About
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school, then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School, which later evolved into San José State University. The branch was transferred to the University of California to become the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the 10-campus University of California system after the University of California, Berkeley.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 330 Title IV programs, 81 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 248 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing81 · 24.5%
- No Data248 · 75.2%
- Failing1 · 0.3%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 30
Action history · 58
- Oct 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Sep 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- Aug 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
- Aug 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics
- Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 11,257 students received $75.7M in Pell grants, alongside $239.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 6,060 borrowers who entered repayment, 46 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at UCLA
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 14
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus492
- Non-campus85
- Public property10
Includes 64 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- National origin4
- Sexual orientation3
- Race2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- DE NEVE COMMONS1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- SPROUL COVE1 fireOpen flamesDamage $10,000-$24,999
- LEVERING TERRACE1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
- TIPUANA1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
UCLA vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions UCLA selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of California-Los Angeles | 93% | — | 47,335 | $14,013 | R1 Research |
| 68% | 89.9% | 79,818 | $13,670 | R1 Research | |
| 74% | 54.7% | 54,723 | $9,133 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 24.2% | 43,889 | $10,997 | R1 Research | |
| 94% | 14.1% | 53,363 | $13,289 | R1 Research | |
| 80% | 78.2% | 48,424 | $15,342 | R1 Research | |
| 81% | 84.8% | 52,089 | $20,751 | R1 Research | |
| 88% | 60.6% | 61,443 | $18,292 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 60.6% | 50,737 | $32,598 | R1 Research | |
| 83% | 49.9% | 58,658 | $13,945 | R1 Research | |
| 84% | 58.1% | 52,269 | $23,519 | R1 Research | |
| 69% | 72.6% | 40,757 | $20,071 | R1 Research | |
| 54% | 79.9% | 44,956 | $15,235 | R1 Research | |
| 89% | 26.6% | 53,864 | $19,678 | R1 Research | |
| 68% | 86.1% | 56,365 | $15,960 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $14,979 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 41.8% | 40,065 | $15,288 | R1 Research | |
| 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $12,840 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $11,750 | R1 Research | |
| 78% | 40.1% | 69,713 | $10,650 | R1 Research | |
| 75% | 85.3% | 45,026 | $23,156 | R1 Research | |
| 91% | 24.2% | 56,311 | $6,351 | R1 Research | |
| 90% | 37.7% | 43,146 | $13,816 | R1 Research | |
| 65% | 73.9% | 47,980 | $13,853 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 42.4% | 59,238 | $15,201 | R1 Research | |
| 89% | 44.8% | 41,725 | $15,590 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 15.6% | 52,855 | $14,832 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 79.7% | 56,666 | $17,139 | R1 Research | |
| 61% | 72.2% | 46,864 | $14,352 | R1 Research | |
| 79% | 60.2% | 38,532 | $24,532 | R1 Research | |
| 77% | 43.2% | 49,622 | $10,043 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 39.1% | 56,997 | $13,485 | R1 Research | |
| 90% | 45.2% | 51,044 | $16,928 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 54.8% | 38,857 | $23,790 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 85% | 49.9% | 50,180 | $15,090 |
Institutions like UCLA
Explore the federal data for institutions in UCLA's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchArizona
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Grad rate68%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment79,818Net price$13,670View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
Florida International University
Grad rate74%Admit rate54.7%Enrollment54,723Net price$9,133View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
Florida State University
Grad rate86%Admit rate24.2%Enrollment43,889Net price$10,997View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Grad rate94%Admit rate14.1%Enrollment53,363Net price$13,289View data - R1 ResearchIndiana
Indiana University-Bloomington
Grad rate80%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment48,424Net price$15,342View data - R1 ResearchMichigan
Michigan State University
Grad rate81%Admit rate84.8%Enrollment52,089Net price$20,751View data - R1 ResearchOhio
