AT A GLANCE
 

 

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soc sci by the numbers (2022-23)
 

 

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Within the UCI School of Social Sciences, passion and purpose drive all that we do. From our outstanding student, alumni, and community collective to our distinguished faculty and staff, we are the wave makers and mold breakers - the people who aren’t afraid to forge new pathways, pursue new programs, and break with tradition in search of solutions that create positive change. Critical to this effort are our 182 prestigious faculty and 79 lecturers tasked with teaching, leading, and serving the next generation of change makers.
 

Diversity is paramount to our success.

We’re proud of our efforts to recruit and retain female and underrepresented minority faculty who comprise 50% and 64% of our incoming new faculty, respectively.  Assisting in the organizational efforts that keep us on our successful trajectory are 73 staff members whose years of service range from a few months to more than 33 years, averaging 12.1 years spent within the UC system.

 

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new faculty diversity (2023)
 

 

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undergraduate and graduate degree programs

 

 

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school-sponsored student programs
 

 

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a closer look at uci soc sci's incoming undergraduate class (2023)
 

 

For the third year in a row, UCI set a record as more than 143,000 students applied for 2023 admission. A total of 121,074 aspiring first-year students applied for fall, an increase of more than 2,000 from last year.
 
Another 22,087 applications came from transfer students, the second-highest number among the nine UC undergraduate campuses. For the fifth consecutive year, UCI was the top UC choice for first-generation, in-state students, with 45% of its California-resident applications coming from those who will be the first in their families to attend college. As some of the best, brightest, and most determined of our undergrads, these students bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our school, helping to forge new pathways and leading the process of generational change.

 

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public impact (2023)

True to our motto, social sciences’ outreach efforts chart a bold and boundaryless course. From programs that are exposing students from underrepresented backgrounds to university, graduate-level and STEM opportunities to educational partnerships serving veterans and individuals who are incarcerated, community collaborations spanning more than 50 zip codes across California and the country, and public-facing event series tackling topics from racism to the future of democracy, we are creating positive change.

Our faculty consistently share their expertise as active voices in media, providing expert perspective on topics including inflation, women’s rights, AI, voting, digital worlds, child welfare, money, sleep, and more. Annually, our people and programs appear in more than 500 news stories spanning hundreds of media outlets including the The New York Times, MSN, Los Angeles Times, US News & World Report, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Marketplace, NBC News, CalMatters, NPR, The Guardian, ABC News, CNN, USA Today, National Geographic, and more.
 

 

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