University Of California-Irvine
Location and Contact Information
Irvine, CA 92697USA
Main Tel: (949) 824-5011
Web Site
The campus is in a medium-sized city.
Overview
The University of California, Irvine was established in 1965 and is also referred as UCI or UC Irvine. The university campus covers over 1400 acres of land in Irvine, California. UCI was named after the Irvine Company that donated 1,000 acres to the university for a dollar. The following are the academic units of UC Irvine:
- Claire Trevor School of the Arts
- College of Health Sciences
- Department of Education
- Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
- Donald Bren School of Law
- Henry Samueli School of Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Paul Merage School of Business
- School of Biological Sciences
- School of Humanities
- School of Medicine
- School of Physical Sciences
- School of Social Ecology
- School of Social Sciences
- Summer Session
- UC Irvine Extension
Greek Life of UCI is governed by the Inter Fraternity Council and The Panhallenic Council. The IFC also monitors the recruitment events to ensure a smooth running of the Judicial Board.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in science, fine arts, drama and performing arts, computer science and engineering, liberal arts, engineering, security and law enforcement, photography and commercial art, therapy and counseling, and mathematics.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Racially diverse student body.
- High male/female ratio.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Selective admissions.
School characteristics:
- The school is public.
- Academic calender: Quarter.
- Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There is a hospital on campus.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students may study abroad.
- Distance learning is available.
- Part-time classes are available.
- ROTC.
- Athlete financial aid is awarded.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 8,718 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 31,387 |
| Room and board | $ 10,655 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,645 |
| Other | $ 3,810 |
Financial Aid
UC Irvine participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 62% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 50% | $10,553 |
| Institutional Grant | 44% | $6,003 |
| Federal Grant | 24% | $4,675 |
| Pell Grant | 24% | $3,736 |
| Other Federal Grant | 22% | $1,087 |
| State or Local Grant | 28% | $5,164 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 38% | $5,482 |
| Federal Loan | 37% | $4,870 |
| Other Loan | 8% | $3,746 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of California-Irvine:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Davis | Davis, CA | 30,568 |
| 2 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla, CA | 27,520 |
| 3 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | 38,220 |
| 4 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | 23,991 |
| 5 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 15,323 |
| 6 | SUNY at Binghamton | Binghamton, NY | 14,882 |
| 7 | Boston University | Boston, MA | 31,766 |
| 8 | DePauw University | Greencastle, IN | 2,298 |
| 9 | University of the Pacific | Stockton, CA | 6,251 |
| 10 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL | 6,400 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 5,625 | 68 |
| Master | 1,138 | 51 |
| Doctorate | 402 | 53 |
| Postbaccalaureate certificate | 208 | 2 |
| First-professional degree | 77 | 1 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 824 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 235 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 449 |
Students
Student enrollment was 26,984 in 2009-2010 (29,283 full-time equivalent).
About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.
Undergrads are 82% of enrolled students, graduate students are 17%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 1%.
Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 46% Women 51% All 49%
SAT Test Scores:
SAT Middle 50% Verbal 510-610 Math 560-670 Writing 520-620
Room and Board
UC Irvine provides on-campus housing for 10,629 of its 29,283 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).
Athletics
The school is in the Big West Conference for major sports.
The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 154 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 113 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .
Graduate School Focus
UC Irvine offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).
Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Environmental Design/Architecture
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Managerial Economics
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Visual and Performing Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
ENGINEERING
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Public Policy Analysis
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS
- African-American/Black Studies
- Anthropology
- Asian-American Studies
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- East Asian Studies
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- European Studies/Civilization
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- German Studies
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- International/Global Studies
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Latin Language and Literature
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDIA
- Journalism
MEDICINE
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Public Health
MUSIC
- Music Performance
- Music
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Nursing
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
- Film/Cinema Studies
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
- Environmental Toxicology
- Genetics
- Geology/Earth Science
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
- Molecular Biology
- Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Physics
- Physiology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Criminology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Psychology
- Social Psychology