Does UC Irvine require the SAT? No, it's test blind
UC Irvine is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 29% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
UC Irvine doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 29% admit rate, UC Irvine is a Target for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
UC Irvine by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 29%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · UC Irvine admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
UC Irvine admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 71%, from 71,775 in 2015 to 122,699 in 2024, and UC Irvine's admit rate went from 39% to 29%.
- 39%
- 29%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 122,699 | 35,054 | 29% |
| 2023 | 121,101 | 30,962 | 26% |
| 2022 | 119,191 | 25,212 | 21% |
| 2021 | 107,950 | 31,110 | 29% |
| 2020 | 97,938 | 29,301 | 30% |
| 2019 | 95,565 | 25,360 | 27% |
| 2018 | 95,059 | 27,337 | 29% |
| 2017 | 85,092 | 31,063 | 37% |
| 2016 | 77,816 | 31,630 | 41% |
| 2015 | 71,775 | 27,764 | 39% |
In fall 2024, 6,736 of the 35,054 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
UC Irvine waitlist
Waitlist
13,155 applicants were offered a spot, 6,259 took it, and 6,259 were admitted from it.
100%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2024–25.
UC Irvine cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $14,251
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 87%
- Median earnings
- $80,735
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 31,738
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like UC Irvine
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 27% admittedTest blind
- Cal Poly SLOSan Luis Obispo, CA · 31% admittedTest blind
- PitzerClaremont, CA · 25% admittedTest blind
- UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · 33% admittedTest blind
- ReedPortland, OR · 25% admittedTest blind
- San Diego StateSan Diego, CA · 36% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- UC Irvine Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- UC Irvine admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- UC Irvine website
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