University of California - Irvine Reviews

  • 158 Reviews
  • Irvine (CA)
  • Annual Tuition: $44,011
94% of 158 students said this degree improved their career prospects
97% of 158 students said they would recommend this school to others
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Student & Graduate Reviews

Allysha Varughese
  • Reviewed: 5/25/2013
  • Degree: Public Health
"UCI's Public Health is brand new and has been around for roughly three years. The program has since come a long way and even received accreditation this past Fall. I think this is a major milestone for the program because it means that the program's potential to grow is limitless. Another plus about the program is the small class to teacher ratio. I love being in a class where teachers know who I am. The professors are easily accessible during office hours and are always willing to spend a few extra minutes with you. Their passion for public health is evident in their way of conveying the material that makes it more engaging for students to learn and to do something meaningful with their degree. On the con side, the newness of the program means that classes are not as well established during registration period. For example, we will get visiting professors who are teaching for the first time, and/or the class is clearly unorganized. Compared with our core courses which have been taught for much longer, I try to stay away from these newer ones. Although, there are only a few each quarter, this limits the courses I am able to choose from."
Samuel Chen
  • Reviewed: 4/6/2013
  • Degree: Performing Arts
"UCI is great. The MFA in Music is intended to prepare students to enter the field as professional composers or performers. Candidates must demonstrate technical proficiency and advanced competence as composers or performers, a substantial knowledge of the relevant music literature, and a command of those aspects of music theory and music history that support and illuminate informed performance."
Yuanting Zha
  • Reviewed: 3/6/2013
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"UC Irvine has a great M.D. program, which focuses extensively on ultrasound and the use of technology in medicine. The medical school faculty is knowledgeable and approachable. Irvine is one of the safest cities in the country, and the school is a mere 10 minutes from the beach. The one downside is the lack of public transportation and the necessity of having a car to live in Orange County."
Bryan Nih
  • Reviewed: 2/18/2013
  • Degree: MBA
"Pros - Program is tailored towards the fully employed. The program managers take care of most of the administrative issues to save students time. Cons - Completing with Full Time Students for mentors and competitions. FT Students seem to get priority."
Marcella Evans
  • Reviewed: 2/7/2013
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"UCI School of Medicine is a great training program for future physicians."
Tanya Sanabria
  • Reviewed: 1/17/2013
  • Degree: Sociology
"Faculty and staff are very supportive, graduate students are cooperative and friendly, overall emphasis on student's success, engaged learning, quiet and safe environment"
Yuan Ning
  • Reviewed: 12/2/2012
  • Degree: Business
"Pro: student network is diverse Faculty is very knowledgeable Class size is small Con: Not a lot of financial aid"
Samreen Anjum
  • Reviewed: 10/15/2012
  • Degree: Liberal Studies
"UCI has a beautiful campus and is located in a beautiful city with great weather and beaches. There are lots of places to eat, socialize, buy groceries around the campus. The classes are of good size and quite competitive. On-campus housing are quite expensive. Bus transportation is quite infrequent."
Clayton Elder
  • Reviewed: 10/9/2012
  • Degree: Liberal Studies
"My graduate program at UCI is great. I am in the school of physical sciences and I feel, as a graduate student, that I am very well taken care of by my department. The facilities, funding, and support have been excellent from the beginning. I am thankful for my opportunity to be a part of such a great program."
Rakibul Hasan
  • Reviewed: 10/7/2012
  • Degree: Social Sciences
"I really like my graduate school as my program has lots of resources for doing my doctoral training"
daniel kislyuk
  • Reviewed: 10/7/2012
  • Degree: Biology
"In specific areas the faculty is outstanding. If you are into vision or speech neuroscience then this is a great place. I guess many other areas are very well represented as well. Campus housing does not allow dogs, otherwise it's OK. Public transportation is, unfortunately, virtually non-existent in the area."
Khanh Nguyen
  • Reviewed: 10/6/2012
  • Degree: Liberal Studies
"Safe school and good program. However, costs of living is out of control. School housing is not really competitive to outside market."
Ryan Mooneyham
  • Reviewed: 10/6/2012
  • Degree: History
"For the History Program: Pros: Excellent reputation and exceptional faculty are present. This school is top-notch academically and competitive. The area is nice and the beach is close. The public transportation involves free shuttles and there are ample parking lots around campus. The campus housing is high-quality. The faculty are hands-on and very interested in seeing you succeed. Also, the area is very safe and walking around campus late at night feels perfectly safe. Cons: The surrounding area is expensive to live in. There is a distinct lack of school spirit at athletic events. The amount of diversity is low compared to other schools in the state."
Nishchint Raina
  • Reviewed: 10/6/2012
  • Degree: Engineering
"Pros: Ample opportunities and fields to do Research Great professors from reputed Universities doing interesting work Safe Campus Located in California Cons: Too many students (sometimes ~100 in a GRADUATE class - insane) Course offerings erratic Irvine transportation S****, if you don't have a car Academic dishonesty seen in Graduate class, much more often than it is detected by professors"
Parul Seth
  • Reviewed: 10/6/2012
  • Degree: Engineering
"- Faculty at UCI is great. - Excellent research. - Diverse in all respects. - Lots and lots of interdisciplinary options."
Parul Seth
  • Reviewed: 10/6/2012
  • Degree: Engineering
"Diversity, research, great faculty, interdisciplinary programs all make UC Irvine a great university."
Anirudh Ramesh Iyer
  • Reviewed: 10/6/2012
  • Degree: Liberal Studies
"A great university but sometimes quarter can be too short to explore a course in-depth."
Eulalie Laschever
  • Reviewed: 9/3/2012
  • Degree: Social Sciences
"if you are looking for a riveting extracurricular opportunity, don't come here. if you are looking for collegial peer relations, stimulating courses, and supportive and accessible faculty, come here."