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University of California - Irvine BS in Engineering

1,055 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at University of California - Irvine. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the UC Irvine BS in Engineering

#87 in the U.S
#14 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UC Irvine was ranked #87 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #14 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for UC Irvine.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)19
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)20
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)26
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)33
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)34
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)36
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans36
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)36
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)37
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)37
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)40
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)42
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)44
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)49
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)51
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)51
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering52
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)57
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)64
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools64
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)64
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools66
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates67
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering79
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools82
Best Engineering Schools87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)87
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans103
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)104
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates116
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering123
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering127
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)129
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans134
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering135
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering140
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)165
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering186
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)216
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates222
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)235
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates250
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering309
Best Value Colleges for Engineering336

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from UC Irvine Cost?

$13,753 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UC Irvine Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$41,196
Fees$2,311$2,311
Books and Supplies$1,361$1,361
On Campus Room and Board$16,677$16,677
On Campus Other Expenses$4,250$4,250

Learn more about UC Irvine tuition and fees.

Does UC Irvine Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the UC Irvine engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Irvine Online Learning page.

UC Irvine Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

1,055 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
22.8% Women
63.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 1,055 bachelor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 22.8% of the students who received their BS in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 63.9% of engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at UC Irvine in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian392
Black or African American11
Hispanic or Latino230
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White215
International Students148
Other Races/Ethnicities57

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at UC Irvine

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering79
Biomedical Engineering120
Chemical Engineering68
Civil Engineering93
Computer Engineering288

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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