Enrollment Trends at UCI

6,461

Total Enrollment

1,905

Men

4,556

Women

The student population at University of California-Irvine is 37,297 (30,204 undergraduate and 7,093 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,461 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UCI is 80.98% which is increased by 4,948 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,513 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

614 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 453.15% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 35,440 where 37,297 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

80.98% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.02% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 4,948 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,513 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in UCI than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of California-Irvine since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1630,83625,25611,67513,5815,5803,1312,449
2016-1732,754
1,918
27,331
2,075
12,828
1,153
14,503
922
5,423
-157
2,988
-143
2,435
-14
2017-1835,242
2,488
29,307
1,976
13,871
1,043
15,436
933
5,935
512
3,211
223
2,724
289
2018-1936,032
790
29,736
429
14,454
583
15,282
-154
6,296
361
3,344
133
2,952
228
2019-2036,908
876
30,382
646
14,539
85
15,843
561
6,526
230
3,395
51
3,131
179
2020-2136,303
-605
29,638
-744
14,015
-524
15,623
-220
6,665
139
3,372
-23
3,293
162
2021-2236,505
202
29,449
-189
13,369
-646
16,080
457
7,056
391
3,514
142
3,542
249
2022-2335,937
-568
28,662
-787
12,584
-785
16,078
-2
7,275
219
3,673
159
3,602
60
2023-2436,582
645
29,503
841
13,009
425
16,494
416
7,079
-196
3,516
-157
3,563
-39
2024-2537,297
715
30,204
701
13,258
249
16,946
452
7,093
14
3,453
-63
3,640
77
Average35,44028,94713,36015,5876,4933,3603,133
University of California-Irvine Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 28,947 where 30,204 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of California-Irvine since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1625,25624,85411,43113,423402244158
2016-1727,33126,88912,56714,322442261181
2017-1829,30728,85513,61915,236452252200
2018-1929,73629,25114,18315,068485271214
2019-2030,38229,79714,21015,587585329256
2020-2129,63828,99013,64115,349648374274
2021-2229,44928,75312,96515,788696404292
2022-2328,66227,93212,21315,719730371359
2023-2429,50328,88412,67716,207619332287
2024-2530,20429,55912,89816,661645360285
Average28,94728,94713,04015,33628,947320251
University of California-Irvine Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,493 where 7,093 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of California-Irvine since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,5805,1982,8922,306382239143
2016-175,4235,0922,7832,309331205126
2017-185,9355,5973,0142,583338197141
2018-196,2965,9493,1532,796347191156
2019-206,5266,1393,2052,934387190197
2020-216,6656,3293,2183,111336154182
2021-227,0566,5513,2903,261505224281
2022-237,2756,8013,4403,361474233241
2023-247,0796,6273,3073,320452209243
2024-257,0936,6523,2253,427441228213
Average6,4936,4933,1532,9416,493207192
University of California-Irvine Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.78% and the percentage of black students is 2.19% at University of California-Irvine. 34.43% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 24.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 18.53% to 14.78%. Asian enrollment grew from 33.51% to 34.43%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.87% to 2.19%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 22.47% to 24.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7955 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.8012 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of California-Irvine over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-162610,3345766,9291115,7151,103
2016-172310,7156177,7991045,6891,172
2017-182411,4516878,422925,9961,313
2018-193411,7357718,462935,9161,442
2019-202812,1917818,607795,9611,579
2020-212812,3307698,332775,7971,642
2021-223112,1948428,623695,8261,748
2022-234412,2328018,645535,5491,896
2023-245212,7897968,767375,5172,184
2024-254712,8438169,146295,5132,204
Average3411,8817468,373745,7481,628
University of California-Irvine Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

614 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 453.15% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of California-Irvine from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1630,8361111,43429,291
2016-1732,7541012,33730,316
2017-1835,2421004,44330,699
2018-1936,0321824,85230,998
2019-2036,9082045,26231,442
2020-2136,30334,1401,809354
2021-2236,5056,19323,4486,864
2022-2335,9372,51914,89718,521
2023-2436,58262812,90123,053
2024-2537,29761412,86223,821
Average35,4404,4798,42522,536

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