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The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 11th in the United States, 13th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 32 research topics. The University of California - Los Angeles ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 364,058 academic publications and 18,223,106 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,805 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#13 of 14,131 In the World
#11 of 2,597 In North America
#11 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 249 In California
#1 of 31 In Los Angeles
#4 of 2,328 For Gender Studies
#5 of 1,453 For Astrobiology
#6 of 4,757 For Telecommunications
#13 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#13 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 29 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 10th for Biology in the United States and 12th in the World with 212,536 publications made and 12,297,191 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 1,609 In the United States
#11 of 1,698 In North America
#12 of 6,833 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 2043 58874
1993 2072 55676
1994 2143 59905
1995 2104 65299
1996 2339 68764
1997 2335 75629
1998 2688 84013
1999 2710 92485
2000 2977 107523
2001 3211 116245
2002 3743 136305
2003 3994 153873
2004 4137 170719
2005 4494 191336
2006 4816 217123
2007 4936 241718
2008 5225 267622
2009 5372 296068
2010 5769 329181
2011 6037 369976
2012 6348 408086
2013 6490 447560
2014 6895 480055
2015 7013 505287
2016 7076 523825
2017 7420 552488
2018 7937 590370
2019 8346 647299
2020 9784 776465
2021 9887 858644
2022 9402 822311
2023 9546 826765
2024 7600 758401

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 5 5 5
Neuroscience 7 8 9
Oncology and Cancer research 10 11 12
Paleontology 9 10 12
Microbiology 11 13 13
Genetics 11 12 13
Pharmacology 11 12 13
Evolutionary Biology 10 11 14
Biophysics 11 11 14
Biochemistry 11 12 14
Immunology 12 13 14
Biotechnology 11 12 14
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 12 15
Virology 12 12 15
Molecular Biology 16 17 21
Nanotechnology 10 10 24
Zoology 12 15 27
Botany 20 22 30
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 21 34
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 36 52
Horticulture 34 39 102
Agricultural Science 40 46 104
Animal Science 42 51 122
Toxicology 49 55 123
Nutrition and Food Science 30 39 135
Entomology 53 60 137
Forestry 55 64 159

Medicine rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 10th for Medicine in the United States and 12th in the World with 192,396 publications made and 10,226,107 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 1,600 In the United States
#11 of 1,685 In North America
#12 of 6,775 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1714 43655
1993 1745 41110
1994 1838 44481
1995 1806 50103
1996 1955 53596
1997 1974 59003
1998 2230 66784
1999 2238 73844
2000 2522 86419
2001 2634 93677
2002 2965 109822
2003 3284 124153
2004 3493 138572
2005 3849 156489
2006 4229 178545
2007 4353 200518
2008 4850 225075
2009 4847 248492
2010 5223 277879
2011 5512 309603
2012 5802 344698
2013 6035 377390
2014 6538 406040
2015 6726 428767
2016 6717 442198
2017 7117 470331
2018 7647 494914
2019 7998 545668
2020 9477 668709
2021 9708 738329
2022 9275 713431
2023 9436 715143
2024 8009 657349

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Ophthalmology 5 5 6
Gerontology 6 6 7
Clinical Psychology 6 7 8
Cosmetology 7 8 9
Audiology 7 8 9
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 9 10
Plastic Surgery 10 10 10
Family medicine 8 9 10
Psychiatry 9 10 11
Oncology and Cancer research 10 11 12
Medical Physics 10 11 12
Anatomy and Physiology 11 12 13
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 12 13
Public Health 10 11 13
Pharmacology 11 12 13
Surgery 11 12 13
Nursing 10 11 13
Cardiology 11 12 13
Neurosurgery 6 7 13
Immunology 12 13 14
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 12 15
Radiation Therapy 11 12 15
Anesthesiology 13 14 15
Virology 12 12 15
Health Science 10 13 16
Pathology 13 14 16
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 15 17
Critical Care Nursing 15 17 18
Biomedical Engineering 12 13 18
Urology 17 18 19
Dermatology 14 15 20
Physical Therapy 13 17 25
Occupational Therapy 12 17 26
Optometry 15 16 26
Respiratory Therapy 18 21 27
Pediatrics 17 20 27
Dentistry 13 14 28
Orthodontics 16 17 30
Epidemiology 16 17 30
Sports Medicine 17 24 35
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 24 36
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 21 47
Pharmacy 11 12 49
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 36 52
Social Work 32 35 55
Sports / Exercise science 31 39 69
Toxicology 49 55 123
Veterinary 47 56 162
Forensic Science 55 64 192

