- The Inkwell
- California
- University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CACity: largeZIP 90095Founded 1919
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1919
- Motto
- Да будет свет
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ucla.edu
CaliforniaPublic
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Los Angeles is a public university in Los Angeles, California, with 33,475 undergraduates. It admits 9.0% of applicants, graduates 93% within six years and costs $14,659 a year after aid.
93%graduate
Admission rate9.0%
Retention97%
4-year graduation86%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans19%
$14,659net price / year
9.0%admission rate
—average SAT
93%graduate in 6 years
$88,581median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,750median debt
#125 of 1,704 for earnings#476 of 1,739 for lowest net price#42 of 1,738 for graduation rate#29 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $41,373tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,729
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,331
- Average net price
- $14,659national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,755
$30,001–48,000$8,643
$48,001–75,000$10,769
$75,001–110,000$15,256
$110,001+$32,922
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 9.0%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college9.0%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college97%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college93%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 93%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,171
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $88,581middle 50%: $58,891–$135,713
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$135,713
Median, University of California-Los Angeles$88,581
Lower quarter$58,891
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 33,475
- Part-time
- 1.5%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $22,848 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $73,875
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,529,545,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic24%
Black3.4%
Asian30%
Two or more races7.8%
U.S. nonresident7.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown3.2%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences25%
Biological & biomedical sciences17%
Psychology11%
Engineering7.4%
Mathematics & statistics7.2%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.9%
Visual & performing arts4.1%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in California
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $14,538 | 94% | $100,212 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | $6,346 | 57% | $63,721 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $14,318 | 86% | $86,999 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $14,794 | 86% | $96,197 |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | $13,243 | 78% | $73,494 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $9,426 | 70% | $69,554 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $14,362 | 93% | $92,832 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | $15,497 | 93% | $99,080 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $14,815 | 96% | $152,553 |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | $13,360 | 93% | $91,497 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | $15,370 | 95% | $109,430 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $14,296 | 88% | $89,228 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110662. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q174710.