University of California-Irvine

admitted, making UC Irvine's acceptance rate 21% for fall 2022. The first-year median weighted GPA was 4.22 for fall 2022.
The incoming 2024 freshmen were predominantly from Los Angeles County (27.7%), followed by Orange County (24.8%), San Bernardino County (6.6%), Riverside County (7.1%), and San Diego County (6.5%). Of the 2024 freshmen international students, a majority came from Asia. 63.9% were from China, 8.8% from India, 6.6% from South Korea, and a distant 2.8% from Taiwan.
Admission rates also vary by the residency of applicants. For Fall 2024, California residents had a selectivity rate of 21.8% out of 87,538 applicants, with a yield rate of 26.1%. Out of state residents saw greater rate of admission, with 49.8% of 15,792 applicants receiving acceptance. However, only 7.6% of those admitted went on to enroll. Of the 19,376 international students who applied, 43.1% were accepted and 13.8% went on to enroll.
That year, the most popular major for freshmen was Undeclared (22%), followed by Biological …