Chemistry rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 11th for Chemistry in the United States and 15th in the World with 161,837 publications made and 9,477,752 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 1,447 In the United States
#12 of 1,530 In North America
#15 of 6,545 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1864 49070
1993 1790 48396
1994 1806 51541
1995 1778 55602
1996 1981 58039
1997 2025 63826
1998 2331 70367
1999 2338 77452
2000 2459 87546
2001 2669 94166
2002 3581 112479
2003 3434 124395
2004 3351 135525
2005 3733 153014
2006 3750 171068
2007 3707 187038
2008 3889 202735
2009 4047 223608
2010 4349 249303
2011 4509 279388
2012 4712 305028
2013 4653 334234
2014 4931 357315
2015 5013 375468
2016 5182 392416
2017 5237 413644
2018 5516 440792
2019 5878 483088
2020 6684 566201
2021 6450 631462
2022 6319 606148
2023 6199 609027
2024 4775 550790

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 11 12 14
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 8 16
Organic Chemistry 11 12 19
Nanotechnology 10 10 24
Materials Science 12 13 25
Computational Chemistry 19 19 30
Biochemical Engineering 14 15 33
Physical chemistry 13 14 39
Chemical Engineering 11 12 39
Inorganic Chemistry 14 14 46
Pharmacy 11 12 49
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 31 69
Environmental Chemistry 33 38 83
Radiochemistry 14 17 105
Nutrition and Food Science 30 39 135

Computer Science rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 7th for Computer Science in the United States and 9th in the World with 144,942 publications made and 8,023,294 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 1,612 In the United States
#8 of 1,698 In North America
#9 of 6,845 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1431 32294
1993 1316 29911
1994 1450 32354
1995 1410 35715
1996 1510 37566
1997 1549 40510
1998 1719 44544
1999 1825 49027
2000 1889 56966
2001 2104 63205
2002 3481 90660
2003 3184 96526
2004 2979 105046
2005 3431 126238
2006 3324 145042
2007 3562 161296
2008 3728 178787
2009 3845 199111
2010 4027 221456
2011 4146 245349
2012 4447 271074
2013 4454 296859
2014 4510 317758
2015 4738 333407
2016 4781 342883
2017 4995 356838
2018 5404 384901
2019 5777 421488
2020 6609 505296
2021 6682 552640
2022 6121 515605
2023 6321 524851
2024 4632 461273

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Computer Science.

Physics rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 9th for Physics in the United States and 13th in the World with 139,008 publications made and 6,973,231 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 1,531 In the United States
#9 of 1,617 In North America
#13 of 6,713 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1632 34290
1993 1597 32809
1994 1596 35106
1995 1573 38076
1996 1719 40795
1997 1738 43187
1998 2031 47483
1999 1889 51106
2000 2060 57857
2001 2228 63323
2002 3413 81638
2003 3092 87916
2004 2866 96317
2005 3352 113529
2006 3194 128229
2007 3213 140809
2008 3309 155019
2009 3482 169408
2010 3683 189814
2011 3835 215177
2012 4059 234362
2013 3940 253802
2014 4107 272761
2015 4183 289385
2016 4541 299001
2017 4407 310673
2018 4661 334899
2019 5010 360116
2020 5536 413763
2021 5356 459995
2022 5145 426347
2023 5077 436426
2024 3936 401073

