University of California - Irvine Business Programs

University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The location of UC Irvine is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of California - Irvine Rankings

UC Irvine is ranked #171 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. UC Irvine also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UC Irvine has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#69	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UC Irvine.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Most Popular Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#93	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UC Irvine has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools	College Factual
#10	Best Business Economics Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#46	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#99	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#102	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of California - Irvine?

Contact details for UC Irvine are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697
Phone:	949-824-5011
Website:	www.uci.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UCIrvine
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ucirvine

How Do I Get Into UC Irvine?

You can apply to UC Irvine online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Irvine

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Irvine?

If you plan to apply to UC Irvine, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 30%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 30%, and the acceptance rate for women is 30%.

Average Test Scores

About 91% of students accepted to UC Irvine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 630 and 750.

UC Irvine received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 26 and 33.

Can I Afford University of California - Irvine?

The overall average net price of UC Irvine is $46,083. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UC Irvine, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $5,012 a year. That adds up to $20,048 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is 1.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - Irvine Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 29,638 undergraduate students at UC Irvine, with 28,990 being full-time and 648 being part-time.

There are also 6,665 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,990 full-time undergraduates at UC Irvine, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Irvine students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10,880
Black or African American	578
Hispanic or Latino	7,336
White	3,717
International Students	4,714
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,765

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Irvine. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at UC Irvine. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of California - Irvine

In 2019-2020, 35,949 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UC Irvine has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UC Irvine

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of California - Irvine was 4,182.1%. This is the #45 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UC Irvine regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of California - Irvine Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Economics	706	0	0	706
General Business Administration and Management	379	175	6	560
General Economics	394	0	0	394
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	104	0	104
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	78	6	11	95
Management Science	0	78	7	85
Information Resources Management	49	0	0	49
Other Economics	0	0	1	1
Accounting	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,606	363	25	1,994

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

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