University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public · 33,475 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test scores not considered
$80 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$5,579
$30,000 – $48,000	$6,682
$48,000 – $75,000	$9,811
$75,000 – $110,000	$14,142
Over $110,000	$29,682
All incomes (average)	$12,548

Sticker tuition and fees: $15,203 in-state, $49,403 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of California-Los Angeles's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$18,960
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$19,888
Books and supplies	$1,680
Other expenses, on campus	$6,798
Other expenses, off campus	$7,707

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,450 of them) in 2022–23; 60% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	49%	$22,441
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	26%	$5,916
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	43%	$11,285
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	21%	$4,696

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 9%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 28%
Graduation rate (6yr): 93%
Freshman retention: 97%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $82,511
Median debt at graduation: $14,000
International undergrads: 2,542 (7.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: $80
Students per faculty member: 20 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 75%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 145,903
Admitted: 12,736
Enrolled: 6,585

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Social Sciences25%

Biology & Life Sciences17%

Psychology11%

Engineering7%

Mathematics & Statistics7%

Visual & Performing Arts4%

Computer Science4%

English & Literature3%

Communications & Media2%

History2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (58)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Economics	864	$71,426	$95,440national $82,686	$13,000
Political Science and Government	723	$44,791	$74,202national $63,293	$12,499
Psychology, General	721	$35,216	$61,050national $50,706	$11,969
Sociology	658	$39,566	$64,692national $52,657	$11,856
Biology, General	446	$30,339	$61,804national $57,214	$12,898
Research and Experimental Psychology	425	$32,324	$61,134national $55,695	$14,500
Statistics	295	$74,106	$109,017national $92,425	$12,924
Applied Mathematics	292	$76,190	$103,887national $91,532	$14,348
Cognitive Science	283	$54,235	$102,066national $81,496	$12,896
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	281	$31,494	$72,443national $66,697	$14,000
Communication and Media Studies	266	$53,885	—national $56,359	$12,732
English Language and Literature, General	243	$35,769	$55,346national $48,590	$12,321
Human Biology	233	$36,098	$66,496national $64,732	$13,299
History	216	$32,774	$59,555national $50,680	$11,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	209	$30,249	$57,139national $62,172	$14,720
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	200	$41,808	$73,506national $65,466	$12,833
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	196	$39,000	$55,088national $51,710	$12,500
Mathematics	190	$61,949	$99,269national $69,562	$12,624
Anthropology	190	$36,009	$54,905national $46,676	$12,500
Mechanical Engineering	186	$86,008	$108,875national $92,135	$13,315
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	171	$44,949	$65,024national $62,582	$14,681
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	151	$39,578	$55,404national $62,451	$14,985
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	146	$89,318	$126,209national $100,647	$14,580
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	126	$42,557	$75,927national $55,012	$11,426
Fine and Studio Arts	118	$34,619	$46,173national $41,367	$14,732
Philosophy	117	$32,660	$61,754national $54,455	$11,020
Public Policy Analysis	112	$47,584	—national $73,721	$12,282
Computer Engineering	106	$137,925	$228,705national $109,015	$17,731
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	102	$35,676	$62,927national $49,984	$10,000
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	90	$36,396	—national $60,360	$10,000
Civil Engineering	90	$80,840	$97,092national $86,517	$11,471
Physics	86	$58,575	$85,708national $76,786	$13,856
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	85	$76,583	—national $86,713	$8,160
Music	79	$29,315	$47,779national $42,892	$13,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	68	$73,927	$116,525national $93,451	$13,000
Chemical Engineering	67	$88,013	$108,066national $98,158	$13,936
Chemistry	63	$55,575	$72,220national $65,120	$12,600
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	63	$25,578	$39,023national $39,775	$13,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	61	$88,702	$115,706national $98,207	$14,095
International/Globalization Studies	56	$51,959	$82,501national $59,972	$11,104
Human Resources Management and Services	55	$48,268	—national $68,069	$8,827
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	51	—	$51,559national $48,842	$13,583
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	50	$98,398	$118,566national $88,910	$14,500
Design and Applied Arts	49	$49,377	$66,259national $51,490	$14,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	47	$37,230	$55,946national $55,000	$12,977
Geography and Cartography	46	$42,256	$67,193national $57,853	$11,106
Area Studies	40	$42,259	$51,755national $56,625	$11,000
Geography and Environmental Studies	40	—	—national $55,678	$8,249
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	30	$26,650	$50,904national $43,765	$17,484
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	29	$27,779	$55,898national $51,642	$15,000
Astronomy and Astrophysics	28	—	—national $68,333	$10,515
Architecture	20	$43,576	—national $66,914	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	20	—	$79,143national $60,190	—
Literature	17	$27,827	—national $46,173	—
Dance	16	$37,405	$36,277national $39,980	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1	$48,264	$75,504national $55,693	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	—	$148,803	$216,722national $92,374	$14,500
Business/Managerial Economics	0	—	$129,425national $77,981	—