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 5 5 5
Optical Engineering 6 6 7
Nuclear Physics 5 5 8
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 6 10
Medical Physics 10 11 12
Quantum and Particle physics 9 9 14
Biophysics 11 11 14
Acoustical Engineering 11 12 16
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 13 16
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 15 24
Nanotechnology 10 10 24
Materials Science 12 13 25
Condensed Matter Physics 15 15 30
Theoretical Physics 22 23 32

Engineering rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 9th for Engineering in the United States and 13th in the World with 137,939 publications made and 6,852,583 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 1,565 In the United States
#10 of 1,651 In North America
#13 of 6,782 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1557 32209
1993 1480 30906
1994 1533 32942
1995 1520 35403
1996 1606 37758
1997 1659 40267
1998 1860 43903
1999 1802 47454
2000 1964 54090
2001 2134 58983
2002 3623 82307
2003 3189 86826
2004 2911 96002
2005 3353 114527
2006 3202 130588
2007 3190 142106
2008 3265 156337
2009 3568 173040
2010 3748 193231
2011 3779 216533
2012 4054 238039
2013 4073 259054
2014 4133 276687
2015 4299 292635
2016 4519 301992
2017 4526 314575
2018 4756 337839
2019 5061 366370
2020 5797 424585
2021 5607 472885
2022 5285 443361
2023 5144 449837
2024 4028 405693

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Telecommunications 5 5 6
Electronic Engineering 5 5 6
Optical Engineering 6 6 7
Computer Networking 7 7 8
Computer Engineering 8 8 9
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 6 10
Electrical Engineering 7 7 10
Aerospace Engineering 10 10 14
Biotechnology 11 12 14
Acoustical Engineering 11 12 16
Biomedical Engineering 12 13 18
Civil Engineering 10 11 19
Architecture 12 13 23
Nanotechnology 10 10 24
Materials Science 12 13 25
Mechanical Engineering 16 17 28
Biochemical Engineering 14 15 33
Structural Engineering 18 18 34
Metallurgical Engineering 14 15 34
Systems Engineering 20 21 36
Chemical Engineering 11 12 39
Remote Sensing 22 22 41
Petroleum Engineering 19 22 41
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 25 45
Nuclear Engineering 16 17 48
Technical Drawing 20 22 49
Geotechnical Engineering 20 24 53
Transportation Engineering 27 30 58
Human-Computer Interaction 30 33 63
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 31 69
Architectural Engineering 23 27 83
Automation and Control engineering 25 30 92
Renewable Energy Engineering 24 29 99
Environmental Engineering 29 34 101
Operations Research 36 44 103
Firefighting and Fire Science 33 39 108
Product and Industrial Design 37 42 110
Aviation 44 48 118
Robotics 35 41 129
Automotive Engineering 33 39 135
Engineering Management 71 77 149
Industrial Engineering 44 55 172
Marine Engineering 47 55 193
Mining Engineering 33 44 201
Construction Management 58 71 245
Landscape Architecture 53 65 323
Agricultural Engineering 66 78 577

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 16th in the World with 136,395 publications made and 6,558,377 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 1,761 In the United States
#12 of 1,852 In North America
#16 of 7,081 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1246 24450
1993 1222 23197
1994 1353 25409
1995 1327 28237
1996 1458 30288
1997 1483 31520
1998 1546 35308
1999 1572 39430
2000 1905 47651
2001 1937 52957
2002 2371 67854
2003 2391 75725
2004 2572 84105
2005 2758 98774
2006 2834 112314
2007 3063 128034
2008 3345 146031
2009 3441 162909
2010 3586 182180
2011 3749 205131
2012 3895 228197
2013 4053 249044
2014 4296 268711
2015 4466 284320
2016 4390 288317
2017 4840 303274
2018 5152 325145
2019 5472 360809
2020 6409 433745
2021 6516 471507
2022 6200 441884
2023 6014 450382
2024 4681 385586

