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“We are delighted that UCI has once again been recognized as one of the premier universities in the nation,” said Chancellor Howard Gillman. “This ranking reflects our deep commitment to providing student opportunity and validates our intentional agenda to promote the American dream by being an engine of upward mobility through higher education.”
According to Money, UCI scored highly in the areas of quality, affordability and outcomes. It’s among the top public universities in the U.S. for Pell Grant enrollment and favorable graduate outcomes for these students. Money also notes that UCI has a high percentage of students receiving some form of a financial aid grant (69 percent) who graduate with lower levels of debt. These factors determining the Money ranking help explain why, among UC campuses, UCI had the largest total number of in-state freshman applications for the 2022-23 academic year, as well as the second-most from underrepresented minorities and Chicanos/Latinos.
In indicators of short- and long-term affordability, UCI continually excels. Nearly 10,000 UCI enrollees received Pell Grants in 2021-22, many of them first-generation students, for whom a university education is a means of upward social mobility. UCI has a webpage on its commitment to helping individuals achieve the American dream.
The Money recognition is the latest in a series putting UCI in the top tier of U.S. universities for affordability and excellence. In 2019, Money ranked UCI No. 1, and Forbes put UCI first in the country among public universities for “best value” – a school’s ability to deliver the biggest bang for the tuition buck based on costs, academic quality, postgrad earnings, student debt and graduation success. U.S. News & World Report currently rates UCI the ninth-best public university in America. And in the 2019 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking of this nation’s universities, UCI placed first for offering an inclusive, supportive learning environment.
A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, UCI has twice topped The New York Times’ College Access Index of U.S. universities “doing the most for the American dream” for its commitment to upward mobility.
About the University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UCI is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. For more on UCI, visit www.uci.edu.
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