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#11 of 14,131 In the World
#10 of 2,597 In North America
#10 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 249 In California
#1 of 31 In Los Angeles
#4 of 2,091 For Gender Studies
Top10 For 27 other topics
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Acceptance rate
9%
Aid receiving
57%
Undergraduates
32,423
Graduates
14,007
Male:Female Ratio
42:58
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.ucla.edu

University of California - Los Angeles Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of California - Los Angeles has an acceptance rate of 9% and is among the top 2% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 9% 7% 10%
Applicants 149,801 68,595 81,206
Admissions 12,845 5,096 7,749
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,450 2,408 4,042
Freshmen enrolled part time 12 2 10

4,758 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

607 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 12338 (27%)
Asian 12164 (26%)
Hispanic 9293 (20%)
Nonresident Alien 6570 (14%)
Two or more races 2891 (6%)
Black or African American 1681 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1321 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 73 (0.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 40 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$21,766
Students receiving aid
57%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,564$11,700
Tuition in-state $11,564$11,700
Tuition out-of-state $41,636$26,802
Fee in-district $1,837$1,622
Fee in-state $1,837$1,622
Fee out-of-state $1,837$1,622

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 22,884
Combined charge for room and board $16,277

University of California - Los Angeles majors

University of California - Los Angeles has granted 9,265 bachelor's degrees across 103 programs, 3,530 master's across 93 programs, and 1,463 doctorate degrees across 77 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Los Angeles.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 691 141 21
Management Science 790
Psychology, General 620 36 36
Sociology, General 640 11 11
Political Science and Government, General 617 21 15
Computer Science 348 116 43
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 409 16 18
Behavioral Neuroscience 378
Law 338
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 141 138 46
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 285
English Language and Literature, General 264 7 12
Mechanical Engineering 162 82 28
History, General 232 7 12
Education, General 206 42
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 233
Anthropology, General 199 9 5
Physiology, General 206 6
Communication, General 207 4
Biochemistry 210
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 54 147 4
Cognitive Science, General 204
Statistics, General 169 13 21
Civil Engineering, General 87 89 22
Neuroscience 181 12
Applied Mathematics, General 191
Public Health, Other 176 9
Human Biology 179
Public Policy Analysis, General 106 64
Medicine 164
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 151
Chemistry, General 55 36 48
Mathematics, General 79 21 25
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 64 33 26
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 27 88 6
Philosophy 111 1 5
Physics, General 73 19 23
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 63 45 6
Social Work 109 5
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 109
Environmental Science 105 4
Mathematics, Other 107
Chemical Engineering 78 10 17
Dentistry 105
Development Economics and International Development 103
Computer Engineering, General 96
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 71 21 2
Computational Mathematics 81
Materials Engineering 36 22 19
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 74 1 1
Engineering, General 72
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 65 3 4
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 61 2 8
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 60 3 3
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 62 3
Geography 51 9 5
Art & Art Studies, General 46 15
Financial Mathematics 60
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 52 1 5
Library Science, Other 52
Design and Applied Arts, Other 36 9
Linguistics 35 6 4
Music, General 10 22 12
Actuarial Science 43
Astrophysics 41
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 41
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 41
International & Globalization Studies 40
Architecture 33 1 2
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 36
Statistics, Other 36
Dance, General 30 4
Asian Studies & Civilization 32
African-American & Black Studies 24 6
Spanish Language and Literature 27 3
Applied Economics 29
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 29
Molecular Biology 29
Music Performance, General 29
Geology & Earth Science, General 23 3 2
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 22 1 5
Social Sciences, Other 28
American Literature (United States) 27
Geography and Environmental Studies 27
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 6 12 7
Biostatistics 14 10
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 24
Molecular Biochemistry 12 11
Biophysics 9 3 10
Asian-American Studies 15 6
Ecology 21
Nursing Practice 20
Bioinformatics 9 10
Comparative Literature 14 3 2
Labor Studies 19
Geography, Other 18
Mathematics and Statistics 18
Epidemiology 4 12
Business Administration and Management, General 3 12
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 8 7
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 15
Geophysics and Seismology 5 3 6
Japanese Language and Literature 14
East Asian Studies 1 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other 13
French Language and Literature 9 3
Jazz & Jazz Studies 12
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 11
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 10
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 10
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 10
Latin American Studies 2 8
Molecular Physiology 10
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 7 3
Chinese Language and Literature 9
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 3 2 4
Music Management 9
African Studies 8
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 1 7
Human & Medical Genetics 8
Materials Science 8
American Indian & Native American Studies 3 4
Environmental Health 1 6
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2 5
Music Teacher Education 7
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other 4 2
Medical Science & Scientist 6
Molecular Pharmacology 6
Molecular Toxicology 6
Archeology 1 4
Korean Language and Literature 5
Special Education and Teaching, General 4
Arabic Language and Literature 3
Geochemistry 1 2
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 3
Manufacturing Engineering 3
Religion & Religious Studies 3
Area Studies, Other 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
European Studies & Civilization 2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Information Science & Studies 2
Italian Language and Literature 1 1
Music Theory and Composition 2
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1
Computer Engineering, Other 1
Design and Visual Communications, General 1
Engineering, Other 1
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1
Islamic Studies 1
Latin Language and Literature 1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 1
Portuguese Language and Literature 1
Russian Studies 1
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Structural Engineering 1
Women's Studies 1
Grand Total 9,265 3,530 1,463

