University of California – Los Angeles: Statistics

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# 13 of 13,329 In the World
# 11 of 2,137 In North America
# 11 of 2,128 In the United States
# 1 of 97 In California
# 4 of 13,346 For Child Psychology
Top 1-3 For 12 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

9%

Enrollment

37,297

Average SAT

1,500

Average ACT

34

Aid receiving

59%

Undergraduates

33,475

Graduates

13,860

Male:Female Ratio

43:57

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

ucla.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of California – Los Angeles has an acceptance rate of 9% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 9% 9% 9%
Applicants 146,272 67,788 78,484
Admissions 13,114 5,468 7,646
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,603 2,624 3,979

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White 25%
■ Nonresident Alien 13%
■ Asian 27%
■ Hispanic 22%
■ Black or African American 4%
■ Two or more races 7%
■ Unknown 3%

University of California – Los Angeles majors

University of California – Los Angeles has granted 9,583 bachelor's degrees across 98 programs, 3,844 master's across 98 programs, and 1,457 doctorate degrees across 77 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California – Los Angeles.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 738 133 20
Psychology, General 687 35 43
Management Science - 737 -
Political Science and Government, General 687 9 12
Sociology, General 621 11 13
Computer Science 352 117 44
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 442 5 15
Behavioral Neuroscience 420 - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 146 215 44
Law - - 372
Mechanical Engineering 186 106 30
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 276 - -
Cognitive Science, General 271 - -
English Language and Literature, General 237 4 9
Statistics, General 207 19 11
Communication, General 228 4 -
Human Biology 232 - -
Physiology, General 207 19 -
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General - 225 -
Education, General - 189 35
History, General 197 9 6
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 50 151 10
Anthropology, General 174 5 15
Engineering, General - 194 -
Biochemistry 188 - -
Civil Engineering, General 90 70 19
Public Policy Analysis, General 112 63 -
Medicine - - 168
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 166 - -
Neuroscience 143 - 15
Applied Mathematics, General 151 - -
Chemistry, General 62 47 38
Physics, General 83 40 24
Mathematics, General 77 33 25
Environmental Science 126 - 4
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 30 96 4
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 68 34 22
Dentistry - - 114
Philosophy 103 3 1
Computer Engineering, General 106 - -
Social Work - 100 6
Mathematics, Other 104 - -
Chemical Engineering 67 16 16
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 61 30 6
Computational Mathematics 95 - -
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other - 93 -
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 85 2 4
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 90 - -
Actuarial Science - 89 -
Materials Engineering 28 37 23
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning - 81 3
Public Health, Other - 70 12
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 63 14 2
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 74 - -
Development Economics and International Development 73 - -
Library Science, Other - 73 -
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology - 68 -
Art & Art Studies, General 47 16 -
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 59 1 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 50 3 7
Epidemiology - 42 18
Legal Professions and Studies, Other - 60 -
Community Health and Preventive Medicine - 53 6
Design and Applied Arts, Other 49 9 -
Health Services Administration - 58 -
Mathematics and Statistics 54 - -
Geography 43 3 7
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 17 20 11
International & Globalization Studies 48 - -
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 38 3 3
Music Performance, General 40 - -
Geography and Environmental Studies 37 - -
Financial Mathematics 36 - -
Business Administration and Management, General - 25 10
Labor Studies 35 - -
Statistics, Other - 35 -
African-American & Black Studies 30 4 -
Ecology 34 - -
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 22 4 8
Linguistics 13 9 8
Biostatistics - 25 4
Molecular Biology - 1 28
Astrophysics 28 - -
Music, General - 21 7
Molecular Biochemistry - 15 10
Asian Studies & Civilization 22 - -
Biophysics 8 4 10
Educational Leadership and Administration, General - - 22
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods - 22 -
Asian-American Studies 12 9 -
Geology & Earth Science, General 17 2 2
Music Management 21 - -
Chemistry, Other - 20 -
Spanish Language and Literature 19 1 -
Environmental Health - 17 2
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 19 - -
Architecture 17 1 -
Dance, General 16 2 -
Geographic Information Science and Cartography - 17 -
American Literature (United States) 16 - -
Japanese Language and Literature 15 - -
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 15 - -
Molecular Physiology - - 15
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 8 - 6
Jazz & Jazz Studies 14 - -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other - 7 6
Comparative Literature 7 5 1
Geophysics and Seismology 3 2 8
Music Teacher Education 12 - -
French Language and Literature 9 - 2
Nursing Practice - - 11
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - 9 2
Genetic Counseling & Counselor - 10 -
Molecular Pharmacology - - 10
Bioinformatics - 2 7
East Asian Studies 1 8 -
Medical Science & Scientist - 9 -
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other 8 - -
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - 1 7
African Studies - 6 -
Chinese Language and Literature 6 - -
Materials Science 6 - -
American Indian & Native American Studies 1 4 -
Archeology - 1 4
Human & Medical Genetics - 1 4
Latin American Studies 1 4 -
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - 2 3
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 5 - -
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 4 - -
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - 2 2
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other - 4 -
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 - 3
Sustainability Studies - 1 3
Engineering, Other - 3 -
Foreign Language Teacher Education - 3 -
Geochemistry - 2 1
Italian Language and Literature 1 1 1
Korean Language and Literature 3 - -
Music Theory and Composition 3 - -
Russian Studies 3 - -
Special Education and Teaching, General - - 3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - - 2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2 - -
Information Science & Studies - - 2
Molecular Toxicology - - 2
Planetary Astronomy and Science - 1 1
Portuguese Language and Literature - 2 -
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - 2 -
Area Studies, Other 1 - -
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 - -
Computer Engineering, Other - 1 -
European Studies & Civilization 1 - -
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 1 - -
Islamic Studies - 1 -
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other - - 1
Manufacturing Engineering - 1 -
Religion & Religious Studies 1 - -
Structural Engineering - 1 -
Grand Total 9,583 3,844 1,457

