At a glance
- Address
- UCI Office of Admissions, 260 Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-1075
- City
- Irvine, California
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- uci.edu
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Students
- 36,303 (2020)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#79 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Law | #16 |
| Atmospheric Science | #18 |
| Sociology | #24 |
| Political Sciences | #30 |
| Education | #31 |
| Water Resources | #37 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- direct (UC Application, shared across all UC campuses) — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Intake
- September
- Tests
- SAT/ACT not listed among UCI's stated admission requirements (systemwide UC practice)
- English
- IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL 80 (pre-1/21/2026) / 4.5 (post-1/21/2026) · Duolingo 115
Required for applicants whose secondary schooling was not conducted entirely in English; must be obtained no later than December of final year of school - Tuition
- USD 57,300 / year (2027-28) · about ₹54.9 lakh
- Financial aid
- UC Irvine states it does not offer financial assistance for international students; applicants must fund the full cost of attendance and may seek external/private scholarships.
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Fall filing period | 30 November 2026 | not stated on pages checked |
What you send
- UC Application (Personal Insight Questions)
- UCI does not work with application agents/consultants
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct (UCI Graduate Division, department-specific) — application page ↗
- Intake
- September
- Deadlines
- Deadlines vary by department/program; not centrally listed on Graduate Division pages checked
- Tests
- GRE policy not stated on general Graduate Division pages; varies by department
- English
- TOEFL or IELTS required unless applicant earned a prior degree from an institution where English was the sole language of instruction; specific minimum scores not found on pages checked
- Funding
- Not detailed on general Graduate Division admissions pages checked; funding varies by program (assistantships/fellowships).
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 28.6% of applicants admitted
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 49,922 / year · about ₹47.8 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 30,197
- International undergrads
- 12.3%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 80,735 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — University of California, Irvine. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: admissions.uci.edu/ · admissions.uci.edu/apply/international-students.php · admissions.uci.edu/dates-deadlines.php · grad.uci.edu/ · grad.uci.edu/admissions/information-for-international-applicants/ · reg.uci.edu/ · reg.uci.edu/fees/ · reg.uci.edu/fees/2026-2027/index.html · admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/tuition-financial-aid/tuition-cost-of-attendance/index.html — checked 28 September 2026.