University of California - Los Angeles has a graduation rate of 92%, which is among the 4% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 92% 91% 93%
  • Full-time retention rate - 97%
  • Part-time retention rate - 53%

Publications & Citations

University of California - Los Angeles is a world-class research university with 309,162 scientific papers published and 13,391,923 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Psychology.

Publications
309,162
Citations
13,391,923

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
185,912 / 9,370,719
Medicine
167,033 / 7,624,041
Chemistry
142,577 / 7,319,570
Computer Science
127,921 / 5,926,786
Engineering
121,316 / 5,228,550
Physics
120,887 / 5,274,144
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
118,158 / 4,696,294
Genetics
102,409 / 5,583,164
Environmental Science
92,769 / 4,006,654
Psychology
92,491 / 4,324,597
Biochemistry
90,085 / 5,159,452
Quantum and Particle physics
79,200 / 3,466,567
Pathology
75,151 / 3,570,894
Mathematics
58,213 / 2,734,908
Organic Chemistry
57,328 / 2,881,674
Psychiatry
57,125 / 2,804,527
Political Science
54,969 / 1,973,042
Geology
53,760 / 2,405,944
Materials Science
52,608 / 2,395,409
Law
52,312 / 1,929,778
Philosophy
51,684 / 1,966,913
Sociology
51,647 / 2,181,190
Surgery
50,243 / 1,955,019
Statistics
47,851 / 2,255,374
Geography and Cartography
46,934 / 1,866,122
Neuroscience
42,982 / 2,261,412
Optical Engineering
38,916 / 1,546,058
Immunology
35,948 / 1,863,073
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
34,908 / 1,511,445
Paleontology
33,749 / 1,639,370
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
33,226 / 1,257,022
History
32,368 / 1,143,344
Ecology
31,898 / 1,509,804
Business
31,824 / 1,229,810
Economics
30,609 / 1,333,163
Linguistics
26,866 / 1,017,273
Electrical Engineering
26,751 / 1,097,080
Public Health
25,933 / 1,333,181
Oncology and Cancer research
25,294 / 1,312,030
Archaeology
25,111 / 1,024,594

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3176 55235
1992 3217 63697
1993 3236 61288
1994 3319 66176
1995 3307 71667
1996 3488 76371
1997 3541 83128
1998 3940 92963
1999 3897 101231
2000 4400 117202
2001 4616 130153
2002 6194 159633
2003 6052 175667
2004 6047 196222
2005 6961 228965
2006 7159 259477
2007 7451 292454
2008 7764 319875
2009 7966 358312
2010 8222 397548
2011 8485 442466
2012 9110 491852
2013 9575 538657
2014 9854 575650
2015 10429 610730
2016 10963 625505
2017 11230 653572
2018 11998 709625
2019 12656 775714
2020 14099 896237
2021 14559 988550
2022 13201 975232
2023 13087 958749
Academic rankings

University of California - Los Angeles alumni

  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Born in
    Austria Flag Austria
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    directorfilm produceractorfilm directorsoldier
    Biography

    Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, filmmaker, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder known for his roles in high-profile action movies. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011 and was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2004 and 2007.

  2. Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1926-1962 (aged 36)
    Enrolled in the University of California - Los Angeles
    1951-1962 studied art and literary studies
    Occupations
    modelautobiographeractorPlayboy Playmatefilm actor
    Biography

    Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2022) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a pop culture icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her as the sixth-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

  3. Nicolas Cage

    Nicolas Cage
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    television presenterscreenwriterfilm actoractorexecutive producer
    Biography

    Nicolas Kim Coppola, known by his stage name Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, his participation in various film genres has gained him a cult following.

  4. James Franco

    James Franco
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    screenwriterwriterfilm produceractortelevision presenter
    Biography

    James Edward Franco is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

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General info

Alternative names UCLA
Founded 1919
Motto Let There Be Light
Colors ucla blue, ucla gold
Academic calendar September to June. Also Summer Session.Quarters.
Total FTE staff 25,505
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 405 Hilgard Ave
Los Angeles, California, 90095-1405
United States
City population 3,899,000
Phone 3108254321

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