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off-campus activities. Close to noted beaches, the desert and mountain resorts, the Irvine campus
is minutes away from such well-known attractions as Disneyland, the Honda Center and Angel
Stadium of Anaheim. The city of Irvine, consistently ranked among the safest of its size in America,
enjoys a highly educated and diverse population, so those new to the city feel right at home.

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Welcome

ince 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined

the strengths of a major research university with the bounty
of an incomparable Southern California location. UCIs
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.

With more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students,

1,100 faculty and 9,400 staff, UCI is among the most dynamic
campuses in the University of California system. Increasingly
a first-choice campus for students, UCI ranks among the top
10 U.S. universities in the number of undergraduate applications and continues to admit freshmen with highly competitive
academic profiles.

Excellence in Academics and Research

UCI fosters the rigorous expansion and creation of knowledge
through high-quality education. Graduates are equipped with the
tools of analysis, expression and cultural understanding necessary for leadership in todays world.

NO. 1: UCIs
ranking among
universities in
the U.S. under
50 years old, as
evaluated in 2012
by Times Higher
Education

Consistently ranked among

the nations best universities
public and private UCI excels
in a broad range of fields,
garnering national recognition
for many schools, departments
and programs. Three UCI
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. Recent additions include highly successful programs
in public health, pharmaceutical sciences and nursing science; an
expanding education school; and a 4-year-old law school already
ranked among the nations top 10 for its scholarly impact.

UCI is noted for

research on cancer,
the neurosciences
and the genetic
underpinnings of
disease. As Orange
Countys only
university hospital and
Level I trauma center,
UC Irvine Medical
Center offers topquality general and
acute care services,
with specialty areas
that U.S. News & World
Report ranks among
the nations best.

to UC Irvine
A Prime Resource for the Community

UCIs students, faculty and staff reach beyond the classrooms

and laboratories to address social issues and improve the human
condition. At UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange Countys only
university hospital, UC Irvine Douglas Hospital houses the latest
technologies, strengthening UCIs ability to provide specialized
medical and surgical treatments to the regions citizens.
A major intellectual and cultural center, UCI engages the community through many public activities and events. Renowned
individuals speaking on campus have included Nobel Peace Prize
winner the XIV Dalai Lama, Jordans Queen Noor, British industrialist and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, and United
Nations Messengers of Peace Dame Jane Goodall and Charlize
Theron.

Fueling Growth and Prosperity

In 2011-12, extramural funding money coming from outside
sources, including federal agencies, industry contracts and private foundations in support of UCI research totaled nearly $305
million.

$4.3 BILLION: UCIs impact on the area economy as

Orange Countys second-largest employer
Underscoring strong community support, private giving to UCI exceeded $80 million in 2011-12. With an endowment valued at $300
million as of June 30, 2012, the University of California, Irvine
Foundation spearheads private fundraising efforts for the campus and, with the assistance of alumni and community leaders,
helps ensure UCIs future as a world-class research university.
UCI benefits the community and the world in countless ways
through its scholarly, scientific, creative and economic contributions. With a focus on the 50th anniversary celebration in 2015,
UCI already has raised more than $760 million toward a $1 billion
fundraising goal to support the campuss continued excellence in
research, teaching and public service in the decades ahead.

On the cover: Graduating students share Anteater pride during commencement celebration.
Top, left to right: Chancellor Michael Drake, center, welcomes new Anteaters at the annual
convocation. Students walk through Aldrich Park. Dancers from the Claire Trevor School of
the Arts perform to celebrate the opening of the Contemporary Arts Center.

More than 1,000 medical professionals and support staff work in the state-of-the-art UC Irvine Douglas Hospital.

Leaders in Medical Research

and Patient Care
| $5.6 MILLION: UCIs last 2012 stem cell research award for
work on Alzheimers disease and retinitis pigmentosa from the
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. In total, UCI has
garnered nearly $100 million in CIRM funding.

| 1ST: UC Irvine Medical Centers Dr. Nitin Bhatia and Dr. Samuel
Bederman conducted the initial robot-assisted spinal surgery on
the West Coast.
UCI researchers Aileen Anderson and Brian Cummings, in collaboration with StemCells Inc., received a $20 million award to develop the
first human clinical trials in the U.S. of stem cell-based therapies.

Improving lives through research and discovery

Understanding the Global Environment

Making Sense of Our World

UCI researchers are tackling some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time, increasing understanding of the
human impact on climate change, global warming, and air and
water pollution.

