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Acceptance Rate 21.15%
Yield 22.47%
Applicants 119,191
Admitted 25,212
Enrolled 5,664

UCI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 21.15% at University of California-Irvine. Total 119,191 students applied and 25,212 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UCI.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationadmissions.uci.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate21.15%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 21.15%. A total of 119,191 students (55,549 men and 63,642 women) have applied to and 25,212 (10,064 men and 15,148 women) students admitted to University of California-Irvine.
Among them, 2,176 male and 3,488 female students have enrolled into UCI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.47%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UCI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants119,19155,54963,64200
Admitted25,21210,06415,14800
Enrolled5,6642,1763,48800
Acceptance Rate 21.15% 18.12% 23.80% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.47% 21.62% 23.03% - -
[Chart] University of California-Irvine Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of California-Irvine, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for UCI
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UCI

The calendar system at University of California-Irvine is Quarter. University of California-Irvine accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of California-Irvine accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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