About
The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California, United States. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and professional degrees, and roughly 30,000 undergraduates and 7,000 graduate students were enrolled at UCI as of Fall 2024. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and had $609.6 million in research and development expenditures in 2023, ranking it 56th nationally. UCI became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996. The university administers the UC Irvine Medical Center, a large teaching hospital in Orange, and its affiliated health sciences system; the University of California, Irvine, Arboretum; and a portion of the University of California Natural Reserve System. UC Irvine set up the first Earth System Science Department in the United States. The UC Irvine Anteaters currently compete in the NCAA Division I as members of the Big West Conference. As of 2026, alumni, academics, and affiliates of UCI include 5 Nobel Prize laureates, 7 Pulitzer Prize winners
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Key facts
- Global rank
- #99
- Location
- Irvine, United States
- Type
- Public
- Admission rate
- 21%
- English test
- Required
- How to apply
- ApplyBoard
Outcomes and costs
Official figures from US College Scorecard, US Department of Education. Salaries are for all graduates, not only international students.
- Median salary 10 years after starting
- $80,735 a year
- Median salary 6 years after starting
- $56,210 a year
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 87%
- Students returning for a second year
- 94%
- Tuition (out-of-state, per year)
- $49,922
- Average cost of attendance (per year)
- $38,632
- Undergraduate students
- 30,197
- Students per faculty member
- 19 to 1
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
Programmes
Showing 14 of 14 programmes.
Postgraduate · Business Administration
Graduate Certificate - Business Administration - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 25 November 2026 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 April 2027, 1 June 2027
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Creativity and Product Development
Graduate Certificate - Creativity and Product Development - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 25 November 2026 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 January 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Data Analytics for Business
Graduate Certificate - Data Analytics for Business - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 25 November 2026 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 January 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Data Science
Graduate Certificate - Data Science - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 24 January 2027 Intakes: 1 March 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 March 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Digital Marketing and Communications
Graduate Certificate - Digital Marketing and Communications - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 25 November 2026 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 March 2027, 1 June 2027
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
Graduate Certificate - Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 24 January 2027 Intakes: 1 March 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 March 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · International Business Operations & Management
Graduate Certificate - International Business Operations & Management - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 25 November 2026 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 March 2027, 1 June 2027
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · International Finance
Graduate Certificate - International Finance - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 24 February 2027 Intakes: 1 March 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 March 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Project Management
Graduate Certificate - Project Management - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 24 January 2027 Intakes: 1 March 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 March 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Graduate Certificate - Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 February 2027 Intakes: 1 March 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 March 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate - Teaching English as a Foreign Language - Accelerated
- Tuition per year
- USD 7,900 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 6 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 24 January 2027 Intakes: 1 March 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 March 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Laws (LL.M.) – Tax and Estate Planning
Master of Laws (LL.M) - Tax and Estate Planning
- Tuition per year
- USD 57,600 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 1 February 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Postgraduate · Laws (LL.M.) – American/US Law/Legal System
Master of Laws (LL.M.) - American/US Law/Legal System
- Tuition per year
- USD 57,600 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: 30 June 2027 Intakes: 1 September 2027, 1 September 2028
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 15/9/2026
Undergraduate · Undergraduate (all majors)
Undergraduate admission (all majors)
- Tuition per year
- USD 49,922 (Latest College Scorecard)
- Duration
- 48 months
- Apply through
- ApplyBoard
Deadline: Most regular decision deadlines fall between 1 November and 15 January. Check the official admissions page.
Details from ApplyBoard, our application partner. Confirm fees and dates on the university's website. · verified 14/9/2026
Scholarships you could use here
Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships · USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation)
Indian citizens with a bachelor's (minimum 55%) or master's degree and at least three years of relevant full-time work experience, without a US degree. Government of India employees are not eligible.
The last published cycle (2026-2027) closed on 14 May 2025. A 2027-2028 master's cycle is not currently listed.
Official pageFulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships · USIEF
Indian scholars registered for a PhD at an Indian institution, for 6 to 9 months of research in the US.
The 2027-2028 cycle closed on 1 July 2026.
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