# University of California-Los Angeles

- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1919
- Official website: http://www.ucla.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-california-los-angeles-d5ba03bb

## Summary

UCLA began in 1919 as the Southern Branch of the University of California, taking over the Los Angeles State Normal School, a teacher-training college founded in 1881. It took the name University of California at Los Angeles in 1927 and moved to its current Westwood campus in 1929. It is a public research university with a large academic medical centre.

## Key facts

- rank: #49 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $42,611 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 9% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.ucla.edu/)
- [Admissions](https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/)
- [Financial aid](https://financialaid.ucla.edu/)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Official Facts and Figures: 46,678 total students (33,040 UG, 13,636 grad), 6,347 international (percentage computed); the term is not stated, and Wikipedia gives fall 2023 for the same counts](https://www.ucla.edu/about/facts-and-figures)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles)

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