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Academics & Majors

Graduation Statistics

81%

graduate within six years
  • 82% within eight years
  • 60% within four years
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7,943 Graduates
University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) offers bachelors through doctoral degrees.
Bachelor's Master's Doctoral

Faculty Overview

3,437 Faculty
Full Time
  • 1,920 Instructional
  • 0 Research
  • 0 Public Service
Part Time
  • 1,517 Instructional
  • 0 Research
  • 0 Public Service

Study Options

Distance Learning

Can't make it to the campus? This college has remote classroom options.

Study Abroad Opportunities

This college has programs to study and gain cultural experiences in countries around the world.

Teacher Certification Offered

This college offers teacher certification.

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Reviews: Academic Rigor
  • Alina from Torrance, CA
  • 5
  • “The professors at UC Irvine really care about you. Although the lectures are quite large, professors always take plenty of their time for office hours and you can even schedule…”

  • Jul-07-2009 » Read More
  • Emi from Temecula, CA
  • 5
  • “Being that I have only been at UCI for one year so far, I feel that I am really learning a lot from my professors and from the students that…”

  • Aug-25-2009 » Read More

Programs & Majors

Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.

Architecture and Related Services Bachelor Master Doctorate
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - 32 -
Environmental Design/Architecture 6 - 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate
African-American/Black Studies 6 - -
Asian-American Studies 9 - -
Chinese Studies 4 - -
East Asian Studies 5 - -
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other - 3 -
European Studies/Civilization 4 - -
German Studies 3 - -
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 15 - -
Women's Studies 4 - -
Biological and Biomedical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
Anatomy - - 9
Biochemistry - - 9
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology 9 - -
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 905 - -
Biotechnology - 13 -
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology 10 2 9
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 12 2 6
Environmental Toxicology - 5 -
Genetics, General 5 - -
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - 1 6
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 8 - -
Molecular Biology - 4 10
Neurobiology and Anatomy - - 10
Pathology/Experimental Pathology - - 2
Pharmacology and Toxicology - 1 5
Physiology, General - - 1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Bachelor Master Doctorate
Business Administration and Management, General - 341 8
Business/Managerial Economics 450 - -
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Bachelor Master Doctorate
Journalism 71 - -
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Bachelor Master Doctorate
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - 18 10
Computer and Information Sciences, General 73 33 31
Computer and Information Sciences, Other - 7 1
Computer Graphics - 2 -
Computer Science 55 35 2
Information Science/Studies 27 - -
Education Bachelor Master Doctorate
Education, General - 6 -
Educational Leadership and Administration, General - - 19
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels - 162 -
Engineering Bachelor Master Doctorate
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 23 - -
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 96 10 15
Chemical Engineering 37 7 2
Civil Engineering, General 90 31 10
Computer Engineering, General 42 - -
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 44 34 15
Engineering, General - 1 -
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 6 8 1
Manufacturing Engineering - 2 -
Materials Engineering 1 19 4
Mechanical Engineering 112 38 10
English Language and Literature/Letters Bachelor Master Doctorate
Creative Writing - 14 -
English Language and Literature, General 169 42 12
Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor Master Doctorate
Chinese Language and Literature 4 - -
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 3 2
Comparative Literature 7 7 6
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - - 3
French Language and Literature 6 1 1
German Language and Literature - - 1
Japanese Language and Literature 14 - -
Korean Language and Literature 1 - -
Latin Language and Literature - - -
Spanish Language and Literature 30 6 1
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
Genetic Counseling/Counselor - 6 -
Medicine - - 103
Nursing Practice - - -
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 41 - -
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 8 - -
Public Health, Other 186 - -
History Bachelor Master Doctorate
History, General 109 10 15
Mathematics and Statistics Bachelor Master Doctorate
Mathematics, General 75 3 12
Statistics, General - 7 -
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 14 - -
Cognitive Science - - 1
International/Global Studies 244 - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 117 21 2
Neuroscience 33 - -
Natural Resources and Conservation Bachelor Master Doctorate
Environmental Studies - - 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate
Philosophy 42 8 3
Religion/Religious Studies 8 - -
Physical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
Chemistry, General 127 13 20
Chemistry, Other - 2 2
Geology/Earth Science, General 21 9 2
Physics, General 36 14 13
Physics, Other - 4 7
Psychology Bachelor Master Doctorate
Psychology, General 363 12 10
Social Psychology 335 - 4
Public Administration and Social Service Professions Bachelor Master Doctorate
Public Policy Analysis - - 6
Social Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate
Anthropology 93 8 3
Criminology 283 26 3
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 34 - -
Economics, General 333 9 4
Economics, Other - - 1
Political Science and Government, General 393 13 9
Social Sciences, General 43 - -
Social Sciences, Other - 20 2
Sociology 243 6 6
Urban Studies/Affairs 6 - -
Visual and Performing Arts Bachelor Master Doctorate
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 44 - -
Dance, General 49 9 -
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 102 23 3
Film/Cinema Studies 94 - -
Fine/Studio Arts, General 88 11 -
Music Performance, General 22 - -
Music, General 9 8 -
Visual and Performing Arts, Other - 4 12