Overview

Next statements evaluate University of California-Irvine by comparing key academic facts to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
  • It has very expensive tuition & fees of $44,011.
  • The acceptance rate (29%) is lower (difficult to get in).
  • It has very large number of students of 36,505.
  • It offers very diverse area of study (305 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees of UCI are $44,011 (out-of-state rate) and it is very expensive compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine $44,011

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 4-Years Colleges $18,895

4-Years Colleges $22,926

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $20,072

Graduate Tuition & Fees

The 2023 graduate tuition & fees of UCI are $28,747 (out-of-state rate) and it is relatively expensive compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine $28,747

All U.S. Colleges $18,842

Public, 4-Years Colleges $20,343

4-Years Colleges $18,848

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $21,760

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate of UCI is 29% and it is lower (difficult to get in) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 29%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 72%

4-Years Colleges 68%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 58%

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The yield, also known as enrollment rate, of UCI is 21% and the yield is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 21%

All U.S. Colleges 37%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 32%

4-Years Colleges 35%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 20%

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at UCI is 84% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 84%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 48%

4-Years Colleges 51%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 54%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at UCI is 9% and it is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 9%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 23%

4-Years Colleges 24%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 8%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at UCI is 93% and it is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 93%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 4-Years Colleges 74%

4-Years Colleges 73%

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 85%

Student Population

The total student population at UCI is 36,505 and its population very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 36,505

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 4-Years Colleges 11,396

4-Years Colleges 4,686

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 20,004

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at UCI is $18,687 which is 42.46% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine $18,687

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 4-Years Colleges $7,301

4-Years Colleges $12,161

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California $9,399

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at UCI is 18 to 1 and the ratio is very lower (smaller size classes) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 18 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 4-Years Colleges 17 to 1

4-Years Colleges 14 to 1

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 24 to 1

Number of Programs

UCI offers 305 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

University of California-Irvine 305

All U.S. Colleges 37

Public, 4-Years Colleges 108

4-Years Colleges 58

Public, 4-Years Colleges in California 120