University of California–Irvine

Overview of University of California-Irvine (UCI)

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The campus itself is quite large. You might end up driving to some of your classes or you can make use of public transport; you probably won’t make it in time if you try to walk.

The total student enrollment is nearly 37,000, which is quite large as far as university student populations go. The student-to-faculty ratio is decent considering the size at 18 to 1, but it does mean that you may need to compete with other students to get into office hours with your professors if you have trouble with a class.

The university is public, supported by government funds along with student tuition and fees. The school also awards bachelor’s degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates, master’s degrees, and doctoral degrees.

Top Rankings For University of California - Irvine

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UCI Acceptance Rate and Admissions

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UCI Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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You may expect the cost of your college education to be pretty pricey since you’re living in an expensive part of an expensive state, and the total cost, including tuition (in- or out-of-state), room and board, books, supplies, fees, and other charges is $35,363.

However, once you financial aid has kicked in and paid for a good portion of this, you’ll only have the average net price left. In a recent school year, this was $15,268 on average for each student. But you still might not end up paying this entire amount.

Since your financial aid usually depends on your income, what is left after it’s applied (average net price) will depend on your family’s income as well. Broken down, it looks something like this. Families that earn less than $30,000 pay around $9,558, families that earn between $48,001 and $75,000 pay around $13,648, and families that earn more than $110,001 pay around $29,841. That is, for those on the lowest end of the scale, more than $20,000 less than the original total cost.

A little more than 50% of a recent freshman class qualified for financial aid. Of this amount, 57% received an average of $18,934 in federal aid. Slightly less (45%) received an average of $8,364 in institutional grants and scholarships.

Sticker Price

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Academics

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You may still be deciding what you want to major in, even if you have one or two career fields you’re interested in. The most popular degree programs offered at UC-Irvine are social sciences; business, management, marketing, and related support services; engineering; psychology; and computer and information sciences and support services.

At some point during your first year, you’re going to know whether or not you want to stay at this school till you graduate. And really, you’re pretty likely to stay. The retention rate here is 94%, which is excellent and shows that the vast majority of students find everything they need at this university.

Universities also keep track of their graduation rates, which indicate success for the institution and for students. The 4-year graduation rate is 69% and the 6-year graduation rate is 84%. Both of these are over the average national graduation rate.

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Outcome & Salary

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Your salary should be respectable after you graduate and find a position. Graduates generally make an average early-career salary of $60,700 and their average mid-career salary is $129,200. Your 4-year cost of education, based on the average net price, will be around $61,000. A graduate’s 10-year salary earnings potential is $765,620 and their 20-year potential is $2,057,620. After subtracting your cost of education, that’d put your 10-year projected ROI at $704,548 and your 20-year projected ROI at $1,996,548.

Compare this to the salary and projected income for a high school graduate: their national average salary is $37,960. Their 10-year projected income is $379,600 and their 20-year projected income is $759,200.

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