COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110653PUBLIC

IRVINE, CA

University of California-Irvine

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$14,251Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate86.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$74,438working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$15,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$74,438
Median earnings 5 years after completion$72,659

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$8,123
$30,001–48,000$9,313
$48,001–75,000$11,642
$75,001–110,000$15,164
$110,001+$30,546

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion86.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention93.9%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients36.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share20.3%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid39.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,439federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates30,197IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate28.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$15,000

6,522 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

22 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 148 working graduates$132,357 earnings · $19,233 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 577 working graduates$127,404 earnings · $15,500 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$106,871 earnings · $19,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 235 working graduates$99,111 earnings · $14,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$96,354 earnings · $19,700 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$96,347 earnings · $20,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$83,937 earnings · $15,499 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 187 working graduates$80,755 earnings · $13,000 debt →Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 379 working graduates$77,807 earnings · $15,000 debt →ChemistryBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$74,810 earnings · $13,276 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 253 working graduates$63,318 earnings · $16,293 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 339 working graduates$60,430 earnings · $17,285 debt →CriminologyBachelor's Degree · 388 working graduates$57,935 earnings · $15,865 debt →International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$57,116 earnings · $15,250 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 202 working graduates$56,457 earnings · $15,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 179 working graduates$56,380 earnings · $14,883 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 320 working graduates$56,273 earnings · $15,767 debt →Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 243 working graduates$54,356 earnings · $15,575 debt →Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree · 495 working graduates$54,323 earnings · $13,000 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$54,299 earnings · $18,176 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$51,423 earnings · $16,300 debt →AnthropologyBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$50,850 earnings · $16,667 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.