Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UCI's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
UCI has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 30,145 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of California-Irvine37,29730,2047,093
Similarly Ranked Schools30,14523,2236,922
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,7073,396
The below chart compares the student population between University of California-Irvine and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 16,711 male and 20,586 female students attending UCI. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UCI.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UCI
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total30,20429,559645
Men13,25812,898360
Women16,94616,661285
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UCI
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,0936,652441
Men3,4533,225228
Women3,6403,427213

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 12,843 Asian students (34.43%) and 9,146 Hispanic students (24.52%) at University of California-Irvine(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-Irvine.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Irvine
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native422022
Asian11,3175,2106,107
Black or African American590207383
Hispanic8,1052,8615,244
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander24519
White3,8561,8332,023
Two or More Races1,9038011,102
Race/Ethnicity Unknown654319335
Total 30,20413,25816,946
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Irvine
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native532
Asian1,526692834
Black or African American22683143
Hispanic1,041445596
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander505
White1,657771886
Two or More Races301131170
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19595100
Total 7,0933,4533,640

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 31,770 students whose age under twenty five and 1,879 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Irvine.
Especially, 813 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Irvine.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of California-Irvine
TotalMenWomen
Total30,204 13,25816,946
Under 18812 288524
18-1912,784 5,3287,456
20-2112,631 5,4277,204
22-243,010 1,6931,317
25-29610 333277
30-34168 9177
35-3979 3544
40-4978 4731
50-6429 1415
65 and over3 21
Total 30,204 13,25816,946
Population by Student Age at University of California-Irvine
TotalMenWomen
Total7,093 3,4533,640
Under 181 01
20-21173 7598
22-242,359 1,1411,218
25-293,038 1,4911,547
30-34946 465481
35-39312 162150
40-49212 98114
50-6452 2131
Total 7,093 3,4533,640

Online Student Population

At University of California-Irvine, 13,476 students (36.13% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 614 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 518 students live in California where University of California-Irvine is located in and 62 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total37,29730,2047,093
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes614354260
Enrolled Some in Online Classes12,86212,255607
Not Enrolled in Online Classes23,82117,5956,226
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)614354260
California Residents518309209
Other State in U.S.621943
Outside of U.S.31265
Unknown303