574 ($3,298) $57,317 ($4,776)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 14
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 6
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 59 $15,000 $144 $36,872 ($3,073)
Master's Degree Physics. 23
Doctoral Degree Physics. 26 $141,226 ($11,769)
Master's Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 10
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 7
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 270 $14,883 $158 $27,584 ($2,299) $45,212 ($3,768)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 2
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 664 $13,000 $138 $26,904 ($2,242) $50,813 ($4,234)
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 18 $466
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, General. 20 $16,338 $173 $33,852 ($2,821) $44,687 ($3,724)
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 30 $20,080 $213 $21,199 ($1,767) $22,738 ($1,895)
Master's Degree Dance. 10
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 73 $17,862 $172 $16,949 ($1,412) $25,680 ($2,140)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 21
Doctoral Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 5 $51,656 ($4,305)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 117 $16,300 $170 $28,860 ($2,405) $40,166 ($3,347)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 100 $17,635 $166 $21,738 ($1,812) $36,977 ($3,081)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 10 $19,710 ($1,643)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 27
Master's Degree Music. 9
Doctoral Degree Music. 1
Master's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, Other. 4
Doctoral Degree Visual and Performing Arts, Other. 4
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 21 $209,581 ($17,465) $225,292 ($18,774)
Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 102 $15,026 $162 $18,701 ($1,558) $50,557 ($4,213)
Master's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 13
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 5
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 486 $17,285 $182 $32,713 ($2,726) $53,761 ($4,480)
Master's Degree Public Health. 25 $47,754 ($3,980)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 4
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 55 $13,400 $143 $77,109 ($6,426) $102,995 ($8,583)
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 379 $15,575 $168 $23,307 ($1,942) $52,320 ($4,360)
Master's Degree Education, General. 11
Doctoral Degree Education, General. 8
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 130 $347 $61,608 ($5,134) $72,802 ($6,067)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 125
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 9
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 17
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 91 $18,950 $195 $63,013 ($5,251) $88,082 ($7,340)
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 90 $17,390 $178 $62,148 ($5,179) $82,806 ($6,901)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 44
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 22
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 81 $18,500 $193 $57,131 ($4,761) $82,714 ($6,893)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 17
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 12
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 97 $19,700 $189 $70,245 ($5,854) $86,209 ($7,184)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 37
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 14
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 26 $9,500 $95 $36,135 ($3,011) $44,184 ($3,682)
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
First Professional Degree Law. 140 $1,520 $86,874 ($7,240) $118,723 ($9,894)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 12
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 135 $18,176 $174 $24,643 ($2,054) $45,524 ($3,794)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 23
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 8
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 11
First Professional Degree Medicine. 110 $2,178 $64,349 ($5,362) $102,060 ($8,505)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 700 $15,767 $165 $21,554 ($1,796) $48,182 ($4,015)
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 16
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 9
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 12 $90,955 ($7,580)
Bachelor's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 3
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 9
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 9
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 7
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Genetics. 6
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 3
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 6
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 2
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 30 $58,122 ($4,844)
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 12
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 21
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 16 $53,410 ($4,451)
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 33 $20,500 $196 $17,665 ($1,472)
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 10
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 9 $70,445 ($5,870)
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 180 $19,000 $180 $40,499 ($3,375) $70,461 ($5,872)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 11
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 8
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 57 $430
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 1
Master's Degree Statistics. 22
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 5
Master's Degree Systems Science and Theory. 2
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 200 $15,250 $159 $34,471 ($2,873) $57,030 ($4,753)
Bachelor's Degree Cognitive Science. 14
Doctoral Degree Cognitive Science. 2
Master's Degree Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. 1
Doctoral Degree Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. 4
Bachelor's Degree Human Biology. 47 $20,900 $222 $12,059 ($1,005)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 5
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 65 $16,332 $178 $30,867 ($2,572) $51,708 ($4,309)
Master's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 18
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 71 $16,667 $170 $21,915 ($1,826) $44,884 ($3,740)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 8
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 8
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 380 $15,865 $163 $31,898 ($2,658) $50,638 ($4,220)
Master's Degree Criminology. 48 $425 $56,196 ($4,683) $80,630 ($6,719)
Doctoral Degree Criminology. 3
Master's Degree Demography and Population Studies. 14
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 367 $15,499 $159 $41,941 ($3,495) $63,977 ($5,331)
Master's Degree Economics. 8
Doctoral Degree Economics. 13
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 304 $16,293 $170 $30,382 ($2,532) $55,323 ($4,610)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 250 $15,000 $159 $31,646 ($2,637) $48,998 ($4,083)
Master's Degree Sociology. 11
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 12
Bachelor's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 51 $15,000 $160 $29,826 ($2,486) $51,127 ($4,261)
Master's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 4
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 19 $967 $96,801 ($8,067) $131,981 ($10,998)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 5
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 260 $13,000 $138 $46,370 ($3,864) $70,854 ($5,905)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 244 $823 $108,246 ($9,021) $129,880 ($10,823)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 7
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 136 $369 $65,531 ($5,461) $82,135 ($6,845)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 666 $15,000 $159 $41,931 ($3,494) $66,614 ($5,551)
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 45 $16,500 $175 $63,778 ($5,315) $100,891 ($8,408)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 74 $455
Bachelor's Degree History. 74 $15,929 $161 $17,984 ($1,499) $57,191 ($4,766)
Master's Degree History. 5
Doctoral Degree History. 8
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 32 $466 $62,992 ($5,249) $79,543 ($6,629)
Doctoral Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 1
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 25
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 42 $18,998 $201 $27,473 ($2,289) $43,896 ($3,658)
Master's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 31 $16,900 $182 $29,009 ($2,417) $48,898 ($4,075)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 123 $20,000 $212 $54,089 ($4,507) $94,445 ($7,870)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 11
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 568 $15,500 $159 $76,863 ($6,405) $111,041 ($9,253)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 69
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 24
Bachelor's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 62 $21,650 $231 $35,837 ($2,986)
Master's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 13


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $150,192
Full time faculty: 80%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 18.0

School's endowment start of year: $532,004,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $762,109,000 (2022)