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UC Irvine

UC Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697

Official telephone: (949) 824-5011

Website: www.uci.edu



Screen last updated on: August 6, 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 9,793 men, 10,137 women, 19,930 total
Full-time undergraduates: 9,478 men, 9,855 women, 19,333 total
Part-time undergraduates: 315 men, 282 women, 597 total
Total graduate students: 2,379 men, 1,686 women, 4,065 total
Full-time graduate students: 2,054 men, 1,516 women, 3,570 total
Part-time graduate students: 325 men, 170 women, 495 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 2%
First-year student breakdown:
2.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
52.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
11.3% Hispanic
26.0% White (non-Hispanic)
1.2% total international (nonresident aliens)
6.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
2.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
49.3% Asian or Pacific Islander
11.7% Hispanic
25.7% White (non-Hispanic)
2.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
8.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,475 acres
City or town school is located in: Irvine
Population of city/town: 180,803
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: UCI's Learning Center in Orange; UCI's Learning Center in Westminster Mall.
Nearest major city: Los Angeles
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 3,912,200
Online campus map: www.uci.edu/
campus_maps.php

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing guaranteed for first year only.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (51%)
  • women's dorms (1%)
  • sorority housing (3%)
  • fraternity housing (1%)
  • single-student apartments (31%)
  • married-student apartments (2%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Academic theme houses & Vista del Campo, a third party development. (11%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 78%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 34%
Percent of students who live off campus: 66%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 73%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 2156
Other computer facilities/services: UC Irvine is a participant in the CENIC consortium and is connected to CENICs regional high-speed network known as CalREN, through which the campus enjoys extremely good connectivity to all state colleges, universities and most notable private universities. CalREN is also connected to Abilene, the Internet2 network, and thus this level of network connectivity extends to most major universities around the country. UCI's connections to CalREN are gigabit-speed.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Langson Library, Science Library, Grunigen Medical Library
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Gateway Study Center, Art Galleries, Beall Center

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, Health/wellness counseling.
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 20
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 8%
Number of social sororities on campus: 20
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 8
Percent of women who join sororities: 9%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): New University (weekly)
Number of honor societies: 65
Total number of registered organizations: 401
Campus-based religious organizations:
numerous religious groups
Minority student organizations:
numerous ethnic groups
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
gospel choir, pep band, musical groups, folk dance and drama groups, Kabuki Theatre, speech and debating, comedy club, pep squad, team managers, USEE-EYES (optometry club), commuter club, Amnesty International, university ambassadors, academic and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Robert S. Chichester,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Stephanie Shrieve
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Dan Guerrero
University of California, Irvine
Crawford Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-4500



Athletics homepage: www.uci.edu/athletics.php
School colors: Blue and Gold
School mascot: Anteaters
Athletic conference memberships: Big West Conference (Division I, Football I-A);Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's crewno 
Men's golfyes 
Men's sailingno 
Men's socceryes 
Men's swimmingyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Men's volleyballyes 
Men's water poloyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's crewyes 
Women's cross-countryyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's sailingno 
Women's socceryes 
Women's swimmingyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's water poloyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 7%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 20%
Athletic facilities:
Crawford Hall Gym; Bren Events Center; Anteater Ballpark; Anteater Soccer/Track Stadium
Intramural/Recreational sports:
Anteater Recreation Center
Club sports for men:
Badminton; baseball; Cycling; Breakdancing; Dancesport; Fencing; Hiking; Ice Hockey; Lacrosse; Roller Hockey; Rugby; Soccer; Tennis; Ultimate Frisbee; Volleyball; Water Polo; Wrestling
Club sports for women:
Badminton; Cycling; Breakdancing; Dancesport; Fencing; Field Hockey; Hiking; Rugby; Soccer; Tennis; Water Polo; Ultimate Frisbee and Volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles (43 miles)
Nearest other airport: Santa Ana (SNA) (4 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Irvine (8 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Irvine (8 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 21%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 31% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Yale
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 37% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Boeing, Eli Lilly & Company, IBM, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Wells Fargo
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winning author
  • Kathie Lynn Olsen, Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation
  • Joseph McGinty Nichol (McG), film director ("Charlie's Angels" movies) and executive producer ("The O.C." television series).



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