UCI researchers are examining a broad array of current issues,

from understanding the intricacies of human language, law
and public health to exploring the nuances of social interaction,
politics and global conflict.

|G
 REEN & COOL: For the third year running, UCI made the

| BRILLIANT 10: The company of young scientists named

list of the top 10 Coolest Schools as announced by Sierra

magazine. The annual ranking salutes U.S. colleges and
universities that help solve climate problems, make significant
efforts to operate sustainably, and help prepare the next
generation of leaders in this arena.

|7
 0: The miles-per-gallon equivalent that drivers of
hydrogen-powered cars can get when they fill up with
converted
sewage waste
at the first such
fueling station
in California,
engineered by
UCIs National
Fuel Cell
Research Center

in 2012 by Popular Science that includes Deva Ramanan,

associate professor of computer science and a rising star in
computer vision

| 50: Oral histories collected by

students in The Vietnamese
American Experience, a course
in the School of Humanities
designed to document the
experiences of Southern
California refugees from the
conflict in Vietnam

Fostering excellence in
scholarship and teaching

Jack Brouwer is National Fuel Cell Research

Center associate director.

Spearheading New Technologies

UCI benefits society and stimulates economic development with
innovative approaches to information technology that integrate
academic research with industry expertise. Researchers are
using nanotechnology and computing power to address vital
issues, including healthcare, communications and national
security.

UCI continues to attract top educators and researchers to its

already eminent faculty that includes more than 30 members
of the National Academies and the American Academy of
Arts & Sciences and more than 120 fellows of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science.
New Faculty Hired per Year
100

| . 01: The percentage of solid

|2
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Health Sciences
General Campus

80
60

This hollow metal mesh,

atop a dandelion, won
a 2012 Breakthrough
Award from Popular
Mechanics.

fire season studied by James

Randerson, Chancellors
Professor of Earth system science, and Yang Chen, assistant
project scientist, to perfect a system that uses ocean
temperature changes to predict forest fire danger

| 12: The number of schools at UCI after a July 2012 vote of

the University of California Board of Regents approved the
School of Education. Deborah Vandell, newly appointed
dean, is widely credited with leading the units transformation
from department to school by attracting top-flight talent and
creating rigorous programs.

| ON THE JOB: The Paul Merage School of Business MBA

programs consistently rank among the best in the world,
including No. 1 in the U.S. for employment of MBA students
within three months of graduation, according to Financial Times.

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

20

2003-04

40
2002-03

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material in a resilient microlattice metal designed by

UCI mechanical & aerospace
engineer Lorenzo Valdevit and
colleagues at HRL Laboratories
and Caltech. Comprising 99.99
percent air, the hollow metal
mesh is 100 times lighter than
Styrofoam yet structurally
robust.

Postdoctoral fellow Thuy Vo Dang

leads the Vietnamese American
Experience project.

Campus data
Student Fees (2012-13)
California residents
(undergraduates)
Nonresidents (includes
nonresident tuition, fees)

Retention and Graduation Rates

(2011-12)
$14,046
$36,924

90%
80%

Undergraduates 22,216
Post baccalaureates
93
Graduate students
General campus
4,530

Health sciences
1,345
_____

70%

Total

30%

28,184

New Freshmen Applicants

(fall 2012)

New Freshmen Enrolled

(fall 2012)

Bachelors
Masters
Ph.D./Ed.D.
M.D.
J.D.

100%

Enrollment (fall 2012)

94%

68%

85%

40%

20%

54,465

10%
0%

5,077

6,766
1,105
413
102
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Total 8,443

60%
50%

Degrees Awarded (2011-12)

One-Year
Retention Rate

Four-Year
Graduation Rate

Six-Year
Graduation Rate

Average Time to Complete

Baccalaureate
4-1/3 years

Workforce (fall 2012)

Regular-rank faculty
Other teaching faculty
Nonteaching academics
Campus staff
Medical
center staff

1,109
1,774
2,580
4,799
4,661
_____

Subtotal
Student
employees

14,923
6,877
_____

Total 21,800

2011-12 Current Revenues (dollars in thousands)

2011-12 Current Expenditures (dollars in thousands)

Total Current Revenues: $2,150,043

Total Current Expenditures: $1,891,528

| 6,975: New students

registering for fall
2012. UCI filled all its
state-funded student
slots with California
residents. Transfer
students numbered
1,810. More than 76,000
applicants vied for
admission.

