Top high schools for UC Irvine (UCI)
Fall 2025: every California high school with applicants to UC Irvine (UCI), from the University of California.
Fall 2026 preliminary: UC Irvine (UCI) admitted 19,830 California first-years, up 1,205 from fall 2025 at the same point. Offers as of June 17, 2026 (UC); school-by-school numbers come later.
California applicants admitted
22%about 1 in 4 get in
UC Irvine (UCI) admits 22% of applicants from California high schools
The tick is the overall rate: 26% of all applicants, including out-of-state and international, in fall 2023.
Average GPA, California admits (2025)
4.18applicants averaged 3.89
UC's weighted, capped GPA, averaged over the California high schools UC reports a GPA for.
Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)
UC and CSU no longer consider SAT/ACT scores; last reported 2020.
Who gets in: residency and transfers
Applicants to UC Irvine (UCI) by where they live, for fall 2025.
First-year students
California resident 53%Out-of-state (U.S.) 22%International 25%
| Residency | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| California resident | 86,250 | 18,873 | 22% |
| Out-of-state (U.S.) | 16,386 | 7,764 | 47% |
| International | 21,587 | 9,021 | 42% |
Transfer students
California resident 87%Out-of-state (U.S.) 1%International 13%
| Residency | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| California resident | 22,255 | 8,570 | 39% |
| Out-of-state (U.S.) | 462 | 61 | 13% |
| International | 2,669 | 1,248 | 47% |
Counts applications to this campus, so a student who applied to several UC campuses appears at each. Out-of-state means U.S. residents of other states; international means students living outside the U.S. Transfer figures include applicants from every residency. A dash means UC hides a figure that is too small to publish. Source: University of California Information Center.
Admits by intended major
What applicants to UC Irvine (UCI) said they wanted to study, grouped into broad areas, for fall 2025.
Admit rate for this areaUC Irvine (UCI) overall: 29%
| Middle 50% admit GPA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 20,261 | 6,409 | 4.00 – 4.25 | |
| Life Sciences | 18,556 | 5,620 | 4.12 – 4.29 | |
| Engineering | 20,276 | 5,387 | 4.15 – 4.29 | |
| Physical Sciences/Math | 6,811 | 3,739 | 4.02 – 4.26 | |
| Undeclared | 8,383 | 3,221 | 3.93 – 4.20 | |
| Business | 17,907 | 2,893 | 4.08 – 4.28 | |
| Arts & Humanities | 7,179 | 2,454 | 3.93 – 4.23 | |
| Computer Science | 6,794 | 1,874 | 4.17 – 4.29 | |
| Other/Interdisciplinary | 4,376 | 1,424 | 4.07 – 4.27 | |
| Public Health | 3,164 | 1,159 | 4.08 – 4.25 | |
| Education | 2,018 | 721 | 4.00 – 4.25 | |
| Pharmacy | 1,419 | 700 | 4.04 – 4.25 | |
| Nursing | 7,079 | 57 | 4.27 – 4.34 |
Counts all applicants, including out-of-state and international, so the rate differs from the California-only rate above. Areas with very few applicants, admits or enrolled students are hidden. Major is generally not a factor in UC admission, though some campuses admit directly into a major. Source: University of California Information Center.
Most admitted to UC Irvine (UCI)
- 1.Del Norte High SchoolSan Diego174 admitted
- 2.Westview High SchoolSan Diego160 admitted
- 3.Lowell High SchoolSan Francisco140 admitted
- 4.Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolRiverside134 admitted
- 5.Berkeley High SchoolAlameda130 admitted
- 6.Arnold O. Beckman High SchoolOrange128 admitted
- 7.Northwood High SchoolOrange112 admitted
- 8.Palos Verdes Peninsula High SchoolLos Angeles111 admitted
- 9.Portola High SchoolOrange109 admitted
- 10.Troy High SchoolOrange107 admitted
Highest UC Irvine (UCI) admit rate
- 1.Mission High SchoolSan Francisco73% of 49
- 2.Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle King School for Sci, Tech, Eng and MathLos Angeles73% of 37
- 3.Middle College High SchoolSan Joaquin65% of 43
- 4.University High SchoolFresno65% of 51
- 5.Westview High SchoolSan Diego60% of 266
- 6.Rancho Bernardo High SchoolSan Diego58% of 151
- 7.Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory AcademySan Joaquin57% of 37
- 8.Joseph A. Gregori High SchoolStanislaus56% of 50
- 9.Castaic High SchoolLos Angeles56% of 34
- 10.Sanger High SchoolFresno55% of 38
The admit rate list only includes schools with at least 25 applicants, so a school where a handful applied and all got in does not top it. Admitted counts each student once for this campus.
Showing 1–50 of 937 schools
The tick marks UC Irvine (UCI)'s overall admit rate. Admit GPA is the average UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped) of each school's admitted students.