| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2016 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Patricia Morales,
Director, Admission and Relations with Schools |
| Contacting the office: |
949 824-6703
949 824-2951 (fax)
admissions@uci.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Final filing date for fall: |
November 30 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
no |
| Application fee: |
$70, ($80 for international applicants) |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
0 |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Minimum 3.0 GPA for California residents; 3.4 for out-of-state applicants. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
required |
| Campus visit is: |
neither required nor recommended |
| Interview is: |
neither required nor recommended |
| Off-campus interview: |
not available |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II recommended |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
December 31 for SAT I/ACT, December 31 for SAT II |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Math: |
3 required, 4 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Social studies: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Other: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Total: |
15 required, 18 recommended |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Audition required of music program applicants.
- Audition required of dance program applicants.
- Four years secondary school mathematics through pre-calculus, one semester of programming, and one year of chemistry and physics recommended of computer science and engineering program applicants; two years basic science with units in biology and chemistry with grades of "C" or higher and supplemental application required of nursing science program applicants.
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| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
no |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank important
- recommendations not considered
- standardized test scores very important
- essay very important
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview not considered
- extracurricular activities very important
- particular talent/ability very important
- character/personal qualities important
- alumni/ae relationship not considered
- geographical residence considered
- state residency considered
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation not considered
- volunteer work very important
- work experience very important
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.94 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
100% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
86% |
| Average SAT I: |
561 verbal, 623 math, 1754 combined |
| Combined SAT I middle 50% range: |
1610 - 1890 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT I |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
100% |
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| Notification of admission: |
by March 31 |
| Acceptance of admission: |
must accept by May 1 |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
71,768 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
27,764 (39%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
5,756 (21%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
yes |
| Number of students put on waiting list: |
7,361 |
| Number accepting place on waiting list: |
4,035 (55%) |
| Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled: |
131 (3%) |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
69% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
5% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$100, nonrefundable |
| Room deposit amount: |
$350, partially refundable |
| Admission may be deferred: |
no |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| UC Irvine offers online AP and Honors courses to high school students. These online courses are approved by the University of California and satisfy the "a-g" subject requirements that most 4-year colleges and universities require for admission. For more information visit http://unex.uci.edu/collegeprep/ |
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