UCI Comparisons

9/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Irvine, CA
5.0 2 reviews

#11 Best Public Universities in America

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Compare with California Public Colleges

Compare with California Public Colleges for University of California Irvine
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$519 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$6,994 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$625 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$692 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$1,052 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	$7,312 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$8,372 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$1,036 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$2,126 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA	$116 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$283 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA	$7,942 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with California Private Colleges

Compare with California Private Colleges for University of California Irvine
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$50,188 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$56,375 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$54,196 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$44,770 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$46,635 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$45,571 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$49,262 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$50,176 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$49,698 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$50,552 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$41,358 higher in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$30,528 higher in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$45,156 higher in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$52,891 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$52,258 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$50,228 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whittier College Whittier, CA	$35,628 higher in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	$37,862 higher in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$33,262 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$36,838 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$23,006 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	$40,766 higher in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$52,056 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA	$14,478 higher in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	$3,499 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$28,427 higher in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of California Irvine
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$9,341 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$10,066 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$168 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$4,272 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$4,922 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$226 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$3,542 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$2,832 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$2,478 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$2,749 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$6,923 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$5,730 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$2,568 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$1,796 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$56 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$3,578 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$1,322 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$4,791 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$2,050 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$6,204 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$1,078 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$2,207 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$1,492 higher in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$8,340 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$5,322 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$8,258 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$6,624 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110653.

Last updated: August 2026