UCLA Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Los Angeles, California (West) · 33,040 undergrads · ~40 avg class size · 18:1 student-faculty · $15,203/yr sticker
public Tier 2
Median earnings (10yr)
$82K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
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 TVAmong most selective film schools nationally
4.0%School of the Arts & Architecture
8.0%College of Letters & Science
10.0%
Career outcomes · 11 sources
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
About UCLA
Most-applied-to college in the US. Strong across the board; particularly notable for film, basketball, biology, and engineering.
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