	University of California-Irvine 2016 University Academic Rankings
This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. (May 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The University of California, Irvine (UCI, UC Irvine, or Irvine), is a public research university located in Irvine, California, United States, and one of the 10 campuses in the University of California (UC) system. UC Irvine is considered a Public Ivy and offers 80 undergraduate degrees and 98 graduate and professional degrees. The university is designated as having very high research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and in fiscal year 2013 had $348 million in research and development expenditures according to the National Science Foundation. UC Irvine became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996, and is the youngest university to hold membership. The university also administers the UC Irvine Medical Center, a large teaching hospital in Orange, and its affiliated health sciences system; the University of California, Irvine, Arboretum; and a portion of the University of California Natural Reserve System. UCI was one of three new UC campuses established in the 1960s to accommodate growing enrollments across the UC system. A site in Orange County was identified in 1959, and in the following year the Irvine Company sold the University of California 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land for one dollar to establish the new campus. President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the campus in 1964. The UC Irvine Anteaters compete in 18 men's and women's sports in the NCAA Division I as members of the Big West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Anteaters have won 28 national championships in nine different team sports, 64 Anteaters have won individual national championships, and 53 Anteaters have competed in the Olympics. History \| Early years The University of California, Irvine was one of three new University of California campuses established in the 1960s under the California Master Plan for Higher Education with the San Diego and Santa Cruz campuses. During the 1950s, the University of California saw the need for the new campuses to handle both the large number of college-bound World War II veterans (largely due to the G. I. Bill) and the expected increase in enrollment from the post-war baby boom. One of the new campuses was to be in the Los Angeles area; the location selected was Irvine Ranch, an area of agricultural land bisecting Orange County from north to south. This site was chosen to accommodate the county's growing population, complement the growth of nearby UCLA and UC Riverside, and allow for the construction of a master planned community in the surrounding area. Unlike most other University of California campuses, UCI was not named for the city it was built in; at the time of the university's founding (1965), the current city of Irvine (incorporated in 1971) did not exist. The name "Irvine" is a reference to James Irvine, a landowner who administered the 94,000-acre (38,000 ha) Irvine Ranch. In 1960, The Irvine Company sold 1,000 acres (400 ha) of the Irvine Ranch to the University of California for one dollar, since a company policy prohibited the donation of property to a public entity. The University purchased an additional 510 acres (210 ha) in 1964 for housing and commercial developments. Much of the land that was not purchased by UCI (which is now occupied by the cities of Irvine, Tustin, Newport Beach, and Newport Coast) is now held under The Irvine Company. During this time, the University also hired William Pereira and Associates as the Master Planner of the Irvine Ranch area. Pereira intended for the UC Irvine campus to complement ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of California Details

University of California Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Big West Conference
public	Public
scores	1685/1123/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[108
overall ROI rank	[162
size	medium-large
undergrads	24489
grads	5562
price	54455
drop	14
stem	39
research	341
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of California-Irvine?

1. number 108 for Academics.

2. number 162 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of California-Irvine?

1. University of Utah

2. Colorado State University-Fort Collins

3. University of Colorado Boulder

4. Iowa State University

5. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

6. Oregon State University

7. University of California-Davis

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of California National Academic Rankings

University of California National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	108	213	215	120	110	23	56	201	162
All	97	100	100	88	86	23	47	92	100
All Nonivy	92	99	99	84	82	17	41	91	99
Public	46	76	79	62	59	9	32	82	73
Stem Low	70	95	95	72	67	19	42	93	93
Big West Conference	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4
West Coast Region	15	38	38	14	14	8	12	34	18
State of California	14	28	27	13	13	7	8	18	14
Top Ten Top250	108	213	215	120	110	23	56	201	162
Top Ten Big West Conference	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California

University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.84	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
99.76	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
99.48	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
98.98	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
93.27	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
93.17	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
92.59	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
92.39	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
92.28	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
92.07	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
91.61	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
91.37	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
91.17	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
89.85	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
86.61	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
86.41	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
86.12	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
86.05	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
86.03	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	308	408
85.93	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
85.70	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
85.70	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
85.53	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
85.41	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
85.37	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
85.32	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
85.26	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
85.16	California State University-Long Beach	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	318	387
85.11	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
85.01	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
84.97	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
84.95	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
84.73	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
84.60	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
84.55	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
84.49	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
84.03	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
83.85	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
83.62	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
83.53	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
83.47	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
83.10	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
82.85	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
81.24	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
79.72	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
79.43	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
79.38	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
79.34	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
78.80	The University of Texas at Arlington	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	240	157
78.77	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.83	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
95.70	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
95.56	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
94.83	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
94.56	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
94.26	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
93.84	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
93.35	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
93.04	American Athletic Conference (Average)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	98
92.84	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
92.66	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
92.56	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
91.61	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
89.87	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
88.17	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
87.99	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
87.80	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
87.36	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
87.20	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
86.96	Atlantic 10 Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	158
85.40	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
85.27	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
85.18	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
85.07	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
82.96	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
80.61	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
78.71	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
78.16	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
78.16	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
77.84	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
77.41	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123

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