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Grad rate88%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment61,443Net price$18,292View data - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Grad rate86%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment50,737Net price$32,598View data - R1 ResearchIndiana
Purdue University-Main Campus
Grad rate83%Admit rate49.9%Enrollment58,658Net price$13,945View data - R1 ResearchNew Jersey
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Grad rate84%Admit rate58.1%Enrollment52,269Net price$23,519View data - R1 ResearchTexas
Texas Tech University
Grad rate69%Admit rate72.6%Enrollment40,757Net price$20,071View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at Arlington
Grad rate54%Admit rate79.9%Enrollment44,956Net price$15,235View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at Austin
Grad rate89%Admit rate26.6%Enrollment53,864Net price$19,678View data - R1 ResearchArizona
University of Arizona
Grad rate68%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment56,365Net price$15,960View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$14,979View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Davis
Grad rate86%Admit rate41.8%Enrollment40,065Net price$15,288View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Irvine
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.6%Enrollment37,297Net price$12,840View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-San Diego
Grad rate86%Admit rate26.7%Enrollment44,256Net price$11,750View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of Central Florida
Grad rate78%Admit rate40.1%Enrollment69,713Net price$10,650View data - R1 ResearchOhio
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Grad rate75%Admit rate85.3%Enrollment45,026Net price$23,156View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of Florida
Grad rate91%Admit rate24.2%Enrollment56,311Net price$6,351View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
University of Georgia
Grad rate90%Admit rate37.7%Enrollment43,146Net price$13,816View data - R1 ResearchTexas
University of Houston
Grad rate65%Admit rate73.9%Enrollment47,980Net price$13,853View data - R1 ResearchIllinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Grad rate85%Admit rate42.4%Enrollment59,238Net price$15,201View data - R1 ResearchMaryland
University of Maryland-College Park
Grad rate89%Admit rate44.8%Enrollment41,725Net price$15,590View data - R1 ResearchMichigan
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Grad rate93%Admit rate15.6%Enrollment52,855Net price$14,832View data - R1 ResearchMinnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Grad rate85%Admit rate79.7%Enrollment56,666Net price$17,139View data - R1 ResearchTexas
University of North Texas
Grad rate61%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment46,864Net price$14,352View data - R1 ResearchSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Grad rate79%Admit rate60.2%Enrollment38,532Net price$24,532View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of South Florida
Grad rate77%Admit rate43.2%Enrollment49,622Net price$10,043View data - R1 ResearchWashington
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Grad rate85%Admit rate39.1%Enrollment56,997Net price$13,485View data - R1 ResearchWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grad rate90%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment51,044Net price$16,928View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Grad rate86%Admit rate54.8%Enrollment38,857Net price$23,790View data
UCLA Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Adam SuganoExecutive Director of Office of Analytics and Institutional Research
- Albert BiscarraAssistant Director of Institutional Research
- Cecilia ZhangAssociate Director of Data Science
- Hanyan WangData Scientist
- Josh MireAssistant Director of Data and Analytics
Common Data Set
UCLA's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardapb.ucla.edu
- Data dictionaryQDB Data Models and Data Dictionaries2026This section of the UCLA Digital & Technology Solutions page covers QDB Data Models and Data Dictionaries, which provide detailed descriptions of database tables' attributes and their relationships. It includes central and departmental access models, serving as a valuable reference for database querying. The dictionaries cover various models like BAR, Budget, Cashiering, DACSS, FAM, FS, PAC, PP, and R-Net, prepared in PDF format for easy access and printing.dts.ucla.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
Notable alumni of UCLA (29)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Ralph BunchePolitics
- Richard F. HeckChemistry
- Randy SchekmanMedicine
- Vinton CerfComputer Science
- Elinor OstromEconomics
- William F. SharpeEconomics
- Glenn T. SeaborgChemistry
- Henry SamueliEngineering
- Richard A. TapiaMathematics
- Nathan MyhrvoldTechnology
- Kay Redfield JamisonPsychiatry
- Carlos CastanedaLiterature
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