Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Population
11,000,000
Website
http://www.ucla.edu/
Weather
Comfortable Days
135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
327 (98% 🏖️)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
34,041
Men / Women
40% / 60%
From State
80%
From Region
1%
Athletes
2.4%
Racial/Ethnic
Asian
29%
Hispanic
24%
White
24%
Mixed
8%
International
8%
Black
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
Men
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Letters and Science | 8,108 | 36% / 64% | 8% | $67,309 | 63 | 91% | |
| Materials Engineering | 36 — | 50% / 50% | 8% | $89,105 | 89 | — | |
| Applied Mathematics | 159 +6 | 57% / 43% | 28% | $84,432 | 86 | 92% | |
| Astrophysics | 23 +1 | 74% / 26% | 26% | $76,951 | 79 | — | |
| Atmospheric Sciences | — — | — | — | $68,282 | 65 | — | |
| Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences | 5 +2 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $69,295 | 67 | — | |
| Chemistry | 45 +1 | 40% / 60% | 11% | $61,241 | 48 | 92% | |
| Engineering Geology | 10 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $68,466 | 66 | 90% | |
| Financial Mathematics | 43 +3 | 60% / 40% | 40% | $84,432 | 86 | 92% | |
| Geophysics | 4 +1 | 25% / 75% | 25% | $68,466 | 66 | 90% | |
| Materials Science | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 25% | $66,243 | 61 | — | |
| Mathematical Sciences | 52 +8 | 71% / 29% | 21% | $80,590 | 83 | 90% | |
| Mathematics | 103 +3 | 49% / 51% | 38% | $80,590 | 83 | 90% | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 66 +1 | 64% / 36% | 26% | $83,114 | 85 | 93% | |
| Mathematics of Computation | 103 +4 | 68% / 32% | 31% | $84,432 | 86 | 92% | |
| Physics | 59 +1 | 78% / 22% | 24% | $71,061 | 71 | 91% | |
| Statistics | 181 +47 | 52% / 48% | 18% | $83,114 | 85 | 93% | |
| Biochemistry | 216 +3 | 35% / 65% | 6% | $67,942 | 65 | 94% | |
| Biology | 401 +4 | 33% / 67% | 1% | $66,743 | 62 | 92% | |
| Biophysics | 8 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $67,942 | 65 | 94% | |
| Computational and Systems Biology | 112 +3 | 40% / 60% | 4% | $67,827 | 64 | — | |
| Ecology | 28 — | 32% / 68% | 7% | $44,603 | 8 | 95% | |
| Human Biology | 209 +2 | 13% / 87% | 2% | $71,948 | 72 | 84% | |
| Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics | 152 +2 | 28% / 72% | 4% | $68,849 | 66 | 90% | |
| Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology | 290 +5 | 34% / 66% | 7% | $57,201 | 36 | 89% | |
| Neuroscience | 208 +10 | 26% / 74% | 7% | $70,345 | 69 | 91% | |
| Physiological Science | 225 — | 24% / 76% | 2% | $68,173 | 65 | 86% | |
| Environmental Science | 123 +1 | 27% / 73% | 7% | $71,057 | 71 | 98% | |
| Marine Biology | 13 +1 | 15% / 85% | 0% | $44,603 | 8 | 95% | |
| Economics & Business Economics | 772 +40 | 58% / 42% | 16% | $88,967 | 89 | 94% | |
| Labor Studies | 28 +10 | 21% / 79% | 7% | $79,562 | 82 | — | |
| African American Studies | 19 +8 | 47% / 53% | 0% | $54,020 | 27 | 92% | |
| African and Middle Eastern Studies | — — | — | — | $53,606 | 26 | 91% | |
| American Literature and Culture | 12 +2 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $32,157 | 2 | 96% | |
| Anthropology | 150 +10 | 25% / 75% | 3% | $48,613 | 14 | 88% | |
| Applied Linguistics | 26 +4 | 38% / 62% | 19% | $63,701 | 55 | 87% | |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,917 | 27 | — | |
| Asian American Studies | 7 +3 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $54,020 | 27 | 92% | |
| Asian Humanities | 14 +2 | 71% / 29% | 43% | $53,606 | 26 | 91% | |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 394 +6 | 23% / 77% | 4% | $69,193 | 67 | 91% | |
| Chicana and Chicano Studies | 39 +33 | 23% / 77% | 0% | $54,020 | 27 | 92% | |
| Chinese | 3 +3 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $50,237 | 17 | 72% | |
| Classical Civilization | 4 +8 | 75% / 25% | 0% | $54,694 | 29 | — | |
| Classics | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $54,644 | 29 | — | |
| Cognitive Science | 307 +23 | 30% / 70% | 13% | $69,090 | 67 | 95% | |
| Communication | 225 +26 | 16% / 84% | 8% | $63,038 | 53 | — | |
| Comparative Literature | 11 +5 | 9% / 91% | 18% | $63,701 | 55 | 87% | |
| Development Studies | 100 +11 | 33% / 67% | 13% | $88,967 | 89 | 94% | |
