UCIrvine offers a wide variety of academic and professional degrees, and we welcome talented and forward-thinking students from across the country and around the world to apply to our graduate programs. UCI offers admission to those applicants who have the highest potential to succeed in graduate study and who are most likely to have substantial impact on their chosen field of interest through research, teaching or professional endeavors. We value our graduate students as important participants in the scholarship and research conducted at UC Irvine.

The Graduate Division Admissions staff process more than 12,000 applications each year and provide a wide range of services to prospective students, applicants, admitted students, faculty and staff. The links below will provide information and resources to help you navigate the graduate admissions process.

To learn about how to apply, please see the Applying to UCI page, or if you're ready to apply, click on the Apply Now button above!

Admissions Criteria

All applicants must meet the following minimum academic requirements:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a recognized academic institution with degree standards equivalent to those of the University of California
• Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
• Provide official standardized test scores (GRE) , except for applicants to MFA (Master’s of Fine Arts) programs, Nursing Sciences, and the Teacher Credential program

Please note that individual graduate programs may have additional requirements for admission.

International Students

UCIrvine welcomes applications from students with U.S. bachelor’s degrees or equivalent degrees from institutions of recognized standing in other countries. Assessment of a degree from an international institution is based on the characteristics of the national system of education, the type of institution attanded, and the level of studies completed.

In addition to the admissions criteria listed above, international students must meet other requirements and must demonstrate English language proficiency