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Acceptance Rate 28.57%
Yield 19.22%
Applicants 122,699
Admitted 35,054
Enrolled 6,736

UCI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 28.57% at University of California-Irvine. Total 122,699 students applied and 35,054 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationadmissions.uci.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate28.57%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 28.57%. A total of 122,699 students (57,725 men and 64,974 women) have applied to and 35,054 (14,772 men and 20,282 women) students admitted to University of California-Irvine.
Among them, 2,846 male and 3,890 female students have enrolled into UCI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.22%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UCI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants122,69957,72564,97400
Admitted35,05414,77220,28200
Enrolled6,7362,8463,89000
Acceptance Rate 28.57% 25.59% 31.22% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.22% 19.27% 19.18% - -
[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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