University Facts

UCI is one of 71 universities in the U.S. and Canada elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.
UCI is ranked among nation’s top 10 public universities for the ninth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News also puts campus among the Top 10 for social mobility.
UCI is ranked among the top 10 in nation for public universities by Forbes.
UCI is ranked in the top 10 for best value by Princeton Review.
UCI has earned a 5-star rating from Money's 2023-24 Best Colleges in America list.
For the 23rd consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UCI Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals.
Three UCI faculty members, one postdoctoral scholar and one alumnus have received a Nobel Prize. Our Nobel laureates include recipients of the prize in chemistry (David MacMillan Ph.D. ’96, Mario Molina, F. Sherwood Rowland, Irwin A. Rose) and physics (Frederick Reines).

UCI is No. 2 in Sierra magazine’s 2021 ‘Cool Schools’ ranking of sustainability leaders. Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 12 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes. The magazine is the official publication of the Sierra Club, one of the nation's largest and most influential environmental organizations.
UCI is a two-time recipient of STARS Platinum rating for its sustainability efforts. It is one of four universities to receive the rare recognition.
Money magazine named UCI the No. 1 university for beach lovers.
UCI is ranked #3 among top doctoral institutions by Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

UCI ranks No. 3 for Top Colleges in the West for Diversity by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education.
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, meaning that fully one-quarter of undergraduates identify as Latino and that half of all students receive financial aid. UCI is founding member of Hispanic Serving Research Universities alliance, which aims to double Latino doctoral students and increase professoriate by 20 percent.
UCI also is designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution.

New Undergraduate Applicants (fall 2023)	143,098
New Undergraduates Enrolled (fall 2023)	9,661

Campus Data

California residents (undergraduates)	$17,371
Nonresidents (includes tuition, fees)	$49,945