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University Of California - Los Angeles, California

Overview of University Of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California is home to UCLA. Los Angeles is a large city. The school is a public institution. Degrees at UCLA go up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Students at the school can choose among many degree programs. Students commonly pursue studies in science, mathematics, and liberal arts.

UCLA Selectivity

Prospective students are advised that admissions are not open to all; the school selects from among qualified applicants. UCLA attracts a lot of applicants every year, and can only accept about 23% of them (as of 2005). Three quarters of students in 2005 had SAT verbal scores of at least 570. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 610 and 720.

Faculty

UCLA has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at the school is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Body

UCLA has 35,625 enrolled students (as of 2005). The school has a large minority student population.

Student Life

UCLA offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. The school offers students meal plans. UCLA values student athletics, and belongs to the Pacific-10 Conference.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting UCLA

University Of California - Los Angeles
405 Hilgard Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095
General Phone: (310) 825-4321
Admissions Phone: (310) 825-3101
Financial Aid Phone: (310) 206-0400
http://www.ucla.edu

UCLA Programs and Degrees (2005)

UCLA awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts4,204political science, sociology, history, economics, English, interdisciplinary studies, anthropology, international development, ...
Science1,307biology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology and immunology, chemistry, call and molecular biology, physics, molecular biochemistry, ...
Therapy And Counseling1,059psychology, psychobiology, cognitive science
Engineering899electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, archeology, ...
Business And Management886business management, managerial economics
Medicine546medicine, public health courses, dentistry, neuroscience, public health, dental clinical sciences, medical scientist
Mathematics390mathematics, math, applied mathematics, statistics, computational mathematics
Education And Teaching320education, educational administration, special ed
Law318law, advanced legal research
Computer Science And Engineering309computer and info science, computer engineering, information science
Architecture And Planning147urban planning, architecture
Music145music, musicology, music history and theory
Fine Arts145art history and criticism, fine arts studies
Nursing And Emergency Medicine140various nursing
Family And Social Work125social work, public policy analysis
Drama And Performing Arts124drama, dance, various performing arts
Religion And Philosophy110philosophy, religion, Islamic studies, Jewish studies
Photography And Commercial Art108film studies
Art Studies69art studies
Design52design and applied arts, design and visual communication
Medical Adminstration21health services administration, environmental health
Conservation And Resource Management6environmental science

Number of programs and degrees for UCLA in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree7,33697
Master's degree2,54582
Doctor's degree65776
First-professional degree5683
Post-master's certificate32434

UCLA Student Body

In 2005, UCLA had a total enrollment of 35,625 students (34,909 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men42%
Women58%
Full-Time99%
Part-Time1%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate70%
Graduate25%
First Professional5%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White35%
Black4%
Hispanic13%
Asian32%
American Indian0%
Other Races8%
(Foreign Students)7%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-1922%
20-2129%
22-2420%
25-2917%
30-347%
35-392%
40-492%
50-641%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
California94%
Foreign countries1%
Texas1%

UCLA Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time96 %
Part-Time90 %

UCLA Room and Board (2005)

UCLA offers campus housing for 12,782 of its 34,909 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Los Angeles, California for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

UCLA Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total43,2679,94923%3,72337%
Men19,5814,46423%1,58035%
Women23,6865,48523%2,14339%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal570690
SAT Math610720
ACT Verbal2330
ACT Math2431
ACT Composite2330

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Ranknot required
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrequired
Recommendationsnot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT99%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT29%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)recommended

Admissions Phone Number: (310) 825-3101

UCLA Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 6,504
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 24,324
Room and board$ 11,928
Books and supplies$ 1,485
Other expenses$ 2,178

Financial Aid:
UCLA participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 131500)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (310) 206-0400

UCLA Faculty

UCLA has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year39$149,99420$122,599
Associate professorcalendar year12$83,63012$82,920
Assistant professorcalendar year11$71,19021$73,710
Lecturercalendar year3$80,4042*
No academic rankcalendar year2*2*
All faculty totalcalendar year67$119,73157$93,261

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year691$125,727193$112,266
Associate professoracademic year149$81,72185$75,159
Assistant professoracademic year152$69,61080$64,903
Lectureracademic year69$61,43060$53,175
No academic rankacademic year3$56,6284$58,663
All faculty totalacademic year1,064$107,183422$86,904

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

UCLA Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballPacific-10 Conference
BasketballPacific-10 Conference
BaseballPacific-10 Conference
TrackPacific-10 Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total246206452
Football93093
Track313667
Basketball141529
Baseball26026
All Other Sports82155237

UCLA Degree Programs (2005)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business Administration and Management, General
Business/Managerial Economics

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Environmental Science

DESIGN
Design and Applied Arts, Other
Design and Visual Communications, General

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Visual and Performing Arts, Other

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Special Education and Teaching, General

ENGINEERING
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Archeology
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Public Policy Analysis
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

LAW
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
African Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American Indian/Native American Studies
American Literature (United States)
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
Anthropology
Arabic Language and Literature
Area Studies, Other
Asian Studies/Civilization
Asian-American Studies
Chinese Language and Literature
Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other
Comparative Literature
Development Economics and International Development
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
East Asian Studies
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
European Studies/Civilization
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
French Language and Literature
Geography
Geography, Other
German Language and Literature
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Hebrew Language and Literature
Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
History, General
International Economics
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Korean Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Latin Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Library Science, Other
Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services, Other
Linguistics
Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Political Science and Government, General
Portuguese Language and Literature
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Studies
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Sociology
Southeast Asian Studies
Spanish Language and Literature
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS
Applied Mathematics
Computational Mathematics
Mathematics, General
Mathematics, Other
Statistics, General

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Environmental Health
Health Services Administration

MEDICINE
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Health, Other

MUSIC
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Music, General
Musicology and Ethnomusicology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing, Other

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Islamic Studies
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other
Biophysics
Biostatistics
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry, General
Ecology
Epidemiology
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
Geophysics and Seismology
Human/Medical Genetics
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
Molecular Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Molecular Genetics
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Physiology
Molecular Toxicology
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Physics, General
Physiology, General

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Cognitive Science
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Psychology, General

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UCLA Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets UCLA Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%UCLA Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%UCLA Number of students
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%UCLA Salaries of full-time faculty
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%UCLA Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
% of degrees in mathematics
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%UCLA % of degrees in mathematics
Student SAT scores
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%UCLA Student SAT scores
% of degrees in therapy and counseling
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 7%UCLA % of degrees in therapy and counseling
% of degrees in science
(vs. all colleges)
Top 12%UCLA % of degrees in science
Minority % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 15%UCLA Minority % of student body
% of degrees in drama and performing arts
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 16%UCLA % of degrees in drama and performing arts
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%UCLA Dorm rooms per full-time student
% of degrees in religion and philosophy
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 17%UCLA % of degrees in religion and philosophy
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%UCLA % of degrees in liberal arts
% of degrees in music
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 19%UCLA % of degrees in music
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Offers remedial adult education
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, navy, air force)
Offers athletic scholarships
Has hospital on campus
NCAA athletic conference member

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