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

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 California-Davis and University of Maryland-College Park, its acceptance rate is lower (difficult to get in) (the average acceptance rate of the schools is 42.20%).

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 29.70%).

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 1,382). You can check and compare the SAT and ACT scores by subject with tables and charts.

SAT/ACT Scores Comparison
	SAT Average	ACT Average
University of California-Irvine	1,295	29
Similarly Colleges in Rankings	1,352	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 25^th/75^th percentile.

SAT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th 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 25^th/75^th percentile.

ACT Scores by Subject
	25^th percentile	75^th 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 .

Admission Requirements for Applying to University of California-Irvine
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