Publications & Citations

University of California - Los Angeles is a world-class research university with 373,363 scientific papers published and 19,045,903 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Psychology.

Publications
373,363
Citations
19,045,903

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
217,996 / 12,864,129
Medicine
198,303 / 10,723,589
Chemistry
164,913 / 9,876,514
Computer Science
148,168 / 8,389,398
Physics
141,628 / 7,259,972
Engineering
140,536 / 7,147,668
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
139,635 / 6,880,309
Genetics
118,768 / 7,587,227
Environmental Science
109,509 / 5,632,249
Psychology
107,904 / 6,082,980
Biochemistry
103,842 / 6,930,517
Quantum and Particle physics
92,656 / 4,747,468
Pathology
86,655 / 4,888,907
Psychiatry
66,433 / 3,911,759
Organic chemistry
65,328 / 3,723,923
Mathematics
65,272 / 3,802,724
Political Science
65,030 / 2,949,038
Geology
62,695 / 3,308,718
Law
61,691 / 2,878,871
Philosophy
60,815 / 2,950,809
Materials Science
59,968 / 3,150,777
Sociology
59,220 / 3,121,654
Surgery
57,960 / 2,716,233
Geography and Cartography
56,591 / 2,738,388
Statistics
53,334 / 3,106,961
Neuroscience
49,481 / 3,095,878
Optics
43,855 / 2,055,128
Immunology
41,722 / 2,520,177
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
40,103 / 2,160,421
Paleontology
38,220 / 2,202,268
History
38,169 / 1,685,843
Radiology
37,816 / 1,745,741
Ecology
36,729 / 2,099,385
Business
36,425 / 1,790,578
Economics
35,484 / 1,994,614
Linguistics
31,557 / 1,527,331
Oncology
29,932 / 1,799,287
Electrical Engineering
29,809 / 1,473,259
Archaeology
29,425 / 1,494,611
Public Health
29,399 / 1,820,384

Annual publication & citation counts

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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names UCLA
Founded 1919
Motto Let There Be Light
Colors ucla blue, ucla gold
Academic calendar September to June. Also Summer Session.Quarters.
Total staff 28,569
Classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address 405 Hilgard Ave Los Angeles, California, 90095-1405 United States
City Population 3,899,000
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