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UC Irvine

UC Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697

Official telephone: (949) 824-5011

Website: www.uci.edu



Screen last updated on: October 10, 2011

The admissions information below is valid for the 2010-11 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE
Admissions officer: Brent Yunek,
Director of Admissions
Contacting the office: 949 824-6703
949 824-2711 (fax)
admissions@uci.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS
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:
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.
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
Special requirements for admission to specific programs:
  • 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.
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

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS
Academic criteria:
  • secondary school report very important
  • class rank considered
  • recommendations not considered
  • standardized test scores very important
  • essay very important
Nonacademic criteria:
  • 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
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%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM
Notification of admission: by March 31
Acceptance of admission: must accept by May 1

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT
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

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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