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University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California

University of California, Irvine is home to 29,000 undergraduate students. With over 85 bachelor’s degrees offered UCI students have many academic options. UC Irvine is a public university in Orange County, California.

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29,638
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
53%
 
Enrolled male students
47%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
98%
 
Part-time students
2%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
84%
 
Adjuncts
16%
 
Faculty Ratio
18:1
Student/teacher ratio
$11,442
In-state tuition cost
$41,196
Out-of-state tuition cost
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6-year graduation rate
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

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Engaged Students

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 16%
Hispanic/Latinx: 25%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 2%
White, non-Hispanic: 13%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 37%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 5%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Great Teaching
Vibrant Communities
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Admission

TEST SCORES
Required

FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 600 | 75th Percentile: 680
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 630 | 75th Percentile: 750
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 26 | 75th Percentile: 33
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 26 | 75th Percentile: 31
ACT English
25th Percentile: 25 | 75th Percentile: 33

Tuition & Cost

Tuition (in-state): $11,442
Tuition (out-of-state): $41,196
Fees: $2,311
Room & Board: $16,677

Contact University of California, Irvine

Contact Admissions

www.admissions.uci.edu

Campus Location

University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697

(949) 824-5011

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