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University of California-Los Angeles

General Information

Name: University of California-Los Angeles
Address: 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone:

  • General information: (310) 825-4321
  • Financial aid office: (310) 206-0400
  • Admissions office: (310) 825-3101

Website: www.ucla.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,522$6,504$6,028
        Out-of-state$25,206$24,324$22,984
Books and supplies$1,554$1,485$1,452
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$12,415$11,928$11,187
        Other expenses$2,282$2,178$2,132
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,527$9,000$8,660
        Other expenses$3,294$3,147$3,078
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,837$3,663$3,585

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$22,773$22,095$20,799
        Off-campus$20,897$20,136$19,218
        Off-campus with family$11,913$11,652$11,065
Out-of-state
        On-campus$41,457$39,915$37,755
        Off-campus$39,581$37,956$36,174
        Off-campus with family$30,597$29,472$28,021

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 70%
  • Federal grants: 29%
  • State/local grants: 50%
  • Institutional grants: 52%
  • Student loans: 34%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3346
  • State/local grants:$2995
  • Institutional grants:$6620
  • Student loans:$3859

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$60
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants42,22319,03923,184
Percent admitted26.9%25.5%28.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time38.6%36.6%40.1%
Part-time0.3%0.3%0.3%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 35625
Undergraduate enrollment: 24811
First-time student retention: 96%
Overall graduation rate: 87%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 96%
    • Part Time: 4%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 44%
    • Women: 56%

White non-hispanic: 34%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 15%
Asian/pacific islander: 38%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 10%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master, Doctor
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African Studies - Master
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • American Indian/Native American Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Area Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Asian-American Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • East Asian Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • European Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Russian Studies - Bachelor
  • Southeast Asian Studies - Bachelor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Biophysics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biostatistics - Master, Doctor
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Ecology - Bachelor
  • Epidemiology - Master, Doctor
  • Human/Medical Genetics - Doctor
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography - Bachelor
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Molecular Biochemistry - Master, Doctor
  • Molecular Biology - Doctor
  • Molecular Genetics - Bachelor
  • Molecular Pharmacology - Master, Doctor
  • Molecular Physiology - Doctor
  • Molecular Toxicology - Doctor
  • Neurobiology and Neurophysiology - Master, Doctor
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Doctor
  • Physiology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Master, Doctor
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Information Science/Studies - Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Education, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Doctor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Materials Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Materials Science - Bachelor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • American Literature (United States) - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other - Doctor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Arabic Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Chinese Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Master, Doctor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other - Bachelor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - Bachelor, Doctor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Doctor
  • Hebrew Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Japanese Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Korean Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services, Other - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Portuguese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor, Master
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD) - First Professional
  • Environmental Health - Master, Doctor
  • Health Services Administration - Master, Doctor
  • Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) - Master
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Nursing, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master
  • Public Health, Other - Master, Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD) - Master
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL) - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
    Library Science
  • Library Science, Other - Master, Doctor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor
  • Computational Mathematics - Bachelor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, Other - Bachelor
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology - Bachelor
  • Cognitive Science - Bachelor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Neuroscience - Bachelor, Doctor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Doctor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Islamic Studies - Master, Doctor
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Master, Doctor
  • Astrophysics - Bachelor
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Master, Doctor
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other - Bachelor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geochemistry - Master
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology - Bachelor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Policy Analysis - Master
  • Social Work - Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Archeology - Master, Doctor
  • Development Economics and International Development - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography, Other - Bachelor
  • International Economics - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Dance, General - Master
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor


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