University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Hispanic-Serving InstitutionAsian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
Overall admit rate
9.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
48.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
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Total cost — out-of-state
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Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
20:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
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Enrollment

Total all undergraduates33,534
Total all graduate13,898
Grand total all students47,432

Admissions

Total applicants145,086
Total admitted13,659
Total enrolled6,553
Overall admit rate9.4%
Admit rate — women9.9%
Admit rate — men8.5%
Yield rate48.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?——
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
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Offers Early Action plan?——
EA closing date——
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Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT——
% submitting ACT——
SAT EBRW 25th %ile——
SAT EBRW 75th %ile——
SAT Math 25th %ile——
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ACT Comp 25th %ile——
ACT Comp 75th %ile——
% in top 10% of HS class——
% in top 25% of HS class——

Cost

Tuition — in-state——
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees——
Room and board——
Total cost — in-state——
Total cost — out-of-state——

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant——
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% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)——
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Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist20,563
# admitted from waitlist1,514
Waitlist admit rate11.1%
Transfer applicants (total)28,487
Transfer admit rate23.4%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio20:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$12,548Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)93.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)89.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$77,677Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant27.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan19.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full24.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress31.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress13.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted1.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Test scores & admissions

These percentiles reflect students who enrolled. Admitted-student scores typically run higher, since the highest scorers with multiple offers often enroll elsewhere.

SAT Reading/Writing, 25th percentile——
SAT Reading/Writing, 75th percentile——
SAT Math, 25th percentile——
SAT Math, 75th percentile——
Are test scores considered for admission?Neither required nor recommendedScorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Undergraduates

% part-time1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white23.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino24.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian29.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men53.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white42.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian23.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international16.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences24.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences16.9%
Psychology11.1%
Engineering7.4%
Mathematics And Statistics7.2%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.9%
Visual And Performing Arts4.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services3.9%