UC Irvine earned 156 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 17 in the top 1%, 47 in the top 5%, 52 in the top 10% and 40 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 194 in Most Popular for Managerial Economics, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 156 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 17 / 47
Highest placement: #1 of 194, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 20
Placements this edition: 508
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of California-Irvine Earned?
University of California-Irvine holds 156 ranking badges across 20 fields of study, 64 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
17
Top 5%
47
Top 10%
52
Top 15%
40
Total
156
What Is University of California-Irvine Known For?
University of California-Irvine is best known for Engineering: 16 of its 151 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Managerial Economics, General Biology and Chemistry.
How Does University of California-Irvine Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of California-Irvine earned 4 badges across 3 sports, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 240 in Outdoor Track and Field.
How Does University of California-Irvine Rank for Online Students?
University of California-Irvine earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #12 of 37 in Most Popular Online for Criminology (top 33%).
How Does University of California-Irvine Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of California-Irvine earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #424 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. University of California-Irvine appears in 508 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team