UCI again ranks first among U.S. universities younger than 50

UC Irvine ranked first among U.S. universities under 50 years old – and seventh worldwide – in a report released today by Times Higher Education. UC Irvine has been the top U.S. university and in the top-10 worldwide each year since the THE’s “100 Under 50” rankings were introduced three years ago. UC Irvine will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2015 and is the youngest institution in the prestigious Association of American Universities.

Highlights of 2013 at UCI

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement … and zombies

UC Irvine again in top 50 in US News ‘Best Colleges'

UC Irvine remained in the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top colleges and universities released today,  sharing the No. 49 spot with Northeastern University, Mass., and University of Florida.

UCI Mock Trial team boasts best 3-year record in US

UC Irvine’s Mock Trial team has the best overall three-year record in the country, according to the American Mock Trial Association.

UC Irvine Medical Center among ‘America's Best Hospitals' for 13th consecutive year

Orange, Calif., July 16, 2013 — For the 13th consecutive year, UC Irvine Medical Center has been listed among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and is ranked in the top 50 nationally in three specialties: 30th for geriatrics, 47th for kidney disorders and 48th for urology. “UC Irvine Health is committed […]

UCI again ranks first among US universities younger than 50

“As we near our 50th anniversary, this recognition shows that we’ve fulfilled the vision articulated by our founding chancellor, Daniel G. Aldrich Jr., when he dedicated the campus,” said current Chancellor Michael V. Drake.

UCI again ranks first among US universities younger than 50

“As we near our 50th anniversary, this recognition shows that we’ve fulfilled the vision articulated by our founding chancellor, Daniel G. Aldrich Jr., when he dedicated the campus,” said current Chancellor Michael V. Drake.

Crowdsourcing is better predictor of celebrity deaths than chance or age, UCI research team finds

UC Irvine professor of cognitive sciences Michael Lee and colleagues discovered that the collective opinions of users of Ranker—a website that solicits crowd input on a variety of topics—predicted recent celebrity deaths better than individual users, chance or age.

Bill Maurer named dean of School of Social Sciences

Irvine, Calif., May 14, 2013 – After a nationwide search, UC Irvine anthropology professor Bill Maurer has been named dean of the campus’s largest academic unit, the School of Social Sciences. “It’s gratifying when we find that the very best person for the position in the country is already right here,” said Chancellor Michael Drake. “I’m […]

UCI's new School of Education jumps in U.S. News' graduate school ranking

Irvine, Calif., March 12, 2013 – UC Irvine’s School of Education is among a number of campus graduate programs moving up in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 ranking of “Best Graduate Schools,” announced today. The education school, approved in July by the University of California regents, leaped six spots, to 37th nationwide. Before its […]