About University of California, Irvine. University of California, Irvine in Irvine, CA reports an overall acceptance rate of 28.8%, an SAT middle 50% of 1240–1410, a class size of 6,736, and a yield of 22.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Test-blind UC campus. Strong CS, engineering, and game design programs. Located in Orange County tech corridor.