UC Irvine Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 (Latest)

The acceptance rate for the UC Irvine Class of 2030 is 30.29%, reflecting a steady increase from a low of 21.3% for the Class of 2026. While the acceptance rate has climbed, the applicant pool has also grown to 125,987 students.

UC Irvine Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030

UC Irvine admitted 38,165 of 125,987 applicants to the Class of 2030, an acceptance rate of 30.29%.[1] These are the figures the university announced for the cycle; the Common Data Set for this class publishes later in the year.

Figures are for the Fall 2026 entering class (Class of 2030) based on preliminary first-year admissions data published by the University of California Office of the President reflecting offers as of June 17, 2026.

UC Irvine Acceptance Rate by Year

Across the 7 cycles with official figures, the acceptance rate has risen from 28.8% (Class of 2022) to 28.8% (Class of 2028).[2]

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2028	122,706	35,317	28.8%
2027	121,095	31,184	25.8%
2026	119,199	25,358	21.3%
2025	107,952	31,239	28.9%
2024	97,942	29,301	29.9%
2023	95,568	25,361	26.5%
2022	95,065	27,339	28.8%

UC Irvine Waitlist Statistics

For the Class of 2028, UC Irvine offered a waitlist place to 13,155 applicants, of whom 6,259 accepted it, and 6,259 were ultimately admitted.[2] That is a 100.0% admit rate among students who stayed on the list.

Class	Offered a place	Accepted a place	Admitted off the waitlist
2028	13,155	6,259	6,259
2027	9,861	3,533	2,979
2025	8,765	1,288	189
2024	18,621	11,081	2,664
2023	17,018	8,608	1,610
2022	12,522	6,428	136

Admitted Student Test Scores (Class of 2024)

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored:[2]

• SAT (combined mid-50%): 1215–1450 (EBRW 600–700, Math 615–750)

The combined SAT range is the sum of the two section ranges, not a true composite percentile.

UC Irvine Yield Rate

Of the 35,317 students admitted to the Class of 2028, 6,736 enrolled, a yield rate of 19.1%.[2] Yield is what the university is really managing when it sets an admit rate, so it moves the acceptance rate more than application volume does.

Class	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield
2028	35,317	6,736	19.1%
2027	31,184	6,796	21.8%
2026	25,358	5,794	22.8%
2025	31,239	6,489	20.8%
2024	29,301	5,765	19.7%
2023	25,361	6,068	23.9%
2022	27,339	5,794	21.2%

What This Means for Your Application

• Prepare for crowded pools: The applicant pool reached 125,987 for the Class of 2030 after growing from 95,065 for the Class of 2022.
• Acceptances are trending upward: The university admitted 38,165 students for the Class of 2030 to reach an acceptance rate of 30.29%.
• Waitlist outcomes vary wildly: The school admitted 6,259 waitlisted students for the Class of 2028 but only 189 students for the Class of 2025.