The University of California, Irvine (UCI) is a public research university in Irvine, California, founded in 1965 as the eighth UC campus. With about 29,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students, UCI is one of the largest UC campuses. Notable academic strengths include biology, computer science, engineering (Samueli), business (Merage), and the literary criticism / theory programs. The Anteaters compete in NCAA Division I in the Big West Conference; men's basketball and water polo have national prominence. UCI's first-year housing is split between two residential areas: **Mesa Court** (12…
