the University of California-Irvine is a extremely selective school. The institution receives approximately 122,700 applications each year. With regards to the acceptance rate, it tends to be 29 percent which equals about 35,300 students being accepted to the institution. Annually, 19 % of the 35,300 applicants who received the acceptance letter from the University of California-Irvine made the decision to attend. The school’s application data shows that 46 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 52 percent who are women. When the year begins, about 57 percent of those accepted women decided to study at the University of California-Irvine and 42 percent were males. the University of California-Irvine’s undergraduate application fee is $80. Students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of California-Irvine when applying. Usually, an ACT score of 26 - 32 or a 1,240 - 1,440 SAT score is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
122,706
Male 56,925
Female 64,049

 

Acceptance
35,317
Male 14,682
Female 20,174

 

Enrollment Total
6,633
Male 2,796
Female 3,837


Acceptance Rate
28.8%
Male
25.8%
Female
31.5%

 

Yield
18.8%
Male
19%
Female
19%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$80


Graduate

$135



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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