According to new rankings, UCI is one of the best value colleges in America

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Irvine is officially one of the best value schools in America, according a new ranking.

UCI was ranked the 23rd best value public school in America by Kiplinger, a business publication based in DC.

To get this data, analysts ranked each school using cost and financial aid measures. Quality criteria accounted for 55% of total points, and cost criteria accounted for 45%.

With in-state tuition at UCI currently around $11,000, it’s often seen as a cheaper option compared to private schools like USC who charge over $50,000 a year.

They also worked out that UCI students graduate with an average of over $20,000 in debt, but make around $54,000 a year after graduation.

 

Kiplinger not only averaged schools based on potential income but also graduation rate. The University of California, Davis four-year graduation rate is ranked with a low 52% compared to UCI’s 72%.

But the stats are not all, UCI is definitely worth attending. Not only was it nominated as one the healthiest colleges in the U.S., but we have a serious commitment to keeping it green.

Despite these results, UCI students have protested recent tuition hikes that perhaps threaten to drop us a few places down the table. Unhappy students often report being 40,000 in debt, nearly twice the reported average.

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