The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a public land-grant research university located in Irvine, California, in the United States. It serves as one of the ten campuses within the University of California system and became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996.
The institution offers a wide range of academic programs, including 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and professional degrees. As of Fall 2024, the university enrolled approximately 30,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students.
UCI is classified as an "R1: Doctoral University – Very high research activity." In 2023, the university reported $609.6 million in research and development expenditures, which ranked it 56th nationally.