How UCI's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 34.41%, and this year's acceptance rate is 21.15% at University of California-Irvine. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 32.75% and women students' rate is 35.77%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Irvine than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-Irvine over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	47.46%	45.48%	49.13%
2013-14	42.39% -5.07%	40.18% -4.85%	44.28% -4.85%
2014-15	37.42% -4.97%	35.50% -5.24%	39.04% -5.24%
2015-16	38.68% 1.26%	36.95% 1.12%	40.16% 1.12%
2016-17	40.65% 1.97%	38.56% 2.27%	42.43% 2.27%
2017-18	36.51% -4.14%	35.27% -4.87%	37.56% -4.87%
2018-19	28.76% -7.75%	29.72% -9.60%	27.95% -9.60%
2019-20	26.54% -2.22%	24.89% -0.01%	27.95% -0.01%
2020-21	29.92% 3.38%	29.58% 2.25%	30.20% 2.25%
2021-22	29.00% -0.92%	26.00% 0.80%	31.00% 0.80%
2022-23	21.15% -7.85%	18.12% -7.20%	23.80% -7.20%
Average	34.41%	32.75%	35.77%

University of California-Irvine Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.42% where the current academic year yield is 22.47%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-Irvine from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	21.87%	21.52%	22.14%
2013-14	21.19% -0.68%	21.06% -0.84%	21.30% -0.84%
2014-15	21.84% 0.64%	22.77% -0.18%	21.12% -0.18%
2015-16	20.73% -1.10%	20.69% -0.35%	20.77% -0.35%
2016-17	20.71% -0.02%	22.24% -1.24%	19.53% -1.24%
2017-18	21.07% 0.36%	22.03% 0.78%	20.31% 0.78%
2018-19	21.19% 0.12%	22.95% -0.68%	19.63% -0.68%
2019-20	23.93% 2.74%	23.67% 4.50%	24.13% 4.50%
2020-21	19.68% -4.26%	19.89% -4.63%	19.50% -4.63%
2021-22	21.00% 1.32%	19.00% 2.50%	22.00% 2.50%
2022-23	22.47% 1.47%	21.62% 1.03%	23.03% 1.03%
Average	21.42%	21.59%	21.22%

University of California-Irvine Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 83,882, the average number of admitted is 27,383, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,849. The number of UCI applicants increased by 10.41% (11,241 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of California-Irvine from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	49,283	23,390	5,115
2013-14	56,515 7,232	23,956 -38	5,077 -38
2014-15	66,515 10,000	24,890 358	5,435 358
2015-16	71,775 5,260	27,764 321	5,756 321
2016-17	77,816 6,041	31,630 795	6,551 795
2017-18	85,092 7,276	31,063 -6	6,545 -6
2018-19	95,059 9,967	27,337 -752	5,793 -752
2019-20	95,565 506	25,360 276	6,069 276
2020-21	97,938 2,373	29,301 -304	5,765 -304
2021-22	107,950 10,012	31,306 809	6,574 809
2022-23	119,191 11,241	25,212 -910	5,664 -910
Average	83,882	27,383	5,849

University of California-Irvine Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UCI

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes