| Screen last updated on: October 10, 2011 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2010-11 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Brent Yunek, Director of Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
949 824-6703 949 824-2711 (fax) admissions@uci.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Priority filing date for fall: |
November 30 |
| Final filing date for fall: |
November 30 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
no |
| Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: |
2% |
| Application fee: |
$70 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Applicants with minimum 3.3 GPA are eligible regardless of test scores; specific standardized test scores required of applicants with 2.81-3.3 GPA. |
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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: |
required of some |
| Off-campus interview: |
not available |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT or ACT required, SAT Subject Test recommended |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
December 30 for SAT/ACT, December 30 for SAT Subject Test |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| History: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Math: |
3 required, 4 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Other: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Total: |
17 required, 21 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.
- Engineering applicants must have completed 4 yrs of math and 1 year each of physics and chemistry.
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
EOP, Athletics |
| 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 considered
- 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 not 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: |
3.97 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
100% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 90% Top quarter: 100% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
86% |
| Average SAT: |
593 verbal, 644 math, 612 writing |
| Average ACT: |
27 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
23 - 28 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT 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: |
49,287 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
23,476 |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
no |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
19% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$100, nonrefundable |
| Room deposit amount: |
$350, refundable ? |
| Admission may be deferred: |
no |
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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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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