Freshman Applicants
Prospective freshmen must meet certain criteria to be eligible for admission. International students must also demonstrate English proficiency and score well on UCI-accepted entrance examinations.
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Snapshot of the 2020 Admitted Freshman Class
Applicants | Admits | Admission Rate |
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97,943 | 29,296 | 29.9% |
If you’re like most applicants to UCI, you excelled in high school or your current higher education institution. Congratulations on your success!
But there’s more to a UCI student than a great academic record. At UCI, we also value uniqueness. So whether or not you have the highest GPA, we want to know what distinguishes you from everyone else.
Use the following statistics as a general guide to selectivity and not as a predictor of your chance for admission to UCI.
Averages | GPA (weighted) | GPA (unweighted) |
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Median | 4.11 | 3.89 |
Middle 25% - 75% | 3.96-4.25 | 3.75-4.00 |
Prospective freshmen must meet certain criteria to be eligible for admission. International students must also demonstrate English proficiency and score well on UCI-accepted entrance examinations.
Prospective transfer students must meet certain criteria as well as school-specific requirements set by their intended school of study. International students must also demonstrate English proficiency.
Why UCI?
From the largest dodgeball game to the largest game of capture the flag, UCI students have started a tradition of breaking Guinness world records.
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