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UCI is consistently recognized as a trailblazer in a broad range of fields, garnering national and international honors in every school. The Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½’s diverse academic offerings paired with world-class leadership create an environment worthy of any passionate, dedicated scholar. Explore some of UCI’s points of pride below.

Institutional Honors

• UCI is one of 71 universities in the U.S. and Canada elected to membership in the prestigious .
• UCI is ranked among nation’s for the ninth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News also puts Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ among the Top 10 for social mobility.
• UCI is ranked among the by Forbes.
• UCI is ranked in the  by Princeton Review.
• UCI has earned a from Money's 2023-24 Best Colleges in America list.
• For the 23rd consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UCI Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals.
• Three UCI faculty members, one postdoctoral scholar and one alumnus have received a Nobel Prize. Our Nobel laureates include recipients of the prize in chemistry (David MacMillan Ph.D. ’96, Mario Molina, F. Sherwood Rowland, Irwin A. Rose) and physics (Frederick Reines).

Sustainability & Environment

• UCI is of sustainability leaders. Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ has been in top 10 for unmatched 12 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes. The magazine is the official publication of the Sierra Club, one of the nation's largest and most influential environmental organizations.
• UCI is a for its sustainability efforts. It is one of four universities to receive the rare recognition.
• Money magazine named UCI the No. 1 .
• UCI is ranked by Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

   

Diversity

• UCI ranks No. 3 for by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education.
• UCI is recognized among the . Ranked 4th on the list, the Â鶹Сòòò½´«Ã½ provides extensive offerings via the .
• The U.S. Department of Education named UCI a Hispanic-serving institution, meaning that fully one-quarter of undergraduates identify as Latino and that half of all students receive financial aid. UCI is , which aims to double Latino doctoral students and increase professoriate by 20 percent.
• UCI also is designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution. 

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