University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public · Pac-12

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Admission rate

University of California, Los Angeles admitted 9.4% of applicants university-wide (13,659 of 145,086).

CohortAdmit rateAdmittedApplicants
University-wide9.4%13,659145,086
Men8.5%5,54665,079
Women9.9%7,27473,508

Of 13,659 admitted students, 6,553 enrolled (48.0% yield).

University of California, Los Angeles Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Sections C1–C2 · 2025Published cohort admit rates — context, not an applicant-specific probability.

Test scores and GPA of admitted students

GPA (mid-50%, 4.0 scale)
3.754.00

University of California, Los Angeles Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Sections C9–C12 · 2025Published admit stats reflect the entire incoming class unless explicitly labeled international-only.

Cost and financial aid

Published cost of attendance: $75,639/yr.

Out-of-state tuition$49,403
Fees, housing, food, books & other$26,236
Sticker cost of attendance$75,639/yr

Average net price by family income (US, federal aid data)

Under $30k$5,579
$30k–48k$6,682
$48k–75k$9,811
$75k–110k$14,142
Over $110k$29,682

U.S. Dept. of Education · College Scorecard — average net price by family income (Title IV, from IPEDS) · 2023

US applicants

Need- and merit-based aid available.

International applicants

No need-based aid reported for internationals.

University of California, Los Angeles Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections G–H · 2024

Application requirements

US applicants

  • UC Application
  • Personal Insight Questions
  • Supplemental Application
  • Application fee

International applicants

  • UC Application
  • Personal Insight Questions
  • Supplemental Application
  • Application fee
  • English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL)
  • GPA credential conversion
  • Predicted Class XII marksheet
  • Financial documentation (I-20)

University of California, Los Angeles · Application requirements (official admissions pages) · 2025

Essay prompts

University of California, Los Angeles requires essays, but this cycle's prompts haven't been posted yet. Check back once the application opens.

Prompts from the UC Application member feed · verified Jul 3, 2026

Graduate outcomes

Median earnings
$82,511
Median earnings · 10 years after entry
Graduation rate
92.6%
Within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
97%
Return for year two · CDS Section B
Median debt
$14,000
At graduation

University of California, Los Angeles · U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2023 release) · 2023Earnings and debt figures are federal data for aid-receiving graduates — cohort outcomes, not a guarantee for any individual student.

Published rankings

  • U.S. News National: #17
  • WSJ: #80
  • Forbes: #15
  • Niche: #20
  • QS: #46

Deadlines

Academics and campus

Largest degree fields: Social sciences (25%), Biological & life sciences (17%), Psychology (11%).

Student–faculty ratio: 20:1 · 46% of class sections have under 20 students.

University of California, Los Angeles Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Sections E, F, I · 2024Published institutional figures for the reporting year — descriptive of the current student body, not a prediction about your experience.

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