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The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 11th in the United States, 13th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 28 research topics. The University of California - Los Angeles ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 373,363 academic publications and 19,045,903 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,899 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
#5 of 1,805 For Ophthalmology
#5 of 1,493 For Astrobiology
#5 of 2,375 For Gender Studies
#13 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#15 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 25 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 217,996 publications made and 12,864,129 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 1,612 In the United States
#11 of 1,701 In North America
#12 of 6,841 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 2074 55709
1994 2143 60012
1995 2107 65485
1996 2340 68967
1997 2336 75736
1998 2691 84055
1999 2707 92532
2000 2978 107595
2001 3208 116369
2002 3744 136390
2003 3989 153892
2004 4135 170730
2005 4495 191370
2006 4815 217127
2007 4938 241755
2008 5222 267655
2009 5371 296175
2010 5762 329044
2011 6035 369812
2012 6349 408144
2013 6490 447409
2014 6899 479893
2015 7024 505249
2016 7072 523569
2017 7432 552195
2018 7932 589718
2019 8339 646469
2020 9767 775079
2021 9884 857441
2022 9417 821271
2023 9540 825811
2024 7700 765507
2025 6894 675158

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
Paleontology 9 10 12
Oncology and Cancer research 10 11 13
Genetics 11 12 13
Pharmacology 11 12 13
Evolutionary Biology 10 11 14
Biophysics 11 11 14
Biochemistry 11 12 14
Microbiology 11 13 14
Biotechnology 11 12 14
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 12 15
Immunology 13 14 15
Virology 12 12 15
Molecular Biology 16 17 21
Nanotechnology 10 10 24
Zoology 12 15 29
Botany 20 22 31
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 22 37
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 36 53
Agricultural Science 41 47 106
Horticulture 35 41 108
Toxicology 46 52 119
Animal Science 42 51 127
Entomology 55 62 144
Nutrition and Food Science 32 41 147
Forestry 55 64 166

Medicine rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 10th for Medicine in the United States and 12th in the World with 198,303 publications made and 10,723,589 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 1,604 In the United States
#11 of 1,689 In North America
#12 of 6,793 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1745 41137
1994 1836 44557
1995 1810 50242
1996 1953 53706
1997 1973 59085
1998 2233 66801
1999 2237 73889
2000 2523 86465
2001 2633 93769
2002 2965 109846
2003 3283 124140
2004 3493 138598
2005 3850 156501
2006 4226 178544
2007 4356 200556
2008 4844 225035
2009 4845 248672
2010 5222 277868
2011 5509 309612
2012 5804 344749
2013 6028 377220
2014 6536 405874
2015 6726 428647
2016 6699 441889
2017 7112 470001
2018 7638 494342
2019 7986 544686
2020 9468 667345
2021 9702 736912
2022 9277 712297
2023 9431 714320
2024 8117 664252
2025 7523 593605

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 4 4 5
Gerontology 6 6 7
Clinical Psychology 6 7 8
Plastic Surgery 9 9 9
Cosmetology 7 8 9
Audiology 7 8 9
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 9 10
Psychiatry 9 10 11
Public Health 9 10 12
Family medicine 10 11 12
Medical Physics 10 11 12
Anatomy and Physiology 11 12 13
Oncology and Cancer research 10 11 13
Pharmacology 11 12 13
Surgery 11 12 13
Cardiology 11 12 13
Neurosurgery 6 7 13
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 12 14
Nursing 10 11 14
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 12 15
Radiation Therapy 11 12 15
Immunology 13 14 15
Anesthesiology 13 14 15
Virology 12 12 15
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
Health Science 10 14 19
Dermatology 14 15 19
Optometry 15 16 25
Physical Therapy 13 17 26
Occupational Therapy 12 17 26
Pediatrics 17 20 27
Respiratory Therapy 18 21 28
Dentistry 13 14 28
Orthodontics 16 17 30
Epidemiology 16 17 30
Sports Medicine 18 25 37
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 24 38
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 18 21 46
Pharmacy 11 12 47
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 36 53
Social Work 33 36 57
Sports / Exercise science 31 39 69
Toxicology 46 52 119
Veterinary 47 56 168
Forensic Science 61 71 218

