28.8%
35,317 admitted
from 122,706 apps
Applications122,706
Overall admit rate28.8%
Enrolled6,736 · 19.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist6,259 of 13,155
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Rigor of HS record, Talent, Volunteering
Important factorsCharacter
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$13,602
in-state tuition
out-of-state $51,204
Tuition (in-state)$13,602
Tuition (out-of-state)$51,204
Fees$2,852
Room & board$19,653
Books$1,543
Avg need-based grant$25,236
% need met85.5%
Avg debt at graduation$17,374
#5
Princeton Review
Best Value Colleges (Public Schools)
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#526
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#926
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#1326
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#2526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#2826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#3126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig West Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$80
application fee
waivable
Regular decision11/30 → May 1
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyStandardized exams (SAT, ACT) are not used for admissions or scholarship decisions. Exam scores may be used after admission for class placement, or to satisfy certain graduation requirements.
Admissions URLhttp://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ap…
Admissions emailadmissions@uci.edu
Admissions phone(949) 824-6703
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Cali…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of California CA · Public8.8%—33K
University of California CA · Public28.6%—35K
University of California CA · Public44.4%—31K
University of California CA · Public38.2%—23K
University of California CA · Public86.1%—24K
California Polytechnic State University CA · Public30.0%133022K
University of Southern California CA · Public11.2%151020K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.