University of California, Irvine
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of California, Irvine is a public research university in Irvine, CA (city setting), with 29,503 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 26% of 121,101 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $69,828 a year for out-of-state students and $39,051 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,647 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 86% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, psychology, business. The campus reported 1.62 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of California, Irvine ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,237 in-state · $45,014 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 83 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 33 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of California, Irvine
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of California, Irvine teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big West Conference | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $1.3M | $39,410 | 975 | |
| Baseball | Big West Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $2.3M | $57,962 | 982 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $4.2M | $265,500 | 955 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.9M | $180,251 | 962 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big West Conference | 11 | room 6 | 2 | $14k | $1,282 | 997 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big West Conference | 31 | 14 over | 2 | $40k | $1,295 | 999 | |
| Men's Golf | Big West Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $333k | $37,025 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big West Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $397k | $39,682 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big West Conference | 28 | at cap | 3 | $978k | $34,911 | 966 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big West Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $566k | $62,939 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big West Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $397k | $36,062 | 993 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big West Conference | 31 | room 14 | 1 | $347k | $11,203 | 955 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 60 | 15 over | 5 | $674k | $11,236 | 981 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 19 | 1 over | 3 | $963k | $50,709 | 979 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big West Conference | 23 | 5 over | 4 | $1.1M | $45,778 | 995 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Big West Conference | 27 | 3 over | 3 | $530k | $19,628 | 981 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Big West Conference | 23 | room 1 | 3 | $811k | $35,245 | 983 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.