Chemistry rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 11th for Chemistry in the United States and 15th in the World with 164,913 publications made and 9,876,514 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 1,455 In the United States
#12 of 1,538 In North America
#15 of 6,561 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1793 48420
1994 1805 51584
1995 1782 55657
1996 1980 58143
1997 2027 63903
1998 2329 70382
1999 2337 77493
2000 2460 87612
2001 2671 94229
2002 3581 112554
2003 3433 124421
2004 3352 135562
2005 3733 153044
2006 3751 171088
2007 3706 187062
2008 3887 202716
2009 4046 223595
2010 4343 249187
2011 4506 279214
2012 4715 304917
2013 4654 334054
2014 4925 357015
2015 5012 375092
2016 5174 391860
2017 5237 412969
2018 5508 439804
2019 5882 481780
2020 6666 563644
2021 6436 628991
2022 6308 603575
2023 6170 606757
2024 4834 554967
2025 4003 478854

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 27
Computational Chemistry 20 20 32
Biochemical Engineering 14 15 33
Physical chemistry 13 14 40
Chemical Engineering 11 12 43
Pharmacy 11 12 47
Inorganic Chemistry 13 13 47
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 30 73
Environmental Chemistry 35 40 90
Radiochemistry 14 17 109
Nutrition and Food Science 32 41 147

Computer Science rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 7th for Computer Science in the United States and 9th in the World with 148,168 publications made and 8,389,398 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 1,616 In the United States
#8 of 1,702 In North America
#9 of 6,855 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1320 29944
1994 1449 32420
1995 1414 35870
1996 1512 37635
1997 1551 40568
1998 1720 44582
1999 1826 49072
2000 1889 57045
2001 2102 63328
2002 3482 90687
2003 3181 96530
2004 2977 105042
2005 3431 126261
2006 3322 145060
2007 3561 161264
2008 3726 178783
2009 3843 199198
2010 4026 221365
2011 4142 245113
2012 4448 271141
2013 4449 296625
2014 4501 317446
2015 4742 333416
2016 4784 342537
2017 5009 356758
2018 5393 384544
2019 5768 420590
2020 6594 503406
2021 6677 550798
2022 6112 514104
2023 6304 523407
2024 4735 467276
2025 4073 399606

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 141,628 publications made and 7,259,972 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 1,537 In the United States
#9 of 1,623 In North America
#13 of 6,729 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1600 32844
1994 1597 35145
1995 1579 38173
1996 1719 40840
1997 1740 43219
1998 2031 47525
1999 1889 51152
2000 2060 57908
2001 2228 63403
2002 3414 81681
2003 3092 87967
2004 2867 96354
2005 3351 113554
2006 3195 128282
2007 3215 140895
2008 3310 155017
2009 3481 169459
2010 3687 189882
2011 3833 215118
2012 4062 234311
2013 3938 253778
2014 4109 272636
2015 4186 289284
2016 4545 298959
2017 4409 310527
2018 4659 334913
2019 5012 359830
2020 5544 413968
2021 5361 460019
2022 5147 426241
2023 5096 437161
2024 4012 405343
2025 3192 348582

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 11
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 27
Theoretical Physics 22 23 32
Condensed Matter Physics 16 16 32

Engineering rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 9th for Engineering in the United States and 13th in the World with 140,536 publications made and 7,147,668 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 1,568 In the United States
#10 of 1,655 In North America
#13 of 6,795 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1482 30930
1994 1532 32994
1995 1526 35501
1996 1606 37771
1997 1662 40269
1998 1857 43916
1999 1801 47492
2000 1965 54128
2001 2135 59067
2002 3623 82348
2003 3192 86875
2004 2911 96016
2005 3350 114561
2006 3203 130634
2007 3190 142130
2008 3266 156374
2009 3568 173052
2010 3747 193225
2011 3774 216350
2012 4053 237857
2013 4079 258870
2014 4129 276314
2015 4293 292476
2016 4519 301677
2017 4533 314397
2018 4751 337557
2019 5059 365868
2020 5799 423794
2021 5600 472157
2022 5279 442294
2023 5141 449338
2024 4109 409965
2025 3254 351791

