UCLA CDS VERIFIED

Los Angeles, California (West) · 33,040 undergrads · ~40 avg class size · 18:1 student-faculty · $15,203/yr sticker

public Tier 2

Most-applied-to college in the US. Strong across the board; particularly notable for film, basketball, biology, and engineering.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

9.4%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Regular Decision8.6%

State residency

In-state13.0%

Out-of-state7.0%

By college within the university

Samueli School of Engineering (CS)

UCLA CS is sub-10%; one of the harder CS admits in the US

6.0%

Samueli School of Engineering

10.0%

School of Theater, Film, and TV

Among most selective film schools nationally

4.0%

School of the Arts & Architecture

8.0%

School of Music

10.0%

School of Nursing

5.0%

College of Letters & Science

10.0%

GPA range

3.9–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

Test-blind

does not consider SAT/ACT

ACT mid-50%

Test-blind

does not consider SAT/ACT

Median earnings (10-yr)

$82K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 1.9 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$59K

Entry

$82K

10-year

$69K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 1.9 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $415K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

Where this leads

Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.

Entertainment + media (Hollywood pipeline)
Tech in LA
Pre-med (DGSOM)
Public policy

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