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 13th for Environmental Science in the United States and 18th in the World with 107,226 publications made and 5,371,432 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 1,631 In the United States
#15 of 1,721 In North America
#18 of 6,876 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1063 25874
1993 1124 24212
1994 1048 25555
1995 1084 27677
1996 1224 29333
1997 1230 31940
1998 1398 35551
1999 1323 38272
2000 1600 45195
2001 1572 48519
2002 2036 59327
2003 1977 66481
2004 2008 75293
2005 2215 85480
2006 2210 97245
2007 2402 108292
2008 2518 119760
2009 2603 133230
2010 2729 147469
2011 3059 170691
2012 3040 186519
2013 3049 206746
2014 3384 224677
2015 3381 238809
2016 3452 245348
2017 3546 256733
2018 3789 278583
2019 4119 308327
2020 4774 364468
2021 4885 408728
2022 4600 382564
2023 4602 384203
2024 3331 338925

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Environmental Science.

Psychology rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 9th for Psychology in the United States and 11th in the World with 105,047 publications made and 5,818,859 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 1,558 In the United States
#10 of 1,645 In North America
#11 of 6,645 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1007 26276
1993 933 24161
1994 1057 25903
1995 1042 29797
1996 1090 30925
1997 1102 33376
1998 1244 37085
1999 1234 41314
2000 1376 48368
2001 1452 52525
2002 1641 63539
2003 1865 70874
2004 1922 78743
2005 2085 90411
2006 2302 103679
2007 2415 117182
2008 2677 133516
2009 2815 149538
2010 3001 167611
2011 3030 187167
2012 3246 209362
2013 3362 228987
2014 3510 247187
2015 3667 259039
2016 3623 264384
2017 3884 278756
2018 4122 294455
2019 4274 324374
2020 4965 394986
2021 5125 421469
2022 4804 402552
2023 4874 403720
2024 3962 362077

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Child Psychology 3 3 4
Sexology 6 6 6
Clinical Psychology 6 7 8
Social Psychology 7 8 9
Neuroscience 7 8 9
Psychiatry 9 10 11
Cognitive Science 13 14 17
Occupational Therapy 12 17 26
Special Education 13 14 26
Education Majors 21 23 31
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 24 28 50
Social Work 32 35 55
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 57 65 93

Mathematics rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 8th for Mathematics in the United States and 9th in the World with 64,119 publications made and 3,650,827 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 1,410 In the United States
#9 of 1,491 In North America
#9 of 6,418 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 453 9650
1993 500 9978
1994 510 11210
1995 504 11639
1996 533 13209
1997 576 13873
1998 703 15852
1999 670 17307
2000 812 20687
2001 837 23431
2002 1524 36021
2003 1390 37806
2004 1322 41649
2005 1465 52029
2006 1501 59695
2007 1609 66039
2008 1625 74940
2009 1714 83249
2010 1864 94115
2011 1933 104868
2012 1982 113492
2013 2116 126505
2014 2228 136956
2015 2152 145128
2016 2210 147324
2017 2398 151916
2018 2576 164292
2019 2917 181563
2020 3313 216075
2021 3380 240590
2022 3048 224326
2023 3084 223840
2024 2054 165771

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 8 9 10
Applied Mathematics 8 8 10
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 11 11
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 9 11
Actuarial Science 13 14 16
Math Teachers 22 23 33
Operations Research 36 44 103

Business rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 23rd for Business in the United States and 28th in the World with 35,784 publications made and 1,709,787 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#23 of 1,377 In the United States
#24 of 1,460 In North America
#28 of 6,339 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 324 6822
1993 337 6577
1994 407 7534
1995 355 7861
1996 429 8842
1997 390 8862
1998 458 9980
1999 432 11272
2000 581 13944
2001 653 16201
2002 850 22863
2003 804 25733
2004 776 27279
2005 815 31335
2006 813 36587
2007 879 40796
2008 941 47035
2009 957 51612
2010 986 57778
2011 1011 65254
2012 1080 69795
2013 1079 74136
2014 1140 80588
2015 1082 83587
2016 1123 83915
2017 1203 86277
2018 1369 92429
2019 1386 99627
2020 1598 118216
2021 1645 128303
2022 1385 115097
2023 1429 118825
2024 989 90558

