UCI Math Department

What UCI Math Department does

The UCI Department of Mathematics is an academic unit within the University of California, Irvine, founded in 1965 and housed in Rowland Hall (Building #400) on the UCI campus in Irvine, California. It is one of four departments in the School of Physical Sciences and operates as a public-state-entity under The Regents of the University of California. The department's core products are two Bachelor of Science degrees (Mathematics; Applied and Computational Mathematics), a Master of Science degree, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics, supplemented by four undergraduate concentrations and specializations (Data Science; Mathematical Finance and Actuarial Science; Applied and Computational Mathematics; Mathematical Biology; Mathematics for Education), honors and research programs (Math Honors, MCBU, UROP, SURP, Math 199), and support services including a Mathematics Tutoring Center and prerequisite review videos.

The department's underlying intellectual platform consists of 10 research groups spanning pure and applied mathematics (Algebra and Number Theory; Analysis and PDE; Applied and Computational Mathematics; Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems; Geometry and Topology; Inverse Problems and Imaging; Logic and Foundations; Mathematical and Computational Biology; Mathematical Physics; Probability). The faculty of 34 permanent members plus 4 adjuncts, augmented by an equal number of postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, and visiting assistant professors, includes 2 National Academy of Sciences members, 3 American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows, 2 SIAM fellows, 11 AMS Fellows, and 13 former Sloan Research Fellows. Instruction is delivered through WebAssign (Cengage), Canvas LMS, ALEKS placement, and Zoom-enabled virtual tutoring.

The department does not generate revenue in a commercial sense; funding flows from UC system appropriations, student tuition set centrally by UCI, and federal grants including NIH and NSF research awards and U.S. Department of Education GAANN fellowships. Go-to-market is institution-mediated: graduate recruitment through UCI Graduate Division (December 1 deadline, GRE/TOEFL requirements), undergraduate admissions through UCI Undergraduate Admissions, and pipeline development through community outreach including COSMOS, MathCounts (60-70 schools, 400-500 students annually since 1992), IAMM, and school visits. Customer segments are exclusively internal to UCI: approximately 110 graduate students, over 615 undergraduate majors, and the broader required-math-course population across UCI's student body.

Name

UCI Math Department

Legal name

The Regents of the University of California

Website

https://math.uci.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The UCI Math Department is a public academic unit within UC Irvine offering BS, MS, and PhD degrees in mathematics across 10 research groups, serving approximately 110 graduate students and 615+ undergraduate majors, funded by UC appropriations, NIH, NSF, and U.S. Department of Education grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Mathematics

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Competition Coaching & Training Programs (AMC/AIME/USAMO/MathCounts) (EDAMAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mathematics Tutoring (Arithmetic–Calculus & Beyond) (EDANAAAA), Problem-Solving & Enrichment Classes (Non-competition) (EDAMAEAB)

Keywords

• Mathematics education
• Mathematical research
• Graduate programs
• Undergraduate degrees
• STEM outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Graduate Assistantships: Graduate students receive financial support through research associate and teaching assistant positions.
2. GAANN Fellowships: Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) - federal grant awarded by U.S. Department of Education providing fellowships to graduate students with excellent records who demonstrate financial need.
3. Federal Research Grants: NIH and NSF funding for faculty research programs in mathematical and computational biology, and other research areas.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The UCI Department of Mathematics delivers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in mathematics and applied/computational mathematics, conducts pure and applied mathematical research across ten research groups, and provides community outreach including tutoring, the annual MathCounts competition, and K-12 STEM programs. It serves approximately 110 graduate students, over 615 undergraduate majors, and the broader UCI student body through required mathematics courses.

Product overview

The UCI Department of Mathematics offers a comprehensive academic portfolio comprising two undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree programs (Mathematics, and Applied and Computational Mathematics), graduate Master of Science and Ph.D. programs, along with specialized concentrations (Data Science, Mathematical Finance & Actuarial Science), specializations (Applied & Computational Mathematics, Mathematical Biology, Mathematics for Education), and research programs including MCBU, UROP/SURP, and Math Honors Program. The department provides educational support services including a Tutoring Center, prerequisite review videos, calculus resources, and hosts the annual MathCounts competition. The academic offerings are supported by educational technology integrations including WebAssign, Canvas LMS, and Zoom for hybrid/online learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CaltechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSF RTG (Research Training Grant) collaboration between Caltech, UCI, and UCLA to increase US residents (K-12, undergraduates, graduates) who pursue careers in mathematical logic. Part of Southern California Logic and Foundations group.
• UCLAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSF RTG (Research Training Grant) collaboration between Caltech, UCI, and UCLA for mathematical logic research and training. Part of Southern California Logic and Foundations group.
• Southern California Geometry and Topology CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional collaborative center (SCGTC) for geometry and topology research and outreach activities, hosted at UCI.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Princeton Department of Mathematics: Princeton Math is a top private R1 math department with PhD, MA, and AB programs and research groups that fully overlap UCI's core areas; it competes for the same graduate applicant pool.
• MIT Department of Mathematics: MIT Math is the leading private U.S. math department with research groups in algebra, analysis, applied math, and probability that directly parallel UCI's 10 research groups.
• UC Berkeley Department of Mathematics: Berkeley Math is the flagship math department in the UC system and a top-5 U.S. math program with overlapping research groups (algebra, topology, PDE, applied math) and degree offerings directly comparable to UCI.
• Caltech Mathematics Department: Caltech Math is a core RTG partner in the Southern California Logic and Foundations group and offers small, elite undergraduate and graduate math programs with faculty research portfolios that overlap UCI's pure mathematics groups.
• UC San Diego Department of Mathematics: UCSD Math is a UC system peer with strong research-doctorate programs in pure and applied math, similar faculty scale, and overlapping concentrations in areas like mathematical biology and computational math.
• UCLA Department of Mathematics: UCLA Math is the most direct peer: same UC system, RTG partner in the Southern California Logic and Foundations group, and a top-20 public research math department offering BS, MS, and PhD programs across overlapping research areas.
• UCSB Department of Mathematics: UCSB Math is another UC system peer with overlapping research strengths in pure and applied mathematics, graduate programs, and faculty credentials of comparable caliber to UCI.
• Stanford Department of Mathematics: Stanford Math is a top private peer with comparable PhD and BS programs, overlapping research in pure and applied mathematics, and similarly strong faculty credentials (NAS members, AMS Fellows).

Regional players

• Cal Poly Department of Mathematics: Cal Poly Math is a California public university math department offering BS programs with applied/statistics concentrations; it serves as a regional peer primarily for undergraduate-level California math education.
• USC Department of Mathematics: USC Math is a Southern California competitor offering BS, MS, and PhD programs with overlapping research in applied mathematics, mathematical finance, and education — competing with UCI for regional graduate applicants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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