Student Population at UCI
Total Enrollment
35,937
Undergraduate
28,662
Graduate
7,275
Online Enrollment
2,519
Men Students
16,257
Women Students
19,680
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 35,937 students have enrolled at University of California-Irvine - 28,662 undergraduate and 7,275 graduate.
By gender, 16,257 male and 19,680 female students are attending University of California-Irvine. By attendance status, there are 34,733 full-time students and 1,204 part-time students.
The number of students at University of California-Irvine is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Massachusetts-Amherst and University of Missouri-Columbia, its population is average (average population is 31,889).
University of California-Irvine offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,519 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between University of California-Irvine and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 16,257 male and 19,680 female students attending UCI. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.83 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UCI.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 28,662 | 27,932 | 730 |
Men | 12,584 | 12,213 | 371 |
Women | 16,078 | 15,719 | 359 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,275 | 6,801 | 474 |
Men | 3,673 | 3,440 | 233 |
Women | 3,602 | 3,361 | 241 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 12,232 Asian students (34.04%) and 8,645 Hispanic students (24.06%) at University of California-Irvine(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-Irvine.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 37 | 20 | 17 |
Asian | 10,916 | 5,006 | 5,910 |
Black or African American | 575 | 212 | 363 |
Hispanic | 7,596 | 2,635 | 4,961 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 41 | 17 | 24 |
White | 3,749 | 1,753 | 1,996 |
Two or More Races | 1,609 | 679 | 930 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 392 | 160 | 232 |
Total | 28,662 | 12,584 | 16,078 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Asian | 1,316 | 593 | 723 |
Black or African American | 226 | 78 | 148 |
Hispanic | 1,049 | 447 | 602 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 12 | 4 | 8 |
White | 1,800 | 907 | 893 |
Two or More Races | 287 | 110 | 177 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 220 | 108 | 112 |
Total | 7,275 | 3,673 | 3,602 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 30,241 students whose age under twenty five and 1,984 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Irvine.
Especially, 755 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Irvine.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 28,662 | 12,584 | 16,078 |
Under 18 | 755 | 223 | 532 |
18-19 | 11,436 | 4,526 | 6,910 |
20-21 | 12,216 | 5,512 | 6,704 |
22-24 | 3,322 | 1,838 | 1,484 |
25-29 | 610 | 336 | 274 |
30-34 | 164 | 76 | 88 |
35-39 | 86 | 37 | 49 |
40-49 | 52 | 24 | 28 |
50-64 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
65 and over | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 28,662 | 12,584 | 16,078 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,275 | 3,673 | 3,602 |
18-19 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
20-21 | 173 | 66 | 107 |
22-24 | 2,335 | 1,200 | 1,135 |
25-29 | 3,102 | 1,547 | 1,555 |
30-34 | 1,024 | 544 | 480 |
35-39 | 343 | 184 | 159 |
40-49 | 233 | 106 | 127 |
50-64 | 60 | 22 | 38 |
65 and over | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 7,275 | 3,673 | 3,602 |
Online Student Population
At University of California-Irvine, 17,416 students (48.46% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,519 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,418 students live in California where University of California-Irvine is located in and 411 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,937 | 28,662 | 7,275 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,519 | 187 | 2,332 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 14,897 | 12,174 | 2,723 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 18,521 | 16,301 | 2,220 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,519 | 187 | 2,332 |
California Residents | 1,418 | 157 | 1,261 |
Other State in U.S. | 411 | 2 | 409 |
Outside of U.S. | 675 | 28 | 647 |
Unknown | 15 | 0 | 15 |