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 4 4 5
Occupational Safety and Health 10 11 14
Actuarial Science 13 14 16
Finance 15 16 20
Accounting 19 20 25
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 19 26
Marketing 22 23 26
Public Policy / Administration 19 20 29
Risk Management 19 21 31
Advertising 26 28 32
Human Resource Management 23 25 33
Management 25 26 35
Tax Law 27 29 41
Real Estate 23 23 43
International Business 21 23 48
Supply Chain Management 21 22 53
International Trade 18 20 60
Entrepreneurship 29 33 65
Management Information Systems 36 42 89
Operations Research 36 44 103
Project Management 44 52 143
Engineering Management 71 77 149
Construction Management 58 71 245
Hospitality and Hotel Management 47 59 296

Economics rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 12th for Economics in the United States and 14th in the World with 34,652 publications made and 1,896,543 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 1,355 In the United States
#13 of 1,438 In North America
#14 of 6,167 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 314 5275
1993 304 5024
1994 362 5932
1995 331 6312
1996 405 7198
1997 377 7411
1998 443 8684
1999 411 9725
2000 556 12549
2001 539 14685
2002 683 17955
2003 668 21688
2004 686 22996
2005 771 26861
2006 753 30754
2007 851 35120
2008 849 39796
2009 889 44899
2010 930 50499
2011 997 56970
2012 1078 62217
2013 1042 66922
2014 1111 72560
2015 1139 75360
2016 1099 75327
2017 1281 78176
2018 1328 83655
2019 1479 91987
2020 1778 111257
2021 1808 120460
2022 1662 110607
2023 1617 113552
2024 1156 88372

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 11 11
Political Economy 8 9 12
Development Studies 11 12 14
Actuarial Science 13 14 16
Finance 15 16 20
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 19 26
International Relations and Diplomacy 19 23 46
International Economics 19 21 53
International Trade 18 20 60
Agricultural Economics 60 66 155
Environmental Economics 49 60 267

Art & Design rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 14th for Art & Design in the United States and 18th in the World with 20,991 publications made and 868,184 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#14 of 1,361 In the United States
#15 of 1,444 In North America
#18 of 5,966 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 231 4143
1993 212 3672
1994 242 3804
1995 249 4157
1996 242 4693
1997 240 4801
1998 257 5046
1999 297 5759
2000 311 6829
2001 367 7629
2002 467 10825
2003 459 11738
2004 424 12357
2005 485 14623
2006 484 16752
2007 526 18654
2008 501 20948
2009 596 23046
2010 578 25127
2011 568 28790
2012 571 31998
2013 604 34017
2014 675 36688
2015 640 39049
2016 592 38868
2017 659 40378
2018 743 43003
2019 739 47947
2020 824 55955
2021 788 59218
2022 755 54939
2023 732 55813
2024 555 51478

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Los Angeles in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 4 4 5
Performing arts 6 7 8
Literature 9 10 13
Aesthetics 13 14 17
Animation 9 11 17
Painting and Drawing 7 7 18
Sculpture 7 7 18
Illustration and Concept Art 8 8 19
Fashion Design 16 18 21
Architecture 12 13 23
Art History 19 21 27
Creative Writing 16 19 28
Cinematography 10 10 28
Computer Graphics 20 22 31
Singing and Vocal Performance 20 23 42
Music 22 26 44
Photography 24 26 45
Graphic Design 29 33 46
UX/UI Desgin 22 26 50
Multimedia 30 34 53
Game Design and Development 37 46 102
Landscape Architecture 53 65 323
Interior Design 86 101 488