Apply to UCI
Application Fee
$70
Graduate Application Fee
$105
Acceptance Rate
27%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
24%
Freshmen Enrollment
6,069
SAT Scores
1,295
ACT Scores
29
2020 Acceptance Rate
A total of 95,565 students have applied and 25,360 students have allowed to admit to University of California-Irvine (Acceptance rate: 26.54%). The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 23.93 % where 6,069 students have finally enrolled out of 25,360 admitted students.
The acceptance rate of the school is lower (tighter to admit) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California-Davis, its acceptance rate is lower (difficult to get in) (the average acceptance rate of the schools is 39.40%).
The yield of the school is higher (more admitted-students enrolled) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings, its yield is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) (average yield is 30.80%).
Admission Statistics Charts
2020 Test Scores Comparison
For the academic year 2019-2020, the average SAT score is 1,295 and the average ACT score is 29 over scores submitted by enrolled first-time students. Compared to similar schools in college rankings, the admission score of University of California-Irvine is average than the schools (average score is 1,398). You can check and compare the SAT and ACT scores by subject with tables and charts.
| SAT Average | ACT Average | |
|---|---|---|
| University of California-Irvine | 1,295 | 29 |
| Similarly Colleges in Rankings | 1,368 | 30 |
| All U.S. Colleges | 1123 | 68 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges | 1112 | 67 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 1124 | 68 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges in California | 1167 | 70 |
SAT/ACT Scores by Subject
At University of California-Irvine, 5,513 students submitted SAT scores (91% of enrolled students).
The average SAT score is about 1,295 and it is average than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The following table shows the SAT average scores by subject and 25th/75th percentile.
| 25th percentile | 75th percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 570 | 670 |
| Mathematics | 600 | 750 |
| Total | 1,170 | 1,420 |
At University of California-Irvine, 2,188 students submitted ACT scores (36% of enrolled students).
The average ACT score is about 29 and it is lower than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. The next table shows the ACT average scores by subject and 25th/75th percentile.
| 25th percentile | 75th percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24 | 33 |
| English | 22 | 32 |
| Mathematics | 22 | 31 |
| Total | 68 | 96 |
Admission Requirements
The following table summarizes the admission requirement to apply to University of California-Irvine. The school requires 5 items to submit - Secondary school GPA, Secondary school record, Completion of college-preparatory program, Admission test scores and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and 1 items are recommended to submit - Secondary school rank and .
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Recommended |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Completion of college-preparatory program | Required |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Admission test scores | Required |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Neither required nor recommended |