University of California-Irvine
Irvine, California · Public · 30,197 undergraduates · uci.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test blind
Scores aren't considered
Admit rate
29%
of 124,231 applicants
Annual cost (2027-28)
$43,020Est.Estimate
$83,710 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of California-Irvine
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
29% of applicants admitted
…
University of California-Irvine doesn't consider test scores and doesn't publish its freshmen's GPAs, so your chances rest on your courses, grades and the rest of your application.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$83,710
a year in 2027-28, from a $83,710 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1200
Scores aren't considered here
This college doesn't consider SAT or ACT scores, even if you send them.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test blind
SAT and ACT scores aren't considered for admission, even if you send them.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: First Year Students | Office of Undergraduate Admissions | UCI · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov30Regular Decision · November 30, 2026The standard deadline.
Who gets in
29%
of applicants were admitted: 35,964 of 124,231 for fall 2025.
Wait list
12,967 students were offered a spot; 5,737 were later admitted.
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$43,020
a year, in state
$83,710
a year, out of state (tuition $58,070)
- Tuition (in state)$17,380
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$6,160
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,609
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,897
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,658
- Over $110,000$30,831
Financial aid
86%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$26,853
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
3.3%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $10,513 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/2
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,740Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | Satisfies one year of U.S. History for the Area A requirement. |
| Art History | 3 | 8 | One course toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI GE requirement as ART HIS 40A, and satisfaction of category VIII, plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements |
| Art History | 4 | 8 | Two courses toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI GE requirement as ART HIS 40A and ART HIS 40B, and satisfaction of category VIII; may not replace School of Humanities requirements |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | Non-Bio. Sci. majors earn one Biological Sciences course toward Category II of the UCI GE requirement. Bio. Sci. majors earn elective credit only |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 2A or MATH 5A |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2A or MATH 5A |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 2A- MATH 2B or MATH 5A-MATH 5B |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1A or ENGR 1A, plus 4 units of elective credit. |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | CHINESE 1A-CHINESE 1B-CHINESE 1C, CHINESE 2A. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. Additional course credit may be awarded following placement examination |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL SCI 51A credit. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Political Science. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Political Science minor. |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 8 | I&C SCI 20 |
| Drawing | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only. Fulfills UC Entry Level Writing requirement |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 8 | WRITING 50 and one English course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement; may not replace Literary Journalism major or minor, English major or minor, or School of Humanities requirements |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only. Fulfills UC Entry Level Writing requirement |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 8 | WRITING 50 and one English course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement; may not replace Literary Journalism major or minor, English major or minor, or School of Humanities requirements |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | EARTHSS 1 |
| European History | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| European History | 5 | 8 | One lower-division course toward the History major or minor (excluding HISTORY 70B), GE category IV, and satisfaction of category VIII; plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRENCH 1A-FRENCH 1B-FRENCH 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FRENCH 2A-FRENCH 2B-FRENCH 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERMAN 1A-GERMAN 1B-GERMAN 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GERMAN 2A-GERMAN 2B-GERMAN 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITALIAN 1A-ITALIAN 1B-ITALIAN 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | ITALIAN 2A-ITALIAN 2B-ITALIAN 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPANSE 1A-JAPANSE 1B-JAPANSE 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JAPANSE 2A-JAPANSE 2B-JAPANSE 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Latin | 4 | 8 | Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. Course credit toward the Classics major or School of Humanities language requirement awarded upon petition |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 20B or MGMT 4B. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Economics, the B.A. in Business Economics, and the B.A. in Quantitative Economics. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Economics minor. |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 20A or MGMT 4A. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Economics, the B.A. in Business Economics, and the B.A. in Quantitative Economics. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Economics minor. |
| Music Theory | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYSICS 2 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 4 | PHYSICS 3C |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | Physics 2 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | Physics 3A |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 0 | No university credit awarded. |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 0 | No university credit awarded and satisfies Area G college prep elective. |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSCI 9 or COGS 7A |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPANISH 1A-SPANISH 1B-SPANISH 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPANISH 2A-SPANISH 2B-SPANISH 2C. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPANISH 1A-SPANISH 1B-SPANISH 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPANISH 3/SPANISH 3H. Satisfies categories VI, VII, and VIII of the UCI GE requirement |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | STATS 7 or STATS 8 or MGMT 7 or SOCECOL 13 or EDUC 15 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | American Institutions and POL SCI 21A credit. May not be used for the School of Social Sciences majors' degree requirements, with the exception of the B.A. in Political Science. May also be used as one lower-division course toward the Political Science minor. |
| United States History | 3 | 8 | Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement |
| United States History | 5 | 8 | One course toward HISTORY 40A-HISTORY 40B-HISTORY 40C, GE category IV; plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements. Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 8 | One course toward HISTORY 21B-HISTORY 21C, GE category IV, and satisfaction of category VIII; plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
87%
Come back for a second year
94%
Typical earnings
$83,432
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of California-Irvine$60,543
- All colleges$61,498
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 48 majors here have earnings data.
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