by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of California - Irvine was awarded 448 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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College Factual ranked UC Irvine as #61 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UC Irvine held the #77 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, UC Irvine is ranked at #15.
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Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into UC Irvine since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 29%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
The student to faculty ratio at University of California - Irvine is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of California - Irvine is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 93% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of California - Irvine enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UC Irvine the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 69%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 29,638 undergraduates at UC Irvine with 28,990 being full-time and 648 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,540 | $8,449 | $13,275 | $20,567 | $29,802 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UC Irvine, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UC Irvine, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,258 a year. That adds up to $21,032 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UC Irvine are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 501 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697 |
| Phone: | 949-824-5011 |
| Website: | www.uci.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UCIrvine |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ucirvine |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 1,136 | $27,905 |
| Computer Science | 822 | $70,796 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 770 | $27,585 |
| General Biology | 749 | $20,595 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 706 | $40,611 |
| Public Health | 496 | $30,524 |
| Economics | 472 | $40,188 |
| Criminology | 448 | $29,048 |
| Business Administration & Management | 379 | $47,857 |
| General Psychology | 366 | $28,714 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 29,641 students took at least one online class at University of California - Irvine. This is a decrease from the 35,949 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 29,641 | 6,193 |
| 2019-2020 | 35,949 | 34,140 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,466 | 204 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,034 | 182 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,543 | 100 |
Learn more about online learning at University of California - Irvine.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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