Student life at UC Irvine

Irvine, California · Public · 30,197 undergrads

UC Irvine is highly residential. Its teams play in the NCAA. Housing and meals ran $18,423 a year in 2023-24.

Living there

Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Highly residential

Housing and meals, per yearIPEDS, 2023-24

$18,423

College sports associationIPEDS, 2023

NCAA

Hispanic-Serving InstitutionU.S. Dept of Education Title III/V Eligibility Matrix (FY 2025), 2025

Yes

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving InstitutionU.S. Dept of Education Title III/V Eligibility Matrix (FY 2025), 2025

Yes

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Deadlines: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
Test rule: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)