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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

28.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UC Irvine during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 107,950 50,928 57,022
Admitted students 31,110 13,432 17,678
Enrolled students 6,489 2,603 3,886
Acceptance rate 29% 26% 31%
Yield rate 21% 19% 22%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UC Irvine received a total of 107,950 applications. These applications included 50,928 male applicants and 57,022 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 107,950 applicants, UC Irvine admitted 31,110 students. Among the admitted students, there were 13,432 males and 17,678 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 6,489 students chose to enroll at UC Irvine. This means that 6,489 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,603 were male and 3,886 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UC Irvine had an overall acceptance rate of 29% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 26% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 31%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UC Irvine had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 19%, and for female admitted students, it was 22%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UC Irvine over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 71,775 33,133 38,642 27,764 12,244 15,520 39% 37% 40% 5,756 2,533 3,223 21% 21% 21%
2016 77,816 35,826 41,990 31,630 13,814 17,816 41% 39% 42% 6,551 3,072 3,479 21% 22% 20%
2017 85,092 39,095 45,997 31,063 13,788 17,275 36% 35% 38% 6,545 3,037 3,508 21% 22% 20%
2018 95,059 43,347 51,712 27,337 12,881 14,456 29% 30% 28% 5,793 2,956 2,837 21% 23% 20%
2019 95,565 44,064 51,501 25,360 10,967 14,393 26% 25% 28% 6,069 2,596 3,473 24% 24% 24%
2020 97,938 44,729 53,209 29,301 13,232 16,069 30% 30% 30% 5,765 2,632 3,133 20% 20% 20%
2021 107,950 50,928 57,022 31,110 13,432 17,678 29% 26% 31% 6,489 2,603 3,886 21% 19% 22%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of California-Irvine uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, UC Irvine operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-Irvine.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Not Accepted

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