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
Electrical Engineering 7 7 10
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 6 11
Aerospace Engineering 10 10 14
Biotechnology 11 12 14
Acoustical Engineering 11 12 16
Biomedical Engineering 12 13 18
Civil Engineering 10 11 21
Architecture 12 13 23
Nanotechnology 10 10 24
Materials Science 12 13 27
Mechanical Engineering 16 17 29
Biochemical Engineering 14 15 33
Structural Engineering 18 18 38
Systems Engineering 20 22 40
Metallurgical Engineering 14 15 41
Remote Sensing 22 22 42
Chemical Engineering 11 12 43
Petroleum Engineering 19 22 46
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 25 48
Technical Drawing 20 22 50
Nuclear Engineering 17 18 50
Geotechnical Engineering 20 24 56
Transportation Engineering 27 30 64
Human-Computer Interaction 31 34 66
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 30 73
Architectural Engineering 23 27 86
Automation and Control engineering 26 31 94
Renewable Energy Engineering 23 28 99
Environmental Engineering 29 34 107
Firefighting and Fire Science 33 39 111
Operations Research 38 47 111
Product and Industrial Design 39 44 114
Robotics 33 39 130
Aviation 47 51 131
Automotive Engineering 33 40 137
Engineering Management 76 82 158
Industrial Engineering 45 56 183
Marine Engineering 47 55 201
Mining Engineering 32 44 217
Construction Management 61 75 272
Landscape Architecture 53 65 334
Agricultural Engineering 68 81 657

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 139,635 publications made and 6,880,309 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 1,763 In the United States
#12 of 1,854 In North America
#16 of 7,088 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
1993 1226 23217
1994 1354 25432
1995 1328 28294
1996 1459 30332
1997 1484 31549
1998 1547 35351
1999 1572 39463
2000 1905 47719
2001 1936 52991
2002 2372 67887
2003 2389 75748
2004 2570 84148
2005 2760 98834
2006 2834 112296
2007 3062 128074
2008 3345 145996
2009 3442 162908
2010 3580 182129
2011 3752 204986
2012 3895 228035
2013 4057 248765
2014 4299 268532
2015 4455 284493
2016 4392 287861
2017 4845 302625
2018 5146 324366
2019 5463 359934
2020 6413 432071
2021 6504 469490
2022 6185 440016
2023 6029 449060
2024 4789 390470
2025 4021 335712

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 109,509 publications made and 5,632,249 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 1,637 In the United States
#15 of 1,727 In North America
#18 of 6,888 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1127 24216
1994 1049 25590
1995 1086 27709
1996 1224 29413
1997 1231 31947
1998 1399 35575
1999 1322 38298
2000 1600 45215
2001 1572 48581
2002 2035 59361
2003 1976 66497
2004 2008 75333
2005 2217 85500
2006 2211 97246
2007 2403 108280
2008 2515 119692
2009 2602 133267
2010 2728 147434
2011 3062 170427
2012 3040 186437
2013 3060 206592
2014 3391 224560
2015 3390 238915
2016 3470 245189
2017 3549 256347
2018 3804 278119
2019 4127 308123
2020 4779 363870
2021 4903 408116
2022 4613 382002
2023 4609 383805
2024 3414 342483
2025 2663 299234

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 107,904 publications made and 6,082,980 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 1,561 In the United States
#10 of 1,648 In North America
#11 of 6,663 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 935 24184
1994 1055 25957
1995 1044 29963
1996 1089 30995
1997 1101 33438
1998 1247 37098
1999 1234 41342
2000 1377 48443
2001 1449 52591
2002 1642 63576
2003 1863 70871
2004 1920 78759
2005 2084 90414
2006 2301 103704
2007 2415 117189
2008 2673 133519
2009 2815 149643
2010 2998 167492
2011 3028 186997
2012 3242 209430
2013 3358 228786
2014 3507 247052
2015 3670 258986
2016 3623 264096
2017 3882 278437
2018 4114 294006
2019 4264 323630
2020 4949 393432
2021 5101 419931
2022 4803 401270
2023 4867 402467
2024 4021 365951
2025 3698 326716

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
Neuroscience 7 8 9
Social Psychology 8 9 10
Psychiatry 9 10 11
Cognitive Science 13 14 17
Occupational Therapy 12 17 26
Special Education 15 16 30
Education Majors 20 22 30
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 29 53
Social Work 33 36 57
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 60 68 96

Mathematics rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 8th for Mathematics in the United States and 9th in the World with 65,272 publications made and 3,802,724 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 1,413 In the United States
#9 of 1,494 In North America
#9 of 6,434 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 501 9980
1994 510 11212
1995 504 11651
1996 533 13210
1997 577 13881
1998 704 15868
1999 670 17313
2000 813 20710
2001 836 23472
2002 1523 36040
2003 1388 37818
2004 1320 41620
2005 1468 52004
2006 1502 59669
2007 1607 66000
2008 1623 74868
2009 1712 83200
2010 1861 94008
2011 1930 104524
2012 1971 113086
2013 2105 126029
2014 2214 136356
2015 2131 144439
2016 2196 146475
2017 2377 150889
2018 2553 163071
2019 2893 179863
2020 3282 212672
2021 3343 237107
2022 3001 220690
2023 3051 220908
2024 2091 167609
2025 1810 137903

