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΢²ªÊÓƵ, Irvine

University Facts

University Facts

΢²ªÊÓƵ is consistently recognized as a trailblazer in a broad range of fields, garnering national and international honors in every school. The campus’s diverse academic offerings paired with world-class leadership create an environment worthy of any passionate, dedicated scholar. Explore some of ΢²ªÊÓƵ’s points of pride below.

΢²ªÊÓƵ Points of Pride

Top 10 public university in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes

Top 10 best value public university in the U.S. by Princeton Review

#3 among top doctoral institutions by Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

#3 in the nation for diversity by The Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education 2022 College rankings

190+ ΢²ªÊÓƵ Health physicians listed as "Best Doctors in America"

΢²ªÊÓƵ Medical Center, one of America's Best Hospitals for 23 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report.

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in Orange County.

48 graduate programs and specialties ranked in nation’s top 50 by U.S. News & World Report.

5 Nobel Prizes. Four in chemistry, one in physics.

1 of 71 elected institutions in the Association of American Universities.

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Institutional Honors

  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is one of 71 universities in the U.S. and Canada elected to membership in the prestigious .
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is ranked among nation’s 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.
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is ranked among the by Forbes.
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is ranked in the  by Princeton Review.
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ has earned a from Money's 2023-24 Best Colleges in America list.
  • For the 23rd consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized ΢²ªÊÓƵ Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals.
  • Three ΢²ªÊÓƵ 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).

Sustainability & Environment

  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is 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.
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is a for its sustainability efforts. It is one of four universities to receive the rare recognition.
  • Money magazine named ΢²ªÊÓƵ the No. 1 .
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is ranked by Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

     

Diversity

  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ ranks No. 3 for by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education.
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ is recognized among the . Ranked 4th on the list, the campus provides extensive offerings via the .
  • The U.S. Department of Education named ΢²ªÊÓƵ a Hispanic-serving institution, meaning that fully one-quarter of undergraduates identify as Latino and that half of all students receive financial aid. Î¢²ªÊÓƵ is , which aims to double Latino doctoral students and increase professoriate by 20 percent.
  • ΢²ªÊÓƵ also is designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution

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Campus Data

Enrollment (fall 2023)

Undergraduates  29,503
Graduate (general campus)  5,873
Graduate (Health Sciences) 1,974
Total
37,350

Workforce (fall 2023)

Ladder-rank faculty 1,568
Other teaching faculty 1,398
Nonteaching academics 2,949
Campus staff  7,008
Medical center staff  7,497
Subtotal 20,420
Student employees 8,125
Total 28,545

Degrees Awarded (2022-23)

Bachelor's  8,774
Master's 2,074
Ph.D. 478
M.D.   99
D.N.P 18
J.D. 128
Total   11,544

Retention and Graduation Rates

One-Year Retention Rate  94%
Four-Year Graduation Rate  73%
Six-Year Graduation Rate  85%

Applications

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

Student Fees (2022-23)

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