University of California

Los Angeles, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
8.8%
12,341 admitted
SAT · 50th
6-yr grad
92.6%
Retention 96.8%
Undergrads
33,534
19:1 S-F
Admissions
8.8%
12,341 admitted
from 139,824 apps
Applications139,824
Overall admit rate8.8%
Enrolled6,541 · 53.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist1,400 of 18,329
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay
Important factorsCharacter, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
SAT composite · 50th %ile
Cost & aid
$13,146
in-state tuition
out-of-state $47,346
Tuition (in-state)$13,146
Tuition (out-of-state)$47,346
Fees$1,948
Room & board$18,369
Books$1,641
Avg need-based grant$27,492
% need met86.9%
Avg debt at graduation$16,966
Academics
19 : 1
student-faculty ratio
96.8% retention
Student-faculty19 : 1
Retention96.8%
4-year graduation85.3%
6-year graduation92.6%
Enrollment
33,534
undergraduates
13.0% out-of-state · 448 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates33,534
Transfer3,933
Full-time98%
Female59%
Out-of-state13.0%
International (freshmen)448
Rankings
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Top Public National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#226
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#1226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#1426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#1526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#1526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#1726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig Ten Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$70
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionNov 30 → March 31 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decisionoffered · binding
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://admission.universityofcalifornia…
Admissions phone825-3101
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Cali…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of California CA · Public11.4%33K
University of Southern California CA · Public11.2%151020K
Stanford University CA · Private (nonprofit)3.8%15507K
University of California CA · Public28.6%35K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of California-Los Angeles

9 years of University of California-Los Angeles's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.