Tuition and Fees

17.2%
Teaching Hospitals
33.8%

Federal
Government
12.9%

State
Local
State
Appropriations
Government
Contracts
0.2% Other & Grants
8.6%
Auxiliary
Sources
3.3% Enterprises*
3.3%
7.3%
Educational
Private
Activities
Total Capital Expenditures
Gifts, Grants
8.5%
(dollars in thousands) $128,897
& Contracts
4.9%

Teaching Hospitals
33.7%

Instruction
24.8%

Operation &
Research
Maintenance
13%
of Plant
2%
Auxiliary
Enterprises*
Student
6.5%
Services
2.9% Academic Public
Student
Aid Institutional Support Service
1.1%
4.3% Support
8.4%
3.3%

* includes parking, residence halls, food services, bookstore, intercollegiate athletics

 CHOLAR WITH A GLOBAL VIEW:

|S
A senior majoring in neurobiology and political science, Soraya Azzawi
is dedicated to raising awareness of human rights struggles and the
plight of refugees around the world. She has been awarded the 2012-13
UC Irvine XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Scholarship, established in 2004 to
recognize students committed to ethical leadership, peace and positive
global relations.

5
 6: Percent of students who
live on campus or within
walking distance

 EATING THE ODDS: Fortitude and

B
financial aid have helped senior
biological sciences student Carla Plaza
toward her goal of becoming a physician.
She has benefited from UCs Blue and
Gold Opportunity Plan, under which
families earning less than $80,000 a year
may have all fees covered. About half of
UCI students qualify for this program.

2011-12 Private Support by Source

2011-12 Private Support by Use

Total Private Support: $80,743,221

Total Private Support: $80,743,221

| 50: UCIs percentage of

Corporations
30.4%

students who graduate

debt-free. Despite rising
tuition, the amount of
financial aid provided
through scholarships
and UCs Blue and Gold
plan continues to make
high-quality education
accessible at affordable
rates.

Research
25.1%

Foundations
35.9%

Department Support
43.9%

Campus-Related
Organizations
0.1%

Endowed Chairs
10.9%
Other
Nonprofits
4.8%
Individuals
3.5%

Alumni
25.3%

Instruction
0.5%

Change in Primary Funding (2001-02 vs. 2011-12)

For additional campus data, visit

www.oir.uci.edu.

Primary Funding Sources (2000-01 to 2011-12)

Thousands

Hospital

200102

Student
Support
8.8%

Unrestricted Campus
3.9%
Improvement
3.1%

Totals may not equal 100 percent, due to rounding.

$800
Millions

Other
3.9%

201112

$2,200,000
$2,000,000
$1,800,000

Hospital Revenues

Other Funds
Auxiliary Enterprises

$1,200,000

Educational Activities

$1,000,000

Philanthropy

Research

Tuition/Fees

$1,400,000

State Support

Philanthropy

Tuition/Fees

$400

Research

State Support

Hospital

$1,600,000

Private Gifts, Grants & Contracts

Local Government
State Contracts & Grants
Federal Government

$800,000
$600,000
)

$400,000
$200,000

$0

Tuition & Fees

State Government
$0
00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12
Includes UC Irvine Medical Center

 Engaging
and enriching the

community

Partners in P-20 Education

| LEADING BY
EXAMPLE: The

UCI academic preparation programs touch the lives of tens of thousands of pre-kindergarten,
K-12 and community college students annually. UCI is developing better K-12 teachers through
innovative programs in physics, chemistry, engineering, social sciences, social ecology, arts and
humanities, to name a few.

| 75,000: Community service hours contributed annually by UCI students in the Social Ecology
Field Study Program in areas ranging from corrections and law enforcement to teaching
and mentoring

Vibrant Cultural Offerings

Entertaining dance, drama and music performances, as well as engaging gallery exhibitions
and film festivals, highlight the array of public
lectures, workshops and other programs held at
UCI each year.

UCI School of Social

Sciences Global
Connect program has
taught international
studies to more than
8,000 high school
students. Above,
Chelly Venegas, a UCI
senior in international
studies and Global
Connect intern, offers
constructive feedback
on a high school
students paper.

| 11: Sold-out Shakespeare performances

inaugurating UCIs New Swan Theater, created
by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts

The New Swan Theater summer series promises to be an annual event.

Winning Anteater Athletics

Strong finishes in numerous sports have propelled UCI into the nations top five non-football
athletics programs in each of the last six years, including runner-up showings the past two years
and first place in 2007. Six Anteater teams were in the top-20 national rankings during 2011-12.

| 3: NCAA Mens Volleyball Championships won by UCI in six years

| 54: U.S. Olympians players and coaches claimed by UCI. At least four UCI athletes

A 3-0 sweep over USC clinched the NCAA

Men's Volleyball Championship in May 2012.

have competed in each of the last 10 Summer Olympic Games. In 2012, Ryan Bailey 06
made his fourth Olympic appearance, tying for most appearances by a mens water polo
player in Olympic history.

Welcome

ince 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined

the strengths of a major research university with the bounty
of an incomparable Southern California location. UCIs
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.

With more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students,

1,100 faculty and 9,400 staff, UCI is among the most dynamic
campuses in the University of California system. Increasingly
a first-choice campus for students, UCI ranks among the top
10 U.S. universities in the number of undergraduate applications and continues to admit freshmen with highly competitive
academic profiles.

