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University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States · Public · Founded 1919
- World ranking
- #49QS 2027Source
- Tuition · international
- $42,611per year · 2023
- Acceptance rate
- 9%2024
About University of California-Los Angeles
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.
At a glance
- International
- 13.6%
- Founded
- 1919
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
Los Angeles, United States34.052, -118.244
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#49World · 2027Source
- THETHE=18World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#16World · 2026United States #12Source
- CWURCWUR#17World · 2026United States #14Source
- ARWUARWU=14World · 2026Source
- NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#6United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
- URAPURAP#30World · 2025United States #9Source
Admissions & how to apply
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply on the university’s own application page.
- Pay the application fee ($80).
Application fee
- Per application$80Source
Costs & aid
International tuition$42,611per year · 2023
- Fees$1,913
- Room & board2023$17,148
US net price$14,659
What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.
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Campus & media
Outcomes
- Admit rate
- 9%
- Graduate in 4 years
- 86.2%
- Graduate in 6 years
- 92.8%
- Return after year one
- 97.3%
- Pell grant students
- 31.9%
- Students with federal loans
- 19%
- Median debt
- $13,750
Median earnings after starting
Student body
US government and university data. Figures describe past students, not your own chances. Source
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