At UC Irvine, esports are about more than merely competing; it’s about learning, developing leaders and using games to make the world a better place. As video games play an increasingly important role in our lives, esports have a unique opportunity to be a force for good. As early adopters with nearly a decade under our belts, UC Irvine Esports is well-positioned to innovate, inspire and improve the Anteater experience in our increasingly-online world.
Our progress
Through the support of donors, sponsors and the gaming community, UC Irvine Esports has emerged as the gold standard in collegiate esports and has been featured everywhere from ESPN, to the New York Times, to NBC Nightly News. Among elite universities, our teams dominate the competition. Among the top collegiate competition, our academic pedigree rises above.
We can’t do it alone...
While we’ve made tremendous progress since launching in 2016, we’re just getting started - and we your need help as we look to push the boundaries of gaming and lead the way forward. We hope that you will help our students during this important time by making a gift on Giving Day 2025.
Your Giving Day gift will help fund travel for our teams to compete for championships and help prepare UCI students to be the talented, compassionate and dynamic leaders our world needs. Join us in building a global hub for esports - where academia and industry collaborate to improve competition, advance research, engage communities, and launch careers.
Thank you!
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| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA | 56 |
| 2 | NV | 1 |
| 2 | IL | 1 |
