Irvine Valley Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#14 in Community Colleges

Irvine Valley College is ranked 14^th in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Irvine Valley College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $10,996 is expensive compared to similar schools.
It has relatively small number of students of 10,464.
It offers very diverse area of study (136 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of Irvine Valley are $10,996 (out-of-state rate) and it is expensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Irvine Valley College $10,996

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at Irvine Valley is 55% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Irvine Valley College 55%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at Irvine Valley is 8% and it is lower (small number of students transferred-out) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Irvine Valley College 8%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at Irvine Valley is 80% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Irvine Valley College 80%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%

Student Population

The total student population at Irvine Valley is 10,464 and its population relatively small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Irvine Valley College 10,464

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at Irvine Valley is $5,357 which is 48.72% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is higher compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Irvine Valley College $5,357

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at Irvine Valley is 28 to 1 and the ratio is higher (more students per class/faculty) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.