UC Irvine Description:
The University of California at Irvine is located in the heart of Orange County. The 1,500-acre campus has an interesting circular design with Aldrich Park in the center. The park features a network of paths running through the gardens and trees. In academics, UC Irvine has many highly ranked programs including biology and health sciences, criminology, English, and psychology. A little over a third of UCI students live in university housing, and the school has an active Greek system. In athletics, many of the UCI Anteater teams compete in the NCAA Division I Big West Conference.
Admissions Data (2007):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 56%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 510 / 610
- SAT Math: 550 / 670
- SAT Writing: 520 / 630
- ACT Composite: 22 / 27
- ACT English: 21 / 27
- ACT Math: 23 / 29
Enrollment (2008):
- Total Enrollment: 26,984 (22,122 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 47% Male / 53% Female
- 97% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $8,046 (in-state); $28,654 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,601 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $10,527
- Other Expenses: $3,672
- Total Cost: $23,846 (in-state); $44,454 (out-of-state)
UC Irvine Financial Aid (2007 - 08):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 62%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 50%
- Loans: 35%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $10,563
- Loans: $4,572
Most Popular Majors:
Biology, Computer and Information Science, Criminology, Economics, Electrical Engineering, English, Environmental Design, Global Studies, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 94%
- Transfer Out Rate: 13%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 60%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 81%
Data Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
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UC Irvine Mission Statement:
read more about UC Irvine's mission at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/aboutuc/mission.html
"The distinctive mission of the University is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge. That obligation, more specifically, includes undergraduate education, graduate and professional education, research, and other kinds of public service, which are shaped and bounded by the central pervasive mission of discovering and advancing knowledge."
