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University of California-Irvine

University of California-Irvine is a public campus in Irvine proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record identifies it as a land-grant institution. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,485

family income
under $30k

$8,044

$30–48k

$11,769

$48–75k

$16,809

$75–110k

$29,595

over $110k

Average net price

$14,2512023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of California-Irvine has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $14,783 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $14,251.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,045
2009	$14,366
2010	$14,086
2011	$13,358
2012	$11,944
2013	$12,771
2014	$13,647
2015	$13,712
2016	$13,376
2017	$14,604
2018	$14,783
2019	$12,209
2020	$9,691
2021	$12,426
2022	$12,840
2023	$14,251

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$38,6322024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of California-Irvine rose from $23,283 (2009) to $38,632 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$23,283
2010	$24,800
2011	$27,346
2012	$28,781
2013	$28,980
2014	$29,759
2015	$30,796
2016	$31,198
2017	$31,976
2018	$32,985
2019	$33,325
2020	$34,355
2021	$30,173
2022	$34,731
2023	$36,121
2024	$38,632

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,969	$14,584
2001	$4,556	$15,630
2002	$4,604	$16,983
2003	$6,165	$20,375
2004	$6,895	$23,851
2005	$6,770	$24,590
2006	$6,794	$25,478
2007	$7,556	$27,176
2008	$8,046	$28,654
2013	$13,149	$36,027
2014	$13,179	$36,057
2015	$13,252	$37,960
2016	$13,360	$40,042
2017	$13,738	$41,752
2018	$13,700	$42,692
2019	$13,727	$43,481
2020	$13,753	$43,507
2021	$13,775	$43,529
2022	$13,939	$44,011
2023	$14,237	$45,014

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of California-Irvine reports tuition of $15,722 for in-state students and $49,922 for out-of-state students. Check University of California-Irvine’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of California-Irvine is a big school: 30,197 undergraduates at last count.

86.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of California-Irvine within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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86.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of California-Irvine rose from 74.7% (entered 1991) to 86.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	74.7%
1992 cohort	74.1%
1993 cohort	74.5%
1994 cohort	72.5%
1995 cohort	72.2%
1996 cohort	76.2%
1997 cohort	78.7%
1998 cohort	79.8%
1999 cohort	80%
2000 cohort	79.4%
2001 cohort	79.6%
2002 cohort	81%
2003 cohort	81.7%
2004 cohort	82.6%
2005 cohort	84.6%
2006 cohort	85.6%
2007 cohort	85.9%
2008 cohort	86.5%
2009 cohort	88.1%
2010 cohort	87.2%
2011 cohort	84.9%
2012 cohort	83.4%
2013 cohort	84.4%
2014 cohort	85%
2015 cohort	83.7%
2016 cohort	86.6%
2017 cohort	86%
2018 cohort	86.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,103	$7,913
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,762	$8,570
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,991	$8,122
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,857	$7,444
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,125	$7,337
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,625	$7,707
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,625	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,134	$8,998
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,644	$9,175
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,625	$9,166
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,135	$8,800
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,625	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,625	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,000	$9,098
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,831	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$16,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$16,600	$5,736
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$16,667	$11,800
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$17,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$16,500	$7,800
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$15,893	$9,166
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,488	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$15,060	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$15,000	$9,816

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$56,210

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$67,970

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$80,735

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of California-Irvine admitted 35,054 of 122,699 applicants in Fall 2024. The 28.6% rate describes that application pool.

28.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $14,237 in-state tuition · 2023–24 30,197 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of California-Irvine received 122,699 applications and admitted 35,054 (28.6%), with 6,736 enrolling.

University of California-Irvine did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for University of California-Irvine under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

28.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at University of California-Irvine declined from 59.1% to 28.6%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	59.1%
Fall 2002	59.1%
Fall 2003	56.7%
Fall 2004	53.8%
Fall 2005	52.1%
Fall 2006	60.4%
Fall 2007	60.4%
Fall 2008	55.6%
Fall 2009	48.7%
Fall 2010	44.1%
Fall 2011	45.2%
Fall 2012	47.5%
Fall 2013	42.4%
Fall 2014	37.4%
Fall 2015	38.7%
Fall 2016	40.6%
Fall 2017	36.5%
Fall 2018	28.8%
Fall 2019	26.5%
Fall 2020	29.9%
Fall 2021	28.8%
Fall 2022	21.1%
Fall 2023	25.6%
Fall 2024	28.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1230–1430Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1055	1265
Fall 2002	1055	1265
Fall 2003	1080	1290
Fall 2004	1090	1300
Fall 2005	1100	1300
Fall 2006	1100	1300
Fall 2007	1080	1290
Fall 2008	1060	1280
Fall 2009	1070	1280
Fall 2010	1070	1290
Fall 2011	1070	1300
Fall 2012	1030	1290
Fall 2013	990	1270
Fall 2014	1030	1290
Fall 2015	1030	1290
Fall 2016	1060	1330
Fall 2017	1170	1350
Fall 2018	1190	1410
Fall 2019	1170	1420
Fall 2020	1230	1430

