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University of California, Irvine

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Irvine, CA

Population 7,500,000

Website http://www.uci.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 29,494

Men / Women 44% / 56%

Asian 37%

Hispanic 26%

White 15%

International 12%

Mixed 5%

Black 4%

Native American 0%

From State 74%

From Region 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 30%

Business & Economics 16%

Life & Natural Sciences 14%

Computer Science 11%

Engineering 10%

Health Sciences 6%

Arts 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 5%

Education 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,934

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $52,536

Est. In-State Cost $19,319

Est. Out-of-State Cost $67,961

10-Year ROI $280,000

ROI Percentile 96th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%

4-Year Graduation Rate 73%

6-Year Graduation Rate 87%

Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Weather

Comfortable Days 165 (98% 😎)

Sunshine Hours 3,220 (94% ☀️)

Days Without Precipitation 327 (99% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App No

Acceptance Rate 29%

Yield (Unbound) 19%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$36M	#42
Life & Natural Sciences	$444M	#45
Engineering, Computing & Math	$129M	#52

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	151	#31
Humanities & Social Sciences	331	#64
Life & Natural Sciences	293	#93

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Claire Trevor School of the Arts	227	22% / 78%	9%	$38,349		95%
Art	84 —	19% / 81%	12%	$48,982	17	89%
Art History	10 —	20% / 80%	10%	$48,982	17	89%
Art History and Criticism	— —	—	—	$44,264	9	—
Dance	35 +4	3% / 97%	0%	$32,865	2	100%
Drama	75 —	27% / 73%	12%	$27,561	1	98%
Music	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$42,258	7	100%
Music Performance	11 —	45% / 55%	0%	$42,258	7	100%
Musical Theatre	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$27,561	1	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences	821	76% / 24%	16%	$123,894		89%
Computer Game Science	49 —	80% / 20%	18%	$99,965	96	—
Computer Science	589 +19	79% / 21%	16%	$132,705	99	88%
Cybersecurity	46 +1	83% / 17%	13%	$68,581	68	100%
Informatics	89 +1	57% / 43%	10%	$122,422	99	90%
Mathematics and Computer Science	48 —	69% / 31%	19%	$95,945	94	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Henry Samueli School of Engineering	842	74% / 26%	12%	$104,469		96%
Aerospace Engineering	61 +12	84% / 16%	2%	$102,765	97	100%
Biomedical Engineering	121 +1	46% / 54%	3%	$109,350	98	91%
Chemical Engineering	40 —	80% / 20%	20%	$102,280	96	94%
Civil Engineering	63 +1	54% / 46%	2%	$94,661	93	100%
Computer Engineering	173 +3	86% / 14%	20%	$115,244	99	97%
Electrical Engineering	83 —	92% / 8%	16%	$103,261	97	98%
Environmental Engineering	15 +2	40% / 60%	7%	$85,255	88	—
Materials Science and Engineering	22 —	64% / 36%	18%	$104,416	97	97%
Mechanical Engineering	208 —	81% / 19%	12%	$95,534	94	95%
Computer Software Engineering	56 +2	68% / 32%	12%	$115,244	99	97%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Paul Merage School of Business	965	53% / 47%	24%	$83,631		96%
Business Information Management	42 —	48% / 52%	36%	$129,344	99	96%
Business Administration	430 —	48% / 52%	10%	$89,501	91	96%
Economics	493 —	58% / 42%	36%	$74,617	78	96%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Program in Public Health		378	21% / 79%	2%	$64,449		94%
