University Facts

UCI is one of 65 universities in the U.S. and Canada elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.
In 2019, Money magazine ranked UCI the #1 best college in the nation. The university is the first public institution to top the publication’s annual rankings
UCI is ranked No. 8 on Money's list of “Best Colleges for Transfer Students.”
UCI is ranked 8th best public university in the nation and 35th among all American universities – public and private, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" 2020 survey.
The New York Times named UCI No. 1 among U.S. universities "doing the most for the American dream" in its 2017 and 2015 College Access Index. The ranking measures economic diversity based on several factors: the share of students receiving Pell Grants (which typically go to families making less than $70,000 a year); the graduation rate of those students; the net cost, after financial aid, that a college charges low- and middle-income students; and endowment per student.
Forbes recognizes UCI as a one of America's Best Employers for Diversity, 2020. UCI ranks 18th overall and 4th in education.
UCI is rated as "Best Regional College" by The Princeton Review, 2018.
For the 20th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UCI Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals (2020).

U.S. News & World Report ranks The Henry Samueli School of Engineering 39th among engineering schools whose highest degree is a doctorate.
The Paul Merage School of Business' undergraduate major was ranked 38th by U.S. News & World Report.
The most current U.S. News & World Report rankings for top 50 national graduate programs include these UCI majors: literary criticism & theory (1), criminology (3), clinical training – law (7), tax law (8), organic chemistry (10), English (17), chemistry (20), law (23), sociology (23), education (23), aerospace engineering (24), computer engineering (28), physics (28), computer science (30), environmental engineering (31), business – part-time (32), civil engineering (32), biomedical engineering (33), biological sciences (33), history (34), engineering (36), psychology (36), mechanical engineering (37), public health (37), mathematics (39), Earth system science (41), materials science engineering (41), business (43), political science (45), medicine (45), economics (47) and electrical engineering (50).
U.S. News & World Report ranks UCI's online criminology master's program #1 in the nation for second year in a row.
UCI is among the Top 5 fastest rising universities by Nature Index, an international journal of science, which gives high ranks to our programs in chemistry, physical sciences, earth and environmental sciences, and life sciences. The university placed third behind Princeton University and Northwestern University.

UCI places in the Top 100 of National Taiwan University's World Rankings. Nine programs also rank among the Top 100 of their respective fields. These programs are: Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Geoscience, Neuroscience & Behavior, Space Science, Psychiatry/Psychology, Environment/Ecology, Physics and Biology & Biochemsitry.

Sierra magazine has named UCI No.1 "Coolest School" in the U.S., with eleven consecutive years in the top ten for its innovative sustainable practices. The magazine is the official publication of the Sierra Club, one of the nation's largest and most influential environmental organizations.
UCI is one of four universities to receive the STARS platinum rating.
Money magazine named UCI the No. 1 university for beach lovers.
The Princeton Review's Green College Honor Roll lauded UCI for its environmentally responsible policies, healthy and sustainable quality of life for students, and green educational opportunities.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education ranked UCI No. among doctoral-granting universities in its annual Sustainable Campus Index.

UCI ranks no. 2 for Top Schools for Environment by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. The ranking measures school environments based on factors including the percentage of Pell Grant recipients and the racial and ethnic diversity of students and staff.
UCI is recognized among the 30 Best Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities. Ranked 4th on the list, the campus provides extensive offerings via the Disability Services Center.
The U.S. Department of Education named UCI a Hispanic-serving institution for 2017-18, meaning that fully one-quarter of undergraduates identify as Latino and that half of all students receive financial aid. UCI also is designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution.
UCI ranked 7th on Forbes 2019 Best Employer for Diversity list.
The Paul Merage School of Business is ranked No. 1 for employing the highest percentage of female faculty, according to Financial Times.

CNBC ranked UCI the 16th best among U.S. public colleges “that pay off the most in 2020,” based on average salary versus net cost of attending.
Forbes ranked UCI the No. 3 Best Value College overall and No. 1 among public universities in 2019, based on the campus's tuition costs, school quality, graduation success rates and post-grad earnings.
UCI graduates rank 11th in salary earnings among U.S. public universities, according to PayScale's College Salary Report.
Money magazine rated UCI among the "25 Best Public Colleges for Big Paychecks," based on how much graduates earned over 20 years, minus college costs.
Kiplinger Personal Finance ranked UCI 26th among the "Best Values in Public Colleges," published December 2017, listing the top public universities in the country for affordability and quality of education.

New Undergraduate Applicants (Fall 2020)	122,210
New Undergraduates Enrolled (Fall 2019)	9,182

Campus Data

California residents (undergraduates)	$15,621
Nonresidents (includes tuition, fees)	$45,375