Master's degrees (33)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	919	$177,710	—national $124,807	$117,957
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	225	$86,796	$112,923national $101,000	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	219	$145,687	$174,798national $133,654	$23,666
Public Health	198	$90,289	$110,900national $82,751	$60,860
Engineering, General	194	$148,183	$177,858national $120,215	$39,830
Education, General	189	$67,446	$80,698national $65,824	$29,667
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	151	$115,473	$136,869national $120,193	$55,271
Economics	133	$80,487	—national $100,743	—
Mechanical Engineering	106	$116,148	$138,803national $115,974	$25,644
Social Work	100	$72,541	$85,426national $65,123	$41,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	96	$37,971	$53,630national $51,486	$90,438
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	81	$81,075	$90,541national $79,665	$42,430
Library Science, Other	73	—	$72,203national $63,870	—
Civil Engineering	71	$84,398	$103,685national $98,323	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	68	$72,490	$83,426national $77,466	$77,631
Chemistry	67	—	$107,724national $82,937	—
Public Policy Analysis	63	$67,631	$100,925national $93,020	$38,050
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	60	$142,282	—national $101,855	$77,000
Statistics	54	$139,902	—national $123,816	$53,402
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	42	—	—national $82,527	$45,500
Materials Engineering	37	$118,998	$146,629national $112,282	—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	30	$126,354	$151,186national $122,434	—
Music	25	$33,157	$45,410national $48,285	$41,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	25	—	$223,358national $103,485	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	21	$41,156	$69,701national $62,705	—
Fine and Studio Arts	19	$41,010	—national $49,079	—
Area Studies	18	—	$71,833national $68,936	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	14	$43,526	$59,013national $49,978	—
Architecture	1	—	$78,757national $74,139	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	—	$170,827	—national $124,201	—
Library Science and Administration	—	$53,226	—national $56,301	$41,000
Applied Mathematics	—	$122,563	—national $116,060	—
Social Sciences, Other	0	$62,921	$82,105national $64,286	—

First professional degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	372	$178,034	$177,968national $107,773	$101,750
Medicine	168	$77,614	$143,434national $112,460	$91,022
Dentistry	114	$82,449	—national $170,812	$267,316

Doctoral degrees (12)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	48	$93,539	$134,860national $112,683	—
Psychology, General	43	$71,750	$100,014national $98,707	—
Chemistry	38	$112,724	$132,569national $115,386	—
Education, General	35	$81,146	$96,245national $87,373	$28,695
Mathematics	25	$85,981	—national $89,656	—
Physics	24	—	$178,137national $130,153	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	22	$131,618	$140,028national $100,573	$65,773
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	21	$190,499	—national $138,131	$73,102
Public Health	20	$116,009	$119,898national $108,962	—
Music	15	$62,866	—national $59,592	—
Sociology	13	—	$103,675national $88,618	—
History	6	—	$94,132national $70,550	—

Graduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Legal Support Services	—	$66,840	—national $69,929	$11,500

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 172 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405
Phone: (310) 825-4321
Institutional accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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