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University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
28.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
17.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
79.4%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
19:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,561

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates30,260
Total all graduate7,008
Grand total all students37,268

Admissions

Total applicants124,231
Total admitted35,964
Total enrolled6,421
Overall admit rate28.9%
Admit rate — women30.6%
Admit rate — men27.1%
Yield rate17.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$25,734
Avg % of need met79.4%
% with 100% of need met16.5%
Avg merit grant (no need)$9,157
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,561

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist12,967
# admitted from waitlist5,737
Waitlist admit rate100.0%
Transfer applicants (total)25,377
Transfer admit rate39.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio19:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)28.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$14,251Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)86.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)84.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate93.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$74,438Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant36.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan21.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full23.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress33.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress14.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted1.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino26.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian37.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men53.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white43.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian24.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international15.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences15.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences12.0%
Psychology12.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services11.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services11.0%
Engineering10.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs5.9%
Visual And Performing Arts4.8%