Overview

• Location: Irvine, California
• Total Enrollment: 32,911
• Established: 1965
• Carnegie R1 University

Excellence Model

Multicultural Discovery Enterprise

• Recently earned Hispanic Serving Institution designation
• Added 250 new faculty lines in five years 
• Added seed funding to support interdisciplinary center proposals
• Hired staff to oversee and write faculty award nominations
• Implemented a negotiated salary program (up to 30% more salary above base, based on gifts and grants)

Urban Serving

• Altered admissions practices to do holistic application reviews

World Engaged

• Developed a pipeline of students from China 

Exceptional Student Experience

• Emphasizes interdisciplinary research and pedagogy

Ranking and Recognitions

• #42 (tie) in National Universities (U.S. News)
• #1 University doing the most for the American dream (New York Times)
• 29 graduate programs ranked in nation’s top 50
• #12 on the Social Mobility Index (CollegeNET/Payscale)

In the News

• UC Irvine's rare distinction: It's an elite research university that's a haven for Latinos
  June 9, 2017

 
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