Irvine College and University Demographics

There are a total of 265 degree and certificate programs offered at Irvine's 6 colleges and universities. You can choose to study in fields ranging from history, general to anatomy to cell/cellular biology and histology.

Irvine's top-ranked school is University of California-Irvine. In 2010, it received a nationwide rank of 16th. Approximately 27,142 students are currently enrolled at University of California-Irvine. Amongst students at University of California-Irvine, the most popular area of study is Biology.

Tuition

Irvine schools charge an average tuition of $6,343 per year. To see the variation in tuition rates at different colleges in Irvine, compare the tuition at Concordia University, which charges students $26,000 per year, to the tuition at Irvine Valley College, which charges students $827 per year in tuition.

Financial Aid

In 2008, $159,010,894 of the total $170,036,594 in financial aid received by Irvine students was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships. The school giving the most institutional grants and scholarships in Irvine was University of California-Irvine, which gave students $109,831,000 in institutional financial aid.

Irvine Student Demographics

In 2010, there were 49,883 students enrolled in colleges and universities in the city of Irvine. This is 2% of the total number of students enrolled in colleges throughout the state of California. The school with the highest number of student enrolled in Irvine was University of California-Irvine, with 27,142 students. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine, with only 84 students, had the lowest total enrollment in Irvine.

Graduation and Retention Rates

Approximately 74% of students who enroll as first year students at Irvine schools return to complete their second year. For every 100 students who enroll in Irvine schools, 65 eventually graduate. Graduation rates, however, can vary from college to college. University of California-Irvine has a graduation rate of 82%, while Irvine Valley College has a graduation rate of 36%.

Diversity

Approximately 56% of students enrolled in Irvine schools are female. 19% of Irvine college students are older than 24 years. In 2009, 63% of Irvine college students identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority. The Irvine school with the highest percentage of minority students was University of California-Irvine, with 75% of students identifying themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background.

Irvine Faculty Demographics

Irvine schools had 2,256 faculty members in 2010. The ratio of female to male faculty was [Female Faculty Ratio] to [Male Faculty Ratio] for Irvine schools. And 49% of faculty were from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

Irvine schools had an average faculty to student ratio of 1 to 29 in 2009. Institute of Transpersonal Psychology had faculty to student ratio of 1 to 1, which was the highest for all schools in Irvine.