Welcome prospective Anteaters. It’s that time of year again as the UC application has now opened and submission starts October 1 through November 30. I am @Gumbymom one of the two UC Forum Champions/Moderators. My Co-Forum Champion is @lkg4answers and we are knowledgeable on the increasingly complicated UC admissions process and hopefully we can help any prospective UC applicants with their questions.
UC Irvine like all the UC’s are test blind and will use 13 areas of criteria to review Freshman applicants. Each campus will weight the various areas of criteria differently so one size does not fit all. The UC application website has plenty of information that can help determine if UC Irvine is a good option when applying.
2026 Freshman profile (25th-75th percentile):
Capped weighted GPA: 4.04-4.27
Unweighted: 3.84-4.00
Freshman Admit rate: 30.3%
Major choice is an admissions factor. In the case that UCI is unable to accommodate all qualified applicants in their first-choice major, those students who indicate a valid alternate major may be offered admission in that major or Undeclared.
54% of first year applicants applied to these 10 majors: Business Administration, Biological Sciences, Nursing Science, Mechanical Engineering, Psychology BS, Undeclared, Computer Science, Political Science, Public Health Sciences and Criminology, Law & Society.
Discontinued major: Engineering/Undeclared
New Major: Urban Studies, Planning and Policy
UCI Campus tours: UCI Campus Tours
UCI Student Events: UCI Events Portal
Best of luck to all applicants.