Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures

9

Among public universities nationwide by U.S. News & World Report

9

MONEY magazine ranked UCI #9 best college in the nation

2

Sierra magazine’s ranking of the most environmentally sustainable schools

20

In the nation for best value by The Wall Street Journal

1

The New York Times ranks UCI #1 in the nation doing the most for the American dream.

1937
Undergraduate students
23%
Underrepresented minority
36%
First generation
45%
Women
18%
Underrepresented minority
39%
Women
566
Graduate students
104
staff
183
faculty
NOTABLE FACULTY DISTINCTIONS
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Nobel Prizes

F. Sherwood Rowland (1927 - 2012), Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science, 1995 Nobel Prize

Mario Molina (Postdoctoral Scholar) - 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Frederick Reines (1918 - 1998), Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 1995 Nobel Prize

Irwin Rose - 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dave MacMillan (PhD 1996 with Larry Overman) - 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 
14
Members of National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

Ellen Druffel

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, Professor of Chemistry

Zachary Fisk, Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Wilson Ho, Donald Bren Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry

Shaul Mukamel, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

Larry E. Overman, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

James Randerson, Chancellor's Professor of Earth System Science

Peter M. Rentzepis, Professor of Chemistry and UC Presidential Chair

Eric Rignot, Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science

Donald Saari, Professor of Mathematics

Susan Trumbore, Professor of Earth System Science

Stephen White, Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Professor of Mathematics

13
Members of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)

Igor Dzyaloshinskii, Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, Professor of Chemistry

Filipp Furche, Professor of Chemistry

Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Professor of Mathematics

Shaul Mukamel, Professor of Chemistry

Larry E. Overman, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

Donald Saari, Professor of Mathematics

Timothy Tait, Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Virginia Trimble, Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Peter Wai-Kwong Li, Professor of Mathematics

Stephen White, Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Jenny Yang, Chancellor’s Fellow and Professor of Chemistry

Clare C. Yu, Professor of Physics and Astronomy

1
Wolf Prize

Richard Schoen, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics

10
Highly Cited Researchers

2020:

Steven Allison

James Bullock, Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Steve Davis

Jeremie Mouginot

Xiaoqing Pan

James Randerson, Chancellor's Professor of Earth System Science

Eric Rignot, Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science

Isabella Velicogna, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Earth System Science

Susan Trumbore

Amir AghKouchak

2019:

Steven Allison

James Bullock, Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Steve Davis

James Randerson, Chancellor's Professor of Earth System Science

Eric Rignot, Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science

Isabella Velicogna, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Earth System Science

Jasper Vrugt

 

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To learn about more faculty and student distinctions, please visit the department websites: Chemistry, Earth System Science, Mathematics and Physics & Astronomy.