2024-2025
Accept rate
28.8%
- Applicants
- 122,706
- Admits
- 35,317
- Enrolled
- 6,736
- Yield
- 19.1%
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University of California, Irvine
Admissions Data Dashboard | Common Data Set 2016-2025
Total Applications
122,706
2024-2025
Acceptance Rate
28.8%
2024-2025
Enrolled Students
6,736
2024-2025
SAT Middle 50%
N/A
2024-2025
University of California, Irvine Admissions at a Glance
University of California, Irvine received 122,706 applications for 2024-2025 and admitted 28.8% of applicants; 6,736 admitted students enrolled (a 19.1% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 40.6% in 2016-2017. The total cost of attendance was $36,107, and the average need-based grant was $24,200.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2023-2024
Accept rate
25.8%
- Applicants
- 121,095
- Admits
- 31,184
- Enrolled
- 6,796
- Yield
- 21.8%
2022-2023
Accept rate
21.3%
- Applicants
- 119,199
- Admits
- 25,358
- Enrolled
- 5,794
- Yield
- 22.9%
2021-2022
Accept rate
28.9%
- Applicants
- 107,952
- Admits
- 31,239
- Enrolled
- 6,489
- Yield
- 20.8%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 122,706 | 35,317 | 6,736 | 28.8% | 19.1% |
| 2023-2024 | 121,095 | 31,184 | 6,796 | 25.8% | 21.8% |
| 2022-2023 | 119,199 | 25,358 | 5,794 | 21.3% | 22.9% |
| 2021-2022 | 107,952 | 31,239 | 6,489 | 28.9% | 20.8% |
| 2020-2021 | 97,942 | 29,301 | 5,765 | 29.9% | 19.7% |
| 2019-2020 | 95,568 | 25,361 | 6,068 | 26.5% | 23.9% |
| 2018-2019 | 95,065 | 27,339 | 5,794 | 28.8% | 21.2% |
| 2017-2018 | 85,102 | 31,063 | 6,545 | 36.5% | 21.1% |
| 2016-2017 | 77,810 | 31,631 | 6,552 | 40.6% | 20.7% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1240
50th Percentile
1325
75th Percentile
1410
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
52%
Need Fully Met
16%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$36,107
2024-2025 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$13,602
Fees
$2,852
Room & Board
$19,653
Change Since 2016
+19%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
30,204
Total Enrollment
37,296
International
12%
Students of Color
87%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Source: CDS 2024-2025, Section C7
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Not Considered
- Application essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Not Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||