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
Applied Mathematics 8 8 10
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 11 11
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 9 11
Statistics 8 9 11
Actuarial Science 13 14 16
Math Teachers 23 24 36
Operations Research 38 47 111

Business rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 23rd for Business in the United States and 28th in the World with 36,425 publications made and 1,790,578 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#23 of 1,388 In the United States
#24 of 1,472 In North America
#28 of 6,366 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 337 6591
1994 407 7551
1995 357 7924
1996 431 8869
1997 394 8872
1998 458 10012
1999 433 11298
2000 581 13976
2001 652 16235
2002 850 22889
2003 803 25746
2004 775 27288
2005 817 31364
2006 813 36601
2007 879 40789
2008 940 47024
2009 957 51613
2010 987 57751
2011 1010 65169
2012 1081 69706
2013 1082 73935
2014 1140 80492
2015 1086 83514
2016 1119 83735
2017 1203 86039
2018 1368 92120
2019 1387 99258
2020 1586 117432
2021 1632 127525
2022 1381 114636
2023 1433 118264
2024 1010 91871
2025 806 76000

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 5 5 6
Occupational Safety and Health 11 12 15
Actuarial Science 13 14 16
Finance 15 16 20
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 19 26
Accounting 19 20 26
Marketing 22 23 28
Public Policy / Administration 19 20 30
Risk Management 19 21 31
Advertising 26 28 33
Human Resource Management 24 26 35
Management 25 26 36
Real Estate 23 23 43
Tax Law 27 29 43
Supply Chain Management 20 21 53
International Business 22 24 53
Entrepreneurship 30 34 67
International Trade 20 22 69
Management Information Systems 36 42 89
Operations Research 38 47 111
Project Management 44 53 148
Engineering Management 76 82 158
Construction Management 61 75 272
Hospitality and Hotel Management 47 59 304

Economics rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 13th for Economics in the United States and 15th in the World with 35,484 publications made and 1,994,614 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 1,361 In the United States
#14 of 1,445 In North America
#15 of 6,188 In the World

University of California - Los Angeles
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 304 5022
1994 362 5943
1995 332 6334
1996 405 7194
1997 380 7411
1998 443 8712
1999 411 9749
2000 556 12570
2001 539 14719
2002 684 17993
2003 667 21699
2004 686 23018
2005 773 26878
2006 753 30777
2007 850 35109
2008 848 39799
2009 890 44939
2010 929 50501
2011 998 56907
2012 1079 62178
2013 1049 66796
2014 1120 72503
2015 1132 75313
2016 1095 75234
2017 1274 77998
2018 1330 83350
2019 1479 91651
2020 1786 110721
2021 1809 119909
2022 1655 109992
2023 1614 113098
2024 1170 89636
2025 1037 75599

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 56
International Trade 20 22 69
Agricultural Economics 60 66 159
Environmental Economics 50 61 278

Art & Design rankings

The University of California - Los Angeles ranked 14th for Art & Design in the United States and 18th in the World with 21,411 publications made and 910,540 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 1,369 In the United States
#15 of 1,454 In North America
#18 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 213 3675
1994 242 3817
1995 249 4200
1996 243 4697
1997 240 4803
1998 257 5047
1999 296 5764
2000 310 6839
2001 367 7637
2002 469 10824
2003 459 11732
2004 423 12384
2005 484 14627
2006 484 16755
2007 528 18642
2008 501 20946
2009 596 23056
2010 579 25143
2011 569 28777
2012 570 31965
2013 603 33992
2014 675 36692
2015 642 39096
2016 592 38883
2017 657 40448
2018 744 43082
2019 741 47955
2020 832 56142
2021 784 59352
2022 758 55116
2023 736 56186
2024 588 52359
2025 476 46222

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 5 5 6
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
Cinematography 8 8 24
Art History 19 21 27
Creative Writing 16 19 31
Computer Graphics 20 22 32
Graphic Design 28 31 44
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 24 45
Photography 24 26 48
Music 24 28 49
UX/UI Desgin 23 28 52
Multimedia 30 34 54
Game Design and Development 37 46 108
Landscape Architecture 53 65 334
Interior Design 89 104 503