University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA • 4-year Public • Acceptance Rate 29%
UCI is a public university in Irvine, California. University of California-Irvine enrolls 38,546 students.
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| Total Enrollment | 38,546 |
| Campus Setting | city |
| Admission rate | 29% |
| Tuition and fees | |
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| In State | $14,237 |
| Out-of-State | $45,014 |
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See The Official 2025-2026 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.
Admissions
For information about applying to UC 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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| Computer Science | 608 | 177 | 26 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 784 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 430 | 155 | 0 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 510 | 7 | 18 |
| Psychology, General | 499 | 0 | 0 |
| Criminology | 451 | 38 | 7 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 493 | ||
| Public Health, Other | 378 | ||
| Economics, General | 326 | 0 | 0 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 267 | 13 | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 208 | 62 | 15 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 136 | ||
| Sociology, General | 233 | 9 | 14 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 176 | 68 | 9 |
| Education, General | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics, General | 207 | 6 | 13 |
| Management Science | 188 | 12 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 122 | 49 | 20 |
| Chemistry, General | 135 | 14 | 34 |
| Law | 164 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 149 | 10 | 4 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 83 | 44 | 15 |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 142 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 127 | ||
| Human Biology | 119 | ||
| International/Globalization Studies | 107 | 11 | 0 |
| Computer Software Engineering | 58 | 54 | 1 |
| Informatics | 90 | 15 | 7 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 64 | 22 | 14 |
| Medicine | 99 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 75 | 18 | 2 |
| History, General | 74 | 11 | 8 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 84 | 8 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 82 | 3 | 7 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 55 | 13 | 18 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 77 | ||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 55 | 15 | 4 |
| Physics, General | 44 | 8 | 21 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 73 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 40 | 26 | 6 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 71 | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 43 | 12 | 16 |
| Anthropology, General | 55 | 5 | 10 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental Studies | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 36 | 22 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 32 | 15 | 9 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 55 | ||
| Public Health, General | 50 | 4 | |
| Philosophy | 42 | 2 | 9 |
| Forensic Psychology | 53 | ||
| Computational Science | 42 | 9 | |
| Computer Game Programming | 49 | ||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 48 | ||
| Nursing Science | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | 47 | ||
| Human Computer Interaction | 46 | ||
| Dance, General | 39 | 6 | |
| Materials Engineering | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Information Resources Management | 42 | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 31 | 2 | 5 |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 35 | ||
| Journalism, Other | 34 | ||
| Computer Engineering, Other | 31 | ||
| Statistics, General | 22 | 9 | |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 16 | 15 | |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 29 | 1 | |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 28 | ||
| Nursing Practice | 26 | ||
| Physics, Other | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Social Sciences, General | 23 | 0 | |
| Biotechnology | 21 | ||
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 21 | ||
| Neurobiology and Behavior | 11 | 9 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Comparative Literature | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 15 | 0 | |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | 1 | 13 | |
| Pharmacology | 12 | 2 | |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 13 | ||
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 13 | ||
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 13 | ||
| Creative Writing | 11 | ||
| Demography and Population Studies | 11 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 11 | 0 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 11 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 11 | ||
| Genetics, General | 11 | ||
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| East Asian Studies | 10 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Science/Scientist | 10 | ||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7 | |
| Asian-American Studies | 8 | 2 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 10 | ||
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 5 | 4 | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 9 | 0 | |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 6 | 2 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 3 | 5 | |
| Philosophy, Other | 2 | 6 | |
| Music, General | 6 | 2 | |
| Environmental Health | 5 | 2 | |
| Neuroscience | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 7 | ||
| Physiology, General | 1 | 6 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Musical Theatre | 6 | ||
| Music, Other | 0 | 5 | |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | 5 | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 4 | 1 | |
| Korean Language and Literature | 5 | ||
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | 2 | 1 | |
| Physics and Astronomy | 3 | ||
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 0 | 3 | |
| African-American/Black Studies | 3 | ||
| Epidemiology | 2 | 1 | |
| Chemistry, Other | 0 | 3 | |
| Social Psychology | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anatomy | 0 | 2 | |
| Materials Science | 1 | 1 | |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 2 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, Other | 1 | 1 | |
| European Studies/Civilization | 1 | 1 | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 0 | 1 | |
| Clinical Psychology | 1 | ||
| International Public Health/International Health | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 0 | 1 | |
| Biochemistry | 0 | 1 | |
| Political Science and Government, Other | 0 | 1 | |
| Systems Science and Theory | 0 | 1 | |
| Chinese Studies | 1 |
Data source: IPEDS as of the January 6, 2026 release