| Disability Studies | 2 +9 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| East Asian Studies | — — | — | — | $53,606 | 26 | 91% | |
| English | 269 +7 | 23% / 77% | 1% | $52,783 | 23 | 91% | |
| European Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,606 | 26 | 91% | |
| French | 2 +4 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $52,998 | 24 | 92% | |
| Gender Studies | 40 +22 | 10% / 90% | 10% | $54,020 | 27 | 92% | |
| Geography | 41 +7 | 32% / 68% | 15% | $60,401 | 46 | 88% | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 22 +3 | 27% / 73% | 9% | $66,195 | 61 | — | |
| German | — +1 | — | — | $53,926 | 27 | — | |
| German | — — | — | — | $54,195 | 27 | — | |
| Global Studies | 35 +2 | 17% / 83% | 9% | $68,552 | 66 | 93% | |
| History | 220 +21 | 58% / 42% | 5% | $57,413 | 37 | 87% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | — — | — | — | $75,038 | 77 | 90% | |
| Italian | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,998 | 24 | 92% | |
| Japanese | 9 +1 | 33% / 67% | 22% | $50,237 | 17 | 72% | |
| Jewish Studies | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,606 | 26 | 91% | |
| Korean | 3 +1 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $50,237 | 17 | 72% | |
| Languages | 6 +1 | 50% / 50% | 33% | $53,451 | 25 | — | |
| Latin American Studies | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $53,606 | 26 | 91% | |
| Liberal Arts | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Linguistics | 122 +3 | 43% / 57% | 9% | $63,701 | 55 | 87% | |
| Native American Studies | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,020 | 27 | 93% | |
| Philosophy | 110 +4 | 51% / 49% | 4% | $47,302 | 12 | 82% | |
| Political Science | 674 +42 | 45% / 55% | 3% | $66,716 | 62 | 91% | |
| Portuguese and Brazilian Studies | 2 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $53,606 | 26 | 91% | |
| Psychology | 692 +35 | 20% / 80% | 5% | $58,221 | 40 | 91% | |
| Religious Studies | 2 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $51,251 | 19 | — | |
| Russian | — — | — | — | $54,038 | 27 | — | |
| Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages | — +1 | — | — | $54,432 | 28 | — | |
| Scandinavian Studies | 4 +1 | 75% / 25% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Slavic Languages | — — | — | — | $54,140 | 27 | — | |
| Sociology | 672 +41 | 29% / 71% | 5% | $57,093 | 36 | 92% | |
| Southeast Asian Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Spanish | 18 +13 | 11% / 89% | 6% | $52,998 | 24 | 92% | |
| Women's Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Education and Social Transformation | 105 — | 13% / 87% | 6% | $61,725 | 50 | — | |
| Art History | 51 +12 | 18% / 82% | 14% | $40,714 | 5 | 90% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science | 1,062 | 69% / 31% | 12% | $117,404 | 99 | 95% | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 61 — | 72% / 28% | 2% | $85,687 | 87 | 95% | |
| Bioengineering | 78 — | 38% / 62% | 8% | $101,137 | 96 | 97% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 77 — | 39% / 61% | 18% | $92,835 | 92 | 98% | |
| Civil Engineering | 85 — | 49% / 51% | 4% | $90,114 | 90 | 95% | |
| Computer Engineering | 87 — | 86% / 14% | 10% | $169,159 | 100 | 93% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 124 — | 77% / 23% | 15% | $112,575 | 98 | 96% | |
| Engineering Undeclared | — — | — | — | $97,261 | 94 | — | |
| Geological Engineering | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 166 — | 70% / 30% | 9% | $96,172 | 93 | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 379 — | 78% / 22% | 16% | $135,970 | 100 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Alpert School of Music | 116 | 49% / 51% | 3% | $45,546 | 9 | 83% | |
| Global Jazz Studies | 22 — | 41% / 59% | 14% | $44,895 | 9 | 83% | |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 14 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $44,895 | 9 | 83% | |
| Music | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,895 | 9 | — | |
| Music Composition | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 20% | $44,895 | 9 | 83% | |
| Music Education | 9 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | $53,491 | 25 | — | |
| Music Industry | 27 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $44,830 | 9 | — | |