Public Health		378 —	21% / 79%	2%	$64,449	60	94%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Biological Sciences	965	34% / 66%	5%	$68,349		91%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	32 —	53% / 47%	3%	$61,190	51	100%
Biological Sciences	784 —	32% / 68%	6%	$72,132	74	91%
Biology/Education	9 —	0% / 100%	0%	$81,204	85	95%
Cell and Developmental Biology	10 —	40% / 60%	10%	$64,767	60	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	15 —	47% / 53%	7%	$55,624	35	—
Genetics	11 —	27% / 73%	0%	$64,966	61	—
Microbiology and Immunology	28 —	36% / 64%	0%	$61,795	53	—
Neurobiology	63 —	38% / 62%	3%	$31,636	2	92%
Kinesiology	13 —	46% / 54%	0%	$61,304	52	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Education		250	14% / 86%	11%	$58,011		95%
Education Sciences		250 —	14% / 86%	11%	$58,011	42	95%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Humanities	710	38% / 62%	11%	$48,525		90%
Human Biology	119 —	44% / 56%	1%	$17,671	1	90%
African American Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$50,699	21	96%
Asian American Studies	8 —	12% / 88%	25%	$50,699	21	96%
Chinese Studies	— —	—	—	$49,749	19	—
Chinese Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$44,801	9	88%
Classics	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$55,883	36	—
Comparative Literature	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$52,794	27	—
East Asian Cultures	8 +2	50% / 50%	12%	$44,801	9	88%
English	146 +3	33% / 67%	0%	$52,508	26	88%
European Studies	— +1	—	—	$49,805	19	—
French	9 +1	11% / 89%	11%	$53,654	30	89%
Gender and Sexuality Studies	11 —	27% / 73%	18%	$50,699	21	96%
Global Cultures	91 +16	37% / 63%	33%	$62,832	56	90%
History	70 +4	57% / 43%	3%	$68,186	67	96%
Interdisciplinary Studies	37 +18	38% / 62%	5%	$59,782	48	95%
Japanese	7 —	71% / 29%	0%	$54,183	31	—
Journalism	33 +1	21% / 79%	0%	$56,342	37	93%
Korean	5 —	20% / 80%	20%	$54,498	32	—
Middle Eastern Studies	— —	—	—	$50,129	20	—
Spanish	14 +1	14% / 86%	0%	$53,654	30	89%
Film and Media Studies	135 +7	40% / 60%	26%	$44,541	9	85%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences		82	45% / 55%	5%	$92,028		94%
Pharmaceutical Sciences		82 —	45% / 55%	5%	$92,028	92	94%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Physical Sciences	504	53% / 47%	24%	$74,816		93%
Applied Physics	23 —	70% / 30%	26%	$94,291	93	94%
Chemistry	135 —	45% / 55%	16%	$72,001	74	93%
Earth System Science	42 +1	43% / 57%	2%	$71,246	73	97%
Mathematics	205 +2	57% / 43%	39%	$75,692	79	90%
Physics	40 +4	78% / 22%	28%	$94,291	93	94%
Environmental Studies	59 —	37% / 63%	0%	$59,960	48	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Social Sciences	2,429	34% / 66%	14%	$62,275		91%
Economics	325 +1	57% / 43%	51%	$73,054	75	88%
Quantitative Economics	55 —	51% / 49%	76%	$73,054	75	88%
Anthropology	54 +1	39% / 61%	4%	$57,629	41	88%
Chicano/Latino Studies	12 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$50,699	21	96%
Cognitive Psychology	38 +1	13% / 87%	0%	$62,639	55	91%
Cognitive Sciences	31 —	29% / 71%	6%	$55,434	35	—
Criminology	358 +93	32% / 68%	4%	$59,960	48	94%
Philosophy	39 +3	56% / 44%	18%	$55,157	34	90%
Political Science	244 +23	42% / 58%	2%	$69,342	69	95%
Psychological Science	510 —	21% / 79%	4%	$62,639	55	91%
Psychology	486 +13	22% / 78%	9%	$56,253	37	88%
Social Psychology	— +2	—	—	$60,328	49	—
Social Sciences	23 —	13% / 87%	0%	$50,563	21	96%
Sociology	194 +39	42% / 58%	11%	$56,549	38	92%
Urban Studies	60 +11	48% / 52%	13%	$62,232	54	100%