University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA • 4-year Public • Acceptance Rate 26%
University of California - Irvine is a public university in Irvine, California. University of California - Irvine enrolls 38,000 students.
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| Total Enrollment | 38,000 |
| Campus Setting | city |
| Admission rate | 26% |
| Tuition and fees | |
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| In State | $14,237 |
| Out-of-State | $45,014 |
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Admissions
For information about applying to University of California - Irvine, see the school’s admission page and online application.
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Tuition & Fees
Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending University of California - Irvine.
| Cost Breakdown | In State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,834 | $42,611 |
| Fees | $2,403 | $2,403 |
| Room and Board | $18,423 | $18,423 |
| Books | $1,550 | $1,550 |
| Total (Before Financial Aid): | $34,210 | $64,987 |
Majors
| Major | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate |
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| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 766 | ||
| Computer Science | 467 | 205 | 22 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 566 | 7 | 13 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 576 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 360 | 205 | 0 |
| Criminology | 465 | 49 | 8 |
| Psychology, General | 457 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Health, Other | 392 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 284 | 58 | 19 |
| Economics, General | 304 | 0 | 1 |
| Mathematics, General | 250 | 20 | 15 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 269 | 5 | 8 |
| Sociology, General | 254 | 8 | 15 |
| Education, General | 272 | 0 | 0 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 132 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 191 | 58 | 10 |
| Management Science | 182 | 7 | |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 175 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 119 | 32 | 17 |
| Chemistry, General | 117 | 9 | 39 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 144 | 11 | 8 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 96 | 47 | 17 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 110 | 13 | 14 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 128 | 1 | 1 |
| Law | 128 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 116 | 4 | 3 |
| Financial Mathematics | 117 | ||
| Computer Software Engineering | 52 | 53 | 10 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 82 | 11 | 17 |
| Human Biology | 104 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 89 | 13 | 2 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 96 | 6 | |
| Informatics | 90 | 9 | 3 |
| Medicine | 99 | ||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 95 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 92 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 59 | 15 | 12 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 66 | 13 | 3 |
| History, General | 67 | 13 | 2 |
| Physics, General | 56 | 5 | 12 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 67 | ||
| Information Resources Management | 64 | ||
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 63 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthropology, General | 51 | 7 | 3 |
| Forensic Psychology | 56 | ||
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 55 | ||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Materials Engineering | 24 | 15 | 15 |
| Nursing Science | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 30 | 8 | 7 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 45 | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| Philosophy | 38 | 2 | 4 |
| Dance, General | 37 | 6 | |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 40 | 2 | 1 |
| Public Health, General | 38 | 5 | |
| Physics, Other | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 35 | ||
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 30 | 4 | |
| Journalism, Other | 33 | ||
| Computer Engineering, Other | 33 | ||
| Human Computer Interaction | 32 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| Social Psychology | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 17 | 11 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 28 | 0 | |
| Computational Science | 22 | 5 | |
| Neurobiology and Behavior | 13 | 14 | |
| Statistics, General | 20 | 6 | |
| Pharmacology | 19 | 6 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 24 | ||
| Biotechnology | 23 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 12 | 11 | |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 22 | ||
| Music, General | 18 | 2 | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 19 | ||
| Social Sciences, General | 18 | 1 | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 16 | 3 | |
| Nursing Practice | 18 | ||
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 18 | ||
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology Teacher Education | 15 | 0 | |
| Comparative Literature | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Creative Writing | 13 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 13 | ||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 13 | ||
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 12 | ||
| Chinese Studies | 11 | ||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 7 | 4 | |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 1 | 10 | |
| Physiology, General | 5 | 6 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 10 | ||
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 3 | 7 | |
| Genetics, General | 9 | ||
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | 5 | 4 | |
| Philosophy, Other | 3 | 6 | |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | 8 | ||
| Neuroscience | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| East Asian Studies | 8 | ||
| Demography and Population Studies | 8 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 8 | 0 | |
| Musical Theatre | 7 | ||
| Medical Science/Scientist | 7 | ||
| Anatomy | 0 | 7 | |
| Environmental Health | 4 | 3 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | 2 | |
| Biochemistry | 2 | 3 | |
| Music, Other | 0 | 5 | |
| Korean Language and Literature | 5 | ||
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 0 | 5 | |
| French Language and Literature | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Game Programming | 4 | ||
| African-American/Black Studies | 4 | ||
| Materials Science | 3 | 1 | |
| Epidemiology | 2 | 2 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 1 | |
| Systems Science and Theory | 0 | 2 | |
| Chemistry, Other | 0 | 2 | |
| German Language and Literature | 0 | 2 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 2 | 0 | |
| Economics, Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | ||
| European Studies/Civilization | 1 | 0 | |
| German Studies | 1 | ||
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian-American Studies | 0 | 1 |
Data source: IPEDS as of the January 7, 2025 release