UCI ranks No. 3 for Top Colleges in the West for Diversity

The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings has ranked UCI No. 3 for Diversity in its annual ranking that was released on Nov. 17, 2021. UCI, Cal State Northridge, and San Francisco State all tied No. 3 nationally for the diversity of their students and faculty. In the WSJ/THE rankings, diversity accounts for 10 […]

UCI Student Center

UCI is ranked among nation’s top 10 public universities for seventh year in a row

U.S. News also puts campus at No. 2 for social mobility for second consecutive year

Ronald Fleming (right), executive director of UCI Transportation and Distribution Services, helps U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh connect an electric car to a campus charging station, with (from left) Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Regent John A. Pérez, UCI Vice Chancellor for Research Pramod Khargonekar, U.S. Rep. Mike Levin and Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan looking on.

UCI is No. 2 in Sierra magazine’s 2021 ‘Cool Schools’ ranking of sustainability leaders

Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 12 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes

A June 4 ceremony honoring Chancellor Emeritus Michael V. Drake (right) included campus and community leaders, such as UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman (left).

UCI christens Michael Drake Drive to honor former chancellor

Drake, the current UC president, led campus during era of unprecedented growth

School of Medicine commencement

2020 Year in Review

Throughout a truly unprecedented and turbulent year, UCI has not only survived but thrived, a feat that wouldn’t have been possible without the strength of its community. When the coronavirus first began to spread across the globe and overwhelm healthcare systems, scientists such as Dr. Albert Chang, medical director of the Student Health Center; Dr. Susan Huang, medical director of epidemiology and […]

School of Social Ecology building on UCI campus

UCI online criminology master’s program ranked #1 in the nation for second year in a row

Named 2021 best in criminal justice by U.S. News & World Report

School of Education dean and distinguished professor recognized as influential scholars

School of Education dean Richard Arum and distinguished professor Greg Duncan have been named to the 2021 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. The annual list recognizes the 200 university-based scholars in the country who had the most influence on educational practice and policy. Arum is principal investigator of the Next-Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project, supported […]

UCI is No. 1 in Sierra magazine’s 2020 ‘Cool Schools’ ranking of sustainability leaders

Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 11 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes

UCI is No. 2 in nation for diversity in 2021 Wall Street Journal ranking

UCI was named number two in the nation by the The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education 2021 College Rankings, released today. Referred to as “environment” in the methodology, the WSJ/THE rankings measure school environments based on factors including the percentage of Pell Grant recipients — a proxy for students from low-income backgrounds — the racial […]

UCI campus: first day of fall classes in 2019, students walking near the student center.

UCI is ranked among nation’s top 10 public universities for sixth year in a row

Campus also climbs to No. 2 for social mobility in annual U.S. News evaluation