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University of California-Irvine

College or university · Irvine, California

Location
Irvine, California
U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
5,699
Share of all students
15.6%
Undergraduate / graduate
3,506 / 2,193
Change since fall 2015
+5.3%
International15.6%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall

Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").

U.S. nonresident students

3,4636,925201520162017201820192020202120222023
3,4636,92520152017201920212023
Data table
20155,411
20165,887
20176,615
20186,893
20196,925
20206,665
20216,553
20226,105
20235,699
FallAll studentsU.S. nonresidentShare
202336,5825,69915.6%
202235,9376,10517.0%
202136,5056,55318.0%
202036,3036,66518.4%
201936,9086,92518.8%
201836,0326,89319.1%
201735,2426,61518.8%
201632,7545,88718.0%
201530,8365,41117.5%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Undergraduate and graduate

Fall 2023.

U.S. nonresident students by level
  1. Undergraduate3,506
  2. Graduate2,193
Rank in California by international students
6 of 315
Share of California's international students
4.9%
Share of all U.S. international students
0.56%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Certified to enrol F-1 and M-1 students

Campuses on the SEVP certified school list.

CampusCityF-1M-1
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEIrvineYesNo
Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, SEVP — certified school list (21 Oct 2026)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

How this school compares

University of California-Irvine reports 5,699 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 15.6% of its enrolment, against 4.7% across California's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.

Share of students from abroad, this school
15.6%
Share across California
4.7%
Share across the United States
5.7%
Change since fall 2015, this school
+5.3%
Change since fall 2015, California
-15.4%
Other colleges in Irvine
  1. Westcliff University3,756
  2. Irvine Valley College546
  3. Concordia University-Irvine84
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Sponsored jobs in Irvine

Employers in Irvine filed 14,414 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 5,387 job titles, at a median offered wage of $120,000.

Applications since FY2022
14,414
Employers filing
2,651
Median offered wage
$120,000
Job titles with the most applications in Irvine
  1. Software Engineer547
  2. Software Developer367
  3. Software Development Engineer II183
  4. Senior Software Engineer159
  5. Software Development Engineer I136
  6. Postdoctoral Scholar105
  7. Assistant Project Scientist93
  8. Assistant Professor90
  9. Design Engineer89
  10. Business Analyst84
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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