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

26–33Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	23	27
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	22	27
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	30
Fall 2017	25	32
Fall 2018	25	33
Fall 2019	24	33
Fall 2020	26	33

IPEDS Fall 2004–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

30,197Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of California-Irvine rose from 19,179 (Fall 2002) to 30,197 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	19,179
Fall 2003	19,967
Fall 2004	19,862
Fall 2005	19,930
Fall 2006	20,719
Fall 2007	21,696
Fall 2008	22,122
Fall 2009	22,211
Fall 2010	21,963
Fall 2011	21,994
Fall 2012	22,210
Fall 2013	23,517
Fall 2014	24,474
Fall 2015	25,245
Fall 2016	27,317
Fall 2017	29,295
Fall 2018	29,722
Fall 2019	30,367
Fall 2020	29,627
Fall 2021	29,438
Fall 2022	28,651
Fall 2023	29,494
Fall 2024	30,197

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

94%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of California-Irvine has held near 94% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	93%
Fall 2004 cohort	93%
Fall 2005 cohort	93%
Fall 2006 cohort	94%
Fall 2007 cohort	94%
Fall 2008 cohort	94%
Fall 2009 cohort	95%
Fall 2010 cohort	94%
Fall 2011 cohort	93%
Fall 2012 cohort	92%
Fall 2013 cohort	92%
Fall 2014 cohort	93%
Fall 2015 cohort	92%
Fall 2016 cohort	94%
Fall 2017 cohort	93%
Fall 2018 cohort	94%
Fall 2019 cohort	94%
Fall 2020 cohort	93%
Fall 2021 cohort	91%
Fall 2022 cohort	94%
Fall 2023 cohort	94%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of California-Irvine

36.1% of University of California-Irvine's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of California-Irvine as a primarily residential campus of 30,197 undergraduates — and 94% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of California-Irvine reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 28.6%. Review University of California-Irvine's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of California-Irvine compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of California-Irvine28.6%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of California-Irvine$15,722

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of California-Irvine's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of California-Irvine$80,735

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of California-Irvine, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of California-Irvine	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	28.6%	74.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$15,722	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$80,735	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of California-Irvine, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of California-Irvine federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 44 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$132,357
Computer Science	$127,404
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$119,502
Management Information Systems and Services	$108,038
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$106,871
Materials Engineering	$106,547
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	$100,537
Mechanical Engineering	$99,111
Chemical Engineering	$97,656
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$96,874
Civil Engineering	$96,354
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$96,347
Physics	$96,215
Economics	$83,937
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$80,755
Business/Managerial Economics	$77,807
Mathematics	$77,472
Chemistry	$74,810
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$70,820
Computer Software and Media Applications	$69,981
Urban Studies/Affairs	$63,819
Political Science and Government	$63,318
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$61,034
Public Health	$60,430
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$60,242
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$59,908
Criminology	$57,935
Journalism	$57,492
International/Globalization Studies	$57,116
Sociology	$56,457
Psychology, General	$56,380
Biology, General	$56,273
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$55,360
Education, General	$54,356
Research and Experimental Psychology	$54,323
English Language and Literature, General	$54,299
History	$53,481
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$51,423
Anthropology	$50,850
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$47,471
Music	$43,120
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$40,773
Dance	$40,466
Fine and Studio Arts	$39,010

These 44 fields listed for University of California-Irvine measure earnings after completion. The $80,735 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional University of California-Irvine fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of California-Irvine report?

University of California-Irvine did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 28.6% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is University of California-Irvine's acceptance rate?

28.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 35,054 admitted from 122,699 applicants.

How much does University of California-Irvine cost?

In-state tuition is $15,722; out-of-state students pay $49,922. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of California-Irvine report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $80,735. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

University of California-San Diego — 26.7% admitted
University of California-Santa Barbara — 33% admitted
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo — 31.3% admitted
California Institute of the Arts — 32.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.