UCI students are curious. The tinkerers, the dreamers and the courageous of thought. They are inspiring, motivated, racially diverse, and diverse in thought, and care about the world around them.
% enrolled undergraduates that are minority students
29%
% enrolled undergraduates that are Latinx students
25%
Scholarship opportunities for Latinx, first generation, or other underrepresented populations.
Scholarship opportunities are built into the application and more can be found here: https://admissions.uci.edu/afford/scholarships/scholarship-central.php
Support services for Latinx, first generation, or other underrepresented populations.
With 47% of our student body being the first in their family to go to college, and 38% are recipients of the Pell grant, our entire campus incorporates support for students to succeed. A list of all of our various types of support services can be found here: https://admissions.uci.edu/discover/student-life/services.php. Specifically our Student Success Initiatives office http://sss.uci.edu/, SOAR https://soar.uci.edu/, our Cross-Cultural Center http://ccc.uci.edu/, along with many academic, cultural, and social supports for latinx students.