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Schools Similar to University of California-Irvine

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The comparison groups for University of California-Irvine cover higher reported admission rates, similar admissions profiles, higher reported earnings at similar cost, lower reported cost with similar earnings and options in the same state or region. Choose the question that matters to you, then compare the schools within that group.

Each decision angle has its own candidate list and ordering. A school may appear in more than one group, and a first-place match in one group should not be ranked against a first-place match in another.

Related institutional profiles are a separate comparison. Use the source notes to check the measures and reporting periods behind each list.

Similar admissions profiles

This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of University of California-Irvine’s. Where comparable test-score data are available, the matching rules also limit the score difference.

Those reported school-level profiles are not application cutoffs or evidence that the same applicant would receive the same decision.

Similar admissions profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolUC Irvine · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
Pitzer College28.6%25.2%$69,786 4 years after completion
University of California-San Diego28.6%26.7%$83,130 4 years after completion
San Diego Christian College28.6%30.8%$50,741 4 years after completion
University of California-Santa Barbara28.6%33.0%$70,323 4 years after completion
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo28.6%31.3%$90,662 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Higher admission rates

This group looks for colleges with a reported admission rate at least 10 percentage points above University of California-Irvine’s and four-year earnings within 15% of University of California-Irvine’s figure. It offers another starting point for an application list; a higher school-wide admission rate does not establish your chance of admission.

Higher admission rates · matching order within this group
SchoolUC Irvine · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
California State University-San Marcos28.6%95.1%$67,891 4 years after completion
Art Center College of Design28.6%74.5%$74,009 4 years after completion
Occidental College28.6%44.2%$68,467 4 years after completion
University of Utah28.6%86.0%$75,345 4 years after completion
Saint Mary's College of California28.6%86.5%$74,325 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Nearby alternatives

This group looks within University of California-Irvine’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of University of California-Irvine’s. The ordering gives local candidates priority when available.

Sharing a state or region does not establish a particular commute, housing arrangement or available program.

Nearby alternatives · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
University of California-Los AngelesCA$77,677 4 years after completion
California State University-San MarcosCA$67,891 4 years after completion
Scripps CollegeCA$75,301 4 years after completion
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$70,323 4 years after completion
California State University-FresnoCA$59,992 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Higher earnings at similar cost

This group looks for colleges with four-year median earnings at least 10% above University of California-Irvine’s, while the reported net price is within 10% or $2,000 of University of California-Irvine’s. Admission rates must also be within 10 percentage points.

These are comparisons of reported school-level measures, not a forecast that changing schools would raise your earnings.

Higher earnings at similar cost · matching order within this group
SchoolUC Irvine · earningsEarningsAverage annual net price
University of California-San Diego$74,438 4 years after completion$83,130 4 years after completion$12,470

Matching method and source notes

Lower cost with similar earnings

This group looks for a reported net price at least 15% below University of California-Irvine’s, with four-year earnings within 15% of University of California-Irvine’s figure. It can help identify schools worth comparing on cost, but the school-wide net price is not an aid offer or a matched price for your income band.

Lower cost with similar earnings · matching order within this group
SchoolUC Irvine · average annual net priceAverage annual net priceEarnings
California State University-San Marcos$14,251$10,229$67,891 4 years after completion
California State University-Fullerton$14,251$6,555$63,753 4 years after completion
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$14,251$11,531$71,138 4 years after completion
CUNY Queens College$14,251$4,195$68,713 4 years after completion
CUNY Hunter College$14,251$2,984$73,236 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Related-profile colleges come from a separate comparison. The source requires the same institution type, a bounded enrollment range and a nearby composite score, then orders the matches using composite score, four-year earnings, enrollment and region.

Program-mix flags describe the returned comparison; they are not additional terms in this list’s ordering formula.

Similar overall profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
University of California-DavisCA$73,086 4 years after completion
University of California-Los AngelesCA$77,677 4 years after completion
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$71,138 4 years after completion
Oregon State UniversityOR$71,799 4 years after completion
University of UtahUT$75,345 4 years after completion
California State University-SacramentoCA$64,511 4 years after completion
University of Colorado BoulderCO$76,850 4 years after completion
University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$82,515 4 years after completion
San Diego State UniversityCA$68,268 4 years after completion
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$70,323 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Matching methods and sources

Matches compare colleges on admissions, location, net price and earnings. Methodology.

Data & methodology

A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.