Excellence in Academics and Research

UCI fosters the rigorous expansion and creation of knowledge
through high-quality education. Graduates are equipped with the
tools of analysis, expression and cultural understanding necessary for leadership in todays world.

NO. 1: UCIs
ranking among
universities in
the U.S. under
50 years old, as
evaluated in 2012
by Times Higher
Education

Consistently ranked among

the nations best universities
public and private UCI excels
in a broad range of fields,
garnering national recognition
for many schools, departments
and programs. Three UCI
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. Recent additions include highly successful programs
in public health, pharmaceutical sciences and nursing science; an
expanding education school; and a 4-year-old law school already
ranked among the nations top 10 for its scholarly impact.

UCI is noted for

research on cancer,
the neurosciences
and the genetic
underpinnings of
disease. As Orange
Countys only
university hospital and
Level I trauma center,
UC Irvine Medical
Center offers topquality general and
acute care services,
with specialty areas
that U.S. News & World
Report ranks among
the nations best.

to UC Irvine
A Prime Resource for the Community

UCIs students, faculty and staff reach beyond the classrooms

and laboratories to address social issues and improve the human
condition. At UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange Countys only
university hospital, UC Irvine Douglas Hospital houses the latest
technologies, strengthening UCIs ability to provide specialized
medical and surgical treatments to the regions citizens.
A major intellectual and cultural center, UCI engages the community through many public activities and events. Renowned
individuals speaking on campus have included Nobel Peace Prize
winner the XIV Dalai Lama, Jordans Queen Noor, British industrialist and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, and United
Nations Messengers of Peace Dame Jane Goodall and Charlize
Theron.

Fueling Growth and Prosperity

In 2011-12, extramural funding money coming from outside
sources, including federal agencies, industry contracts and private foundations in support of UCI research totaled nearly $305
million.

$4.3 BILLION: UCIs impact on the area economy as

Orange Countys second-largest employer
Underscoring strong community support, private giving to UCI exceeded $80 million in 2011-12. With an endowment valued at $300
million as of June 30, 2012, the University of California, Irvine
Foundation spearheads private fundraising efforts for the campus and, with the assistance of alumni and community leaders,
helps ensure UCIs future as a world-class research university.
UCI benefits the community and the world in countless ways
through its scholarly, scientific, creative and economic contributions. With a focus on the 50th anniversary celebration in 2015,
UCI already has raised more than $760 million toward a $1 billion
fundraising goal to support the campuss continued excellence in
research, teaching and public service in the decades ahead.

On the cover: Graduating students share Anteater pride during commencement celebration.
Top, left to right: Chancellor Michael Drake, center, welcomes new Anteaters at the annual
convocation. Students walk through Aldrich Park. Dancers from the Claire Trevor School of
the Arts perform to celebrate the opening of the Contemporary Arts Center.

More than 1,000 medical professionals and support staff work in the state-of-the-art UC Irvine Douglas Hospital.

Leaders in Medical Research

and Patient Care
| $5.6 MILLION: UCIs last 2012 stem cell research award for
work on Alzheimers disease and retinitis pigmentosa from the
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. In total, UCI has
garnered nearly $100 million in CIRM funding.

| 1ST: UC Irvine Medical Centers Dr. Nitin Bhatia and Dr. Samuel
Bederman conducted the initial robot-assisted spinal surgery on
the West Coast.
UCI researchers Aileen Anderson and Brian Cummings, in collaboration with StemCells Inc., received a $20 million award to develop the
first human clinical trials in the U.S. of stem cell-based therapies.

Academic Units

Other Units

Claire Trevor School of the Arts

School of Law

Admissions

School of Biological Sciences

School of Medicine

Extension

The Paul Merage School of Business

Program in Nursing Science

Graduate Division

School of Education

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Intercollegiate Athletics

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering

School of Physical Sciences

Research

School of Humanities

Program in Public Health

Student Affairs

Donald Bren School of Information

& Computer Sciences

School of Social Ecology

Undergraduate Education

School of Social Sciences

University Advancement

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www.pharmsci.uci.edu

www.eng.uci.edu

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www.ucirvinesports.com

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www.research.uci.edu

publichealth.uci.edu

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www.ics.uci.edu

www.due.uci.edu

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UC Irvines ideal location makes it easy for students to enhance their university experience with
off-campus activities. Close to noted beaches, the desert and mountain resorts, the Irvine campus
is minutes away from such well-known attractions as Disneyland, the Honda Center and Angel
Stadium of Anaheim. The city of Irvine, consistently ranked among the safest of its size in America,
enjoys a highly educated and diverse population, so those new to the city feel right at home.

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