POPULATION BOOM: UC Irvine, celebrating its 25th...

POPULATION BOOM: UC Irvine, celebrating its 25th anniversary (A1), has seen enrollment mushroom 938% since classes opened in 1965. More growth is ahead--another 58% by the year 2005. . . . Nearly constant building has spawned the campus quip that UCI really stands for “Under Construction Indefinitely.”

Up And Up UC Irvine enrollment has soared 938% since classes began in 1965. ‘65: 1,589 ‘75: 9,381 ‘85: 13,567 ‘90: 16,500 2050: 26,050 Projected Source: UC Irvine