| Music Performance | 38 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $44,895 | 9 | 83% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luskin School of Public Affairs | 120 | 17% / 83% | 3% | $91,424 | 91 | 91% | |
| Public Affairs | 120 — | 17% / 83% | 3% | $91,424 | 91 | 91% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Nursing | 92 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $109,359 | 98 | 96% | |
| Nursing | 60 — | 15% / 85% | 0% | $109,359 | 98 | 96% | |
| Public Health | 32 — | 19% / 81% | 0% | — | — | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Theater, Film and Television | 102 | 41% / 59% | 6% | $36,323 | 3 | 89% | |
| Film and Television | 33 — | 45% / 55% | 6% | $58,760 | 41 | 85% | |
| Theater | 69 — | 39% / 61% | 6% | $25,593 | 1 | 91% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of the Arts and Architecture | 159 | 26% / 74% | 12% | $52,982 | 24 | 92% | |
| World Arts and Cultures | 19 — | 21% / 79% | 16% | $40,714 | 5 | 90% | |
| Architectural Studies | 20 — | 10% / 90% | 15% | $53,674 | 26 | 86% | |
| Art | 35 +1 | 40% / 60% | 3% | $40,714 | 5 | 90% | |
| Dance | 29 — | 14% / 86% | 3% | $31,382 | 2 | 100% | |
| Design | Media Arts | 56 — | 30% / 70% | 20% | $75,751 | 77 | 91% |
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$16,092
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$54,978
Est. In-State Cost
$20,817
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$71,120
ROI Percentile
73th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
97%
4-Year Graduation Rate
85%
6-Year Graduation Rate
93%
Transfer-Out Rate
3%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Graduated
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
Men
Women
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
| ⇅ | % | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.2% | 4,413 | 31% / 69% | 6% | $61,970 | 50 | 91% | ||
| Life & Natural Sciences | 18.9% | 1,849 | 30% / 70% | 4% | $66,463 | 61 | 90% | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 8.8% | 857 | 58% / 42% | 26% | $80,584 | 83 | 92% | |
| Business & Economics | 8.2% | 800 | 57% / 43% | 16% | $88,638 | 89 | 94% | |
| Engineering | 7.4% | 719 | 63% / 37% | 10% | $106,123 | 97 | 95% | |
| Arts | 4.2% | 409 | 35% / 65% | 8% | $45,759 | 10 | 89% | |
| Computer Science | 3.9% | 379 | 78% / 22% | 16% | $135,970 | 100 | — | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 1.4% | 136 | 26% / 74% | 6% | $68,528 | 66 | 98% | |
| Education | 1.1% | 105 | 13% / 87% | 6% | $61,725 | 50 | — | |
| Health Sciences | 0.9% | 92 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $109,359 | 98 | 96% |
Research R1
| ⇅ | Research $ | Rank | Federal | Industry $ | PhDs | Rank | PhD students | Postdocs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences | $1,287M | #1 | 52% | $73.6M | 61 | #32 | 246 | 260 |
| $156M | #5 | 27% | $0.3M | 185 | #7 | 699 | 63 | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | $144M | #21 | 73% | $1.7M | 127 | #9 | 802 | 212 |
| Engineering | $128M | #34 | 57% | $6.8M | 160 | #15 | 854 | 134 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $40.0M | #90 | 63% | $1.7M | 124 | #9 | 788 | 348 |
| Education | $38.5M | #9 | 48% | $0 | 60 | #38 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | $22.0M | #23 | 15% | $0.1M | 30 | #29 | 103 | — |
| Computer Science | $20.8M | #51 | 56% | $3.8M | 46 | #14 | 235 | 10 |
| Agriculture & Food Science | $0 | #318 | — | $0 | 7 | #65 | — | 3 |
| Total | $1,838M | #5 | 52% | $88.0M | 800 | #10 | 3,727 | 1,030 |
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
9%
Yield (Unbound)
48%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
| In-State | Out-of-State | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Decision | 9% | 9% | 9% |
Acceptance & Yield
Acceptance
Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
blind
SAT Composite
25th
75th
SAT Math
25th
75th
SAT Reading & Writing
25th
75th
Submitting a Test Score
Submitted
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
Rankings
Fun and Games
Michelin Star Meal Plan
Best Food
Two Stars
Politically Incorrect
Equal Opportunity Objectification
Most Attractive Men
Greek God Territory
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1...
Most Attractive Women
Double Takes
Prestige
Grandma Eyebrow Raisers
Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Big City, World Famous
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Significant Presence
Little Meca
Most Muslim
Active Community
Engineering
It Actually IS Rocket Science
Aerospace Engineering
Wind Tunnel Wizards
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Bridge Builders
Resistance Is Futile
Computer Engineering
Segfault Survivors & Kernel Panickers
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Dangerously Grounded
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Crystal Clear Leaders
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop
Computer Science
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science (Eng)
LeetCode Grinders
Physical Sciences & Math
Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
The Public Data Powerhouses
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Mega-Lab Multiverse
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Ocean Explorers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
Our Labs Have Labs (The Experimentalists)
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Proof is in the Pudding
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Darwin's Favorites
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
The Cadaver Club
Lord of the Petri Dish
Microbiology & Immunology
Pathogen Punishers
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed
Molecular Biology & Genomics
Sequencing Squad
Action Potentials
Neuroscience
Huberman Lab Disciples
Agriculture & Food Science
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Planet Savers
Health Sciences
Open Wide
Dentistry & Oral Health
Future Tooth Fairies
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Code Blue Ready
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time
Public Health
Pandemic Predictors
Business & Economics
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
Dashboard Dictators
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Mega-Macro State Factories
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Sun, Sand, and Syndication
Tik-Tok Generation
Marketing
Getting There
Humanities & Social Sciences
I Think, Therefore I Major
Cognitive Science
High-End Hallucinators
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
The Great American Novelists
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time
Environmental Policy & Sustainability
ESG Enthusiasts
Smashing the Patriarchy 101
Gender Studies
Activist Academics
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew
Geography & Cartography
Cartography Cartel
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Policy Wonks
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
The Archivists
Passport Stamp Collectors
International Relations
Foreign Service Bound
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
Too Prestigious to Call It a Comm Degree
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
Late Night Debaters
Feelings, But With Error Bars
Research & Experimental Psychology
Open Science Zealots
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Future Roommate Diagnosers
Decolonizing the Curriculum
Regional & Ethnic Studies
Area Experts
Arguing with God for a Grade
Religion
The Seekers
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
Social Theorists
Grammar Police Academy
World Languages & Linguistics
Polyglot Powerhouses
Education
No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers
Early Education
Sandbox Specialists
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Shaping the Shapers
Hablas Pedagogy?
Languages Education
Grammar Gurus
History Repeats Itself
Social Sciences Education
History Buffs
Everyone Gets a Medal
Special Education
Inclusive Classroom Crew
Show Your Work, Then Teach It
STEM Education
Math Whisperers
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Studio Culture
Explaining Splatters to Rich People
Art History & Management
Theoretical Heavyweights
Trapped in the Render Queue
Digital Arts & Photography
Silicon Valley Creatives
Lights, Camera, Tuition
Film
Hollywood Pipeline
The "Will Paint for Food" Brigade
Fine & Studio Arts
Gallery Darlings
Eight Hours of Scales
Music
Pit Orchestra Pros
Theatre Kid Generation
Performing Arts
Encore Worthy
Professional
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
Pre-Law Prowess