Academic Partners

University of California, Irvine

Founded in 1965, the University of California, Irvine combines the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UC Irvine’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.

Programs Supported at UC Irvine

School of Biological Sciences

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

School of Medicine

School of Physical Sciences

About UC Irvine

With over 35,000 students,  UC Irvine is among the most dynamic campuses in the University of California system. Increasingly a first-choice campus for students, UC Irvine ranks among the top U.S. universities in the number of undergraduate applications and continues to admit freshmen with highly competitive academic profiles.     It is the youngest member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an association of 62 distinguished North American universities recognized for the breadth and quality of their research and graduate programs.  As one of Orange County’s largest employers, UC Irvine generates an annual economic impact on the county of $5 billion. 

UC Irvine fosters the passionate and enthusiastic expansion of knowledge through quality education. Graduates are equipped with the tools of analysis, expression and cultural understanding necessary for leadership in today’s world.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s best universities – public and private – UC Irvine excels in a broad range of fields, garnering national recognition for many schools, departments and programs. Three UC Irvine researchers have won Nobel Prizes – two in chemistry and one in physics.

The university is noted for its top-rated research and graduate programs, extensive commitment to undergraduate education, and growing number of professional schools and programs of academic and social significance.