placing it among the top 0.5% in the world. UCI's graduate philosophy program ranks among the finest worldwide, according to the Philosophical Gourmet Report, with the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science jointly achieving a 28th position in global rankings. The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities for 2024 ranked UCI 31st in the world, using "web indicators as proxies to assess [universities'] global performance comprehensively, considering its activities, outputs, relevance, and impact". The composite score was determined by "visibility" (24th), "transparency" (22nd), and "excellence" (83rd).
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For 2026, U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Irvine tied for 32nd among national universities in the U.S., tied for 9th among public universities, 12th in "Top Performers on Social Mobility", tied for 56th in "Most Innovative Schools", and tied for 35th in "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs".In 2019, Forbes ranked UCI 3rd out of the 300 Best Value …
