University of California-Irvine
University of California-Irvine admitted 29% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,866 a year. Within six years, 87% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 29%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $39,170 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,866 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $6,160 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $16,235 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $53,837 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 87%
- Students who return for a second year
- 94%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $83,432 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,821
Students
- Undergraduates
- 30,197
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 37%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 15%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 12%
- Psychology
- 12%
- Business, management and marketing
- 11%
- Computer and information sciences
- 11%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary TX · 29% admitted
- Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs WA · 29% admitted
- Macalester College MN · 28% admitted
- University of Virginia's College at Wise VA · 28% admitted
- Bucknell University PA · 29% admitted
- Franklin and Marshall College PA · 28% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.