Located in Irvine, California, University of California-Irvine is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 37,297 students in fall 2024, including 30,204 undergraduates and 7,093 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of California.
University of California-Irvine offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 173 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Biology, and Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. It awarded 11,456 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
37,297
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
11,456
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
173
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 173
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
94%
First-year retention, part-time students
68%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
8,480
Master's degrees
1,994
Doctoral degrees (research)
570
Professional doctorates
303
Postbaccalaureate certificates
109
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
37,297
Undergraduates, fall 2024
30,204
Graduate students, fall 2024
7,093
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
39,387
Undergraduates, 2024-25
31,738
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,649
Full-time, 2024-25
95%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
34%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
16%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
63%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
University of California
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big West Conference
Chancellor
Howard Gillman
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit