UCLA

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 11,000,000

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 683 (2.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 29%
Hispanic 24%
White 24%
Mixed 8%
International 8%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Letters and Science 8,108 36% 27% 27% 3% 24% 8% $73,219 53 +0.25 67 93%
Materials Engineering 36 — 50% 31% 36% 0% 8% 8% $96,922 61 +0.28 91 — — 7% — —
Applied Mathematics 159 +6 57% 19% 31% 2% 10% 28% $103,266 51 -0.17 94 88% — 15% — —
Astrophysics 23 +1 74% 30% 22% 13% 4% 26% $87,881 67 +0.31 85 — — 15% — —
Atmospheric Sciences — — — — — — — — $69,660 76 +0.41 61 — — 15% — —
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 5 +2 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $69,919 76 +0.44 61 — — 15% — —
Chemistry 45 +1 40% 24% 27% 0% 31% 11% $62,749 12 -0.85 43 88% — 15% — —
Engineering Geology 10 — 40% 40% 30% 0% 10% 0% $68,466 66 +0.31 58 90% — 15% — —
Financial Mathematics 43 +3 60% 7% 35% 0% 5% 40% $103,266 51 -0.17 94 88% — 15% — —
Geophysics 4 +1 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $68,466 66 +0.31 58 90% — 15% — —
Materials Science 4 — 75% 50% 0% 25% 0% 25% $70,287 46 -0.13 62 — — 11% — —
Mathematical Sciences 52 +8 71% 25% 33% 2% 12% 21% $89,584 70 +0.16 86 92% — 15% — —
Mathematics 103 +3 49% 23% 23% 3% 9% 38% $89,584 70 +0.16 86 92% — 15% — —
Mathematics and Statistics 66 +1 64% 18% 41% 0% 6% 26% $105,948 60 -0.09 95 87% — 15% — —
Mathematics of Computation 103 +4 68% 16% 34% 1% 7% 31% $103,266 51 -0.17 94 88% — 15% — —
Physics 59 +1 78% 29% 25% 0% 10% 24% $85,922 62 +0.17 83 96% — 15% — —
Statistics 181 +47 52% 15% 48% 0% 10% 18% $105,948 60 -0.09 95 87% — 15% — —
Biochemistry 216 +3 35% 27% 37% 0% 20% 6% $71,704 51 +0.02 65 93% — 13% — —
Biology 401 +4 33% 28% 29% 2% 32% 1% $63,972 38 -0.29 46 94% — 13% — —
Biophysics 8 — 62% 12% 25% 0% 0% 0% $71,704 51 +0.02 65 93% — 13% — —
Computational and Systems Biology 112 +3 40% 22% 59% 1% 4% 4% $116,858 100 +4.04 98 — — 13% — —
Ecology 28 — 32% 32% 25% 4% 11% 7% $69,475 90 +1.46 60 100% — 13% — —
Human Biology 209 +2 13% 22% 44% 4% 17% 2% $83,507 93 +1.26 81 100% — 13% — —
Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics 152 +2 28% 25% 41% 3% 14% 4% $67,026 25 -0.44 55 94% — 13% — —
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology 290 +5 34% 19% 43% 2% 16% 7% $69,205 41 -0.20 60 94% — 13% — —
Neuroscience 208 +10 26% 23% 38% 3% 16% 7% $66,127 39 -0.07 52 91% — 13% — —
Physiological Science 225 — 24% 33% 38% 3% 16% 2% $67,380 36 -0.19 55 96% — 13% — —
Environmental Science 123 +1 27% 31% 20% 3% 24% 7% $63,525 76 +0.61 45 94% — 13% — —
Marine Biology 13 +1 15% 38% 8% 8% 15% 0% $69,475 95 +1.60 60 100% — 13% — —
Economics & Business Economics 772 +40 58% 28% 31% 1% 12% 16% $89,620 48 -0.31 86 92% — 9% — —
Labor Studies 28 +10 21% 14% 18% 7% 54% 7% $55,246 4 -1.50 23 — — 9% — —
African American Studies 19 +8 47% 0% 0% 63% 11% 0% $52,947 36 -0.50 18 93% — 9% — —
African and Middle Eastern Studies — — — — — — — — $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — 9% — —
American Literature and Culture 12 +2 17% 0% 17% 0% 50% 0% $32,157 0 -2.47 2 96% — 9% — —
Applied Linguistics 26 +4 38% 42% 12% 0% 19% 19% $67,737 84 +0.87 56 91% — 9% — —
Arabic Language and Literature 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,131 54 +0.01 31 — — — — —
Asian American Studies 7 +3 14% 0% 71% 0% 0% 0% $52,947 36 -0.50 18 93% — 9% — —
Asian Humanities 14 +2 71% 0% 36% 0% 7% 43% $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — 9% — —
Chicana and Chicano Studies 39 +33 23% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,947 36 -0.50 18 93% — 9% — —
Chinese 3 +3 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $57,009 51 -0.09 28 74% — 9% — —
Classical Civilization 4 +8 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,870 65 +0.09 30 94% — 13% — —
Classics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,272 76 +0.33 37 — — 9% — —
Comparative Literature 11 +5 9% 18% 36% 0% 9% 18% $67,737 96 +1.87 56 91% — 9% — —
East Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — 9% — —
English 269 +7 23% 32% 10% 4% 41% 1% $54,887 66 +0.30 22 89% — 9% — —
European Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — 9% — —
French 2 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,218 48 -0.16 26 90% — 9% — —
Gender Studies 40 +22 10% 30% 2% 8% 40% 10% $52,947 36 -0.40 18 93% — 9% — —
German — — — — — — — — $57,991 53 -0.00 30 — — 9% — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $58,443 54 +0.04 32 — — 9% — —
History 220 +21 58% 41% 6% 2% 36% 5% $55,496 51 -0.14 24 89% — 9% — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $73,810 94 +1.58 68 94% — 13% — —
Italian 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,218 48 -0.16 26 90% — 9% — —
Japanese 9 +1 33% 22% 44% 0% 11% 22% $57,009 51 -0.09 28 74% — 9% — —
Jewish Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — 9% — —
Korean 3 +1 33% 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% $57,009 51 -0.09 28 74% — 9% — —
Languages 6 +1 50% 33% 17% 0% 0% 33% $58,207 54 +0.02 31 — — 9% — —
Latin American Studies 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — 9% — —
Liberal Arts 5 — 40% 0% 40% 0% 20% 0% $55,508 47 -0.17 24 — — 9% — —
Linguistics 122 +3 43% 23% 37% 1% 21% 9% $67,737 84 +0.87 56 91% — 9% — —
Native American Studies 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $52,947 36 -0.50 18 93% — 9% — —
Philosophy 110 +4 51% 45% 24% 4% 18% 4% $63,958 64 +0.19 46 85% — 9% — —
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — 9% — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,877 90 +1.11 35 — — 9% — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $58,292 54 +0.02 31 — — 9% — —
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages — +1 — — — — — — $58,467 54 +0.04 32 — — — — —
Scandinavian Studies 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — — — —
Slavic Languages — — — — — — — — $58,335 54 +0.03 31 — — 9% — —
Southeast Asian Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $50,199 21 -0.72 13 78% — — — —
Spanish 18 +13 11% 6% 0% 0% 78% 6% $56,218 48 -0.16 26 90% — 9% — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,947 36 -0.40 18 93% — 9% — —
Anthropology 150 +10 25% 33% 11% 3% 39% 3% $56,162 53 -0.07 26 92% — 9% — —
Behavioral Neuroscience 394 +6 23% 28% 36% 3% 20% 4% $69,271 86 +0.87 60 93% — 9% — —
Cognitive Science 307 +23 30% 21% 36% 4% 12% 13% $111,284 85 +1.24 97 88% — 13% — —
Communication 225 +26 16% 36% 22% 4% 19% 8% $66,214 69 +0.40 52 — — 13% — —
Development Studies 100 +11 33% 18% 19% 4% 33% 13% $89,620 99 +2.97 86 92% — 9% — —
Disability Studies 2 +9 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,947 38 -0.36 18 93% — 9% — —
Geography 41 +7 32% 20% 17% 2% 29% 15% $59,686 40 -0.28 35 93% — 9% — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 22 +3 27% 27% 14% 0% 36% 9% $64,274 65 +0.25 47 — — 13% — —
Global Studies 35 +2 17% 29% 11% 3% 37% 9% $67,522 40 -0.27 56 94% — 13% — —
Political Science 674 +42 45% 37% 15% 4% 31% 3% $73,867 59 +0.12 69 96% — 9% — —
Psychology 692 +35 20% 28% 22% 3% 32% 5% $60,342 81 +0.80 37 95% — 9% — —
Sociology 672 +41 29% 25% 19% 7% 36% 5% $61,043 74 +0.38 39 94% — 9% — —
Education and Social Transformation 105 — 13% 18% 20% 2% 49% 6% $35,772 1 -2.26 2 — — 8% — —
Art History 51 +12 18% 31% 18% 2% 22% 14% $49,484 49 -0.18 11 89% — 9% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science 1,062 69% 21% 43% 1% 11% 12% $126,373 99 +0.55 99 95%
Aerospace Engineering 61 — 72% 39% 25% 0% 16% 2% $105,517 75 +0.38 95 97% — 5% — —
Bioengineering 78 — 38% 27% 49% 1% 5% 8% $88,649 19 -0.86 86 90% — 8% — —
Chemical Engineering 77 — 39% 22% 35% 1% 9% 18% $102,239 37 -0.34 94 96% — 12% — —
Civil Engineering 85 — 49% 21% 36% 2% 26% 4% $92,035 45 -0.04 88 97% — 8% — —
Computer Engineering 87 — 86% 20% 57% 0% 8% 10% $188,644 99 +3.38 100 100% — 5% — —
Electrical Engineering 124 — 77% 23% 41% 1% 15% 15% $123,120 72 +0.29 99 99% — 9% — —
Engineering Undeclared — — — — — — — — $102,232 68 +0.28 94 — — 6% — —
Geological Engineering 5 — 0% 20% 40% 0% 40% 0% $105,634 48 -0.39 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 166 — 70% 24% 30% 0% 20% 9% $103,033 74 +0.48 94 91% — 4% — —
Computer Science 379 — 78% 16% 51% 0% 4% 16% $147,365 79 +0.66 100 — — 7% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Herb Alpert School of Music 116 49% 33% 21% 4% 20% 3% $49,806 1 +0.33 12 86%
Global Jazz Studies 22 — 41% 41% 9% 5% 18% 14% $49,839 63 +0.33 12 86% — 9% — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 14 — 86% 50% 0% 21% 21% 0% $49,839 63 +0.33 12 86% — 9% — —
Music Composition 5 — 40% 0% 20% 0% 20% 20% $49,839 63 +0.33 12 86% — 9% — —
Music Education 9 — 78% 11% 22% 0% 56% 0% $48,634 58 +0.20 10 — — 8% — —
Music Industry 28 — 29% 46% 18% 4% 11% 0% $50,090 64 +0.36 12 — — 9% — —
Music Performance 38 — 50% 21% 37% 0% 18% 0% $49,839 63 +0.33 12 86% — 9% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Luskin School of Public Affairs 120 17% 33% 17% 3% 28% 3% $91,424 91 +1.41 88 91% 14%
Public Affairs 120 — 17% 33% 17% 3% 28% 3% $91,424 92 +1.41 88 91% — 14% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 92 16% 16% 40% 2% 33% 0% $100,655 95 +1.75 93 98% 1%
Nursing 60 — 15% 17% 40% 2% 35% 0% $114,165 97 +2.18 97 98% — 1% — —
Public Health 32 — 19% 16% 41% 3% 28% 0% $75,325 81 +0.95 71 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Theater, Film and Television 102 41% 33% 13% 14% 21% 6% $46,508 1 +0.24 8 91% 9%
Film and Television 33 — 45% 24% 21% 21% 12% 6% $58,760 93 +1.42 32 85% — 9% — —
Theater 69 — 39% 38% 9% 10% 25% 6% $40,649 35 -0.32 3 94% — 9% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of the Arts and Architecture 159 26% 21% 24% 6% 23% 12% $52,727 2 -0.26 17 92% 9%
World Arts and Cultures 19 — 21% 26% 21% 0% 26% 16% $49,484 16 -0.75 11 89% — 9% — —
Architectural Studies 20 — 10% 5% 45% 0% 20% 15% $53,674 4 -1.65 20 86% — — — —
Art 35 +1 40% 29% 11% 14% 29% 3% $49,484 66 +0.28 11 89% — 9% — —
Dance 29 — 14% 34% 7% 14% 17% 3% $31,382 3 -1.56 2 100% — 9% — —
Design | Media Arts 56 — 30% 14% 34% 2% 21% 20% $66,570 83 +0.74 53 93% — 9% — —

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 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 85%
6-Year Graduation Rate 93%
Transfer-Out Rate 3%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 35.2% 3,434 28% 29% 22% 4% 29% 6% $70,940 89 +0.62 63 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 18.9% 1,849 30% 25% 39% 3% 19% 4% $72,133 71 +0.25 65 94% —
Humanities 10.0% 979 38% 31% 15% 3% 34% 6% $57,532 64 +0.11 29 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.8% 857 58% 20% 34% 1% 10% 26% $96,913 82 -0.08 91 89% —
Business & Economics 8.2% 800 57% 28% 30% 1% 13% 16% $88,417 67 -0.36 85 92% —
Engineering 7.4% 719 63% 25% 39% 1% 15% 10% $113,833 88 +0.48 97 95% —
Arts 4.2% 409 35% 29% 20% 7% 21% 8% $50,094 44 +0.06 12 90% —
Computer Science 3.9% 379 78% 16% 51% 0% 4% 16% $147,365 87 +0.66 100 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 136 26% 32% 19% 4% 23% 6% $64,094 67 +0.71 47 95% —
Education 1.1% 105 13% 18% 20% 2% 49% 6% $35,772 0 -2.26 2 — —
Health Sciences 0.9% 92 16% 16% 40% 2% 33% 0% $100,655 97 +1.75 93 98% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $1,287M #1 52% $73.6M 61 #32 246 260
Humanities & Social Sciences $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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 121 $55.2M $55.2M $0
Track & Field (combined) 90 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Baseball 40 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Water Polo 28 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 27 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Volleyball 22 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Basketball 17 $17.8M $17.8M $0
Golf 11 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 8 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Total 318 $89.5M $89.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Rowing 75 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Soccer 41 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Water Polo 37 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 29 $9.7M $9.7M $0
Softball 23 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Beach Volleyball 20 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Volleyball 20 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Gymnastics 19 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Golf 9 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 8 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Total 365 $36.7M $36.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 192 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Football 121 $55.2M $55.2M $0
Rowing 75 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Soccer 68 $5.4M $5.4M $0
Water Polo 65 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Basketball 46 $27.5M $27.5M $0
Volleyball 42 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Baseball 40 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Softball 23 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Beach Volleyball 20 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 20 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Gymnastics 19 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Tennis 16 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Total 683 $173.4M $173.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 9.4%
Yield (non-ED) 48%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 9% 9% 9%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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