UC Irvine acceptance rate and admissions statistics
UC Irvine admitted 35,964 of 124,231 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 28.9%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into UC Irvine counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
UC Irvine acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 124,231 | 35,964 | 28.9% | 6,421 | 17.9% |
| 2024-25 | 122,706 | 35,317 | 28.8% | 6,736 | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 121,095 | 31,184 | 25.8% | 6,796 | 21.8% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at UC Irvine
Early decision counts: Not published. UC Irvine’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
UC Irvine waitlist
UC Irvine SAT and ACT scores
SAT and ACT ranges: Not published. UC Irvine’s Common Data Set leaves section C9 blank for every year shown.
What UC Irvine says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors UC Irvine rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Volunteer work, Work experience
- Important: Character/personal qualities
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Volunteer work, Work experience
- Important: Character/personal qualities
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Volunteer work, Work experience
- Important: Character/personal qualities
UC Irvine testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-blind: UC Irvine does not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarships. Scores may be used after enrollment for class placement or some graduation requirements.
From UC Irvine’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
C9 and C21 are blank because UC Irvine does not consider test scores and has no early decision plan. Each year follows the Fall cohort its C1 reports. In 2024-25, the number admitted from the waitlist equals the number who accepted a place, as printed.
UC Irvine acceptance rate questions
- What is the UC Irvine acceptance rate?
- UC Irvine's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 124,231 first-year applicants and 35,964 admitted, an acceptance rate of 28.9%. It was 28.8% in 2024-25 and 25.8% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do UC Irvine students have?
- UC Irvine's Common Data Set publishes no SAT ranges for these years. Its current testing policy is below.
- How many students get off the UC Irvine waitlist?
- In 2025-26, UC Irvine offered 12,967 applicants a place on the waitlist; 5,738 accepted one, and 5,737 were admitted from it.
- Does UC Irvine require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-blind: UC Irvine does not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarships. Scores may be used after enrollment for class placement or some graduation requirements.
Applying to UC Irvine?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what UC Irvine says it weighs.
Source: UC Irvine Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with UC Irvine. All official acceptance rates