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University of California-Los Angeles

University of California-Los Angeles is a public campus in Los Angeles proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record identifies it as a land-grant institution. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,864

family income
under $30k

$8,731

$30–48k

$11,065

$48–75k

$17,250

$75–110k

$30,481

over $110k

Average net price

$12,5482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of California-Los Angeles has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $15,637 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $12,548.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,499
2009	$14,067
2010	$14,360
2011	$14,437
2012	$13,723
2013	$13,399
2014	$13,454
2015	$13,572
2016	$14,309
2017	$14,171
2018	$14,279
2019	$15,023
2020	$11,627
2021	$15,637
2022	$14,013
2023	$12,548

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$38,6142024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of California-Los Angeles rose from $24,725 (2009) to $38,614 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$24,725
2010	$26,809
2011	$29,240
2012	$31,216
2013	$31,474
2014	$32,074
2015	$32,594
2016	$33,078
2017	$33,751
2018	$33,654
2019	$34,366
2020	$35,497
2021	$29,153
2022	$35,689
2023	$36,643
2024	$38,614

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,701	$14,315
2001	$4,235	$15,309
2002	$4,225	$16,604
2003	$5,820	$20,030
2004	$6,586	$23,542
2005	$6,504	$24,324
2006	$6,522	$25,206
2007	$7,165	$26,658
2008	$7,551	$27,572
2013	$12,697	$35,575
2014	$12,705	$35,583
2015	$12,763	$37,471
2016	$12,920	$39,602
2017	$13,261	$41,275
2018	$13,226	$42,218
2019	$13,240	$42,994
2020	$13,249	$43,003
2021	$13,258	$43,012
2022	$13,401	$43,473
2023	$13,747	$44,524

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of California-Los Angeles reports published tuition by residency: $15,203 in-state versus $49,403 out-of-state — a $34,200 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of California-Los Angeles reports 33,475 undergraduates. This total does not establish class sizes for a particular subject.

92.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of California-Los Angeles within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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92.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of California-Los Angeles rose from 78.8% (entered 1991) to 92.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	78.8%
1992 cohort	77.9%
1993 cohort	78.6%
1994 cohort	79.8%
1995 cohort	82.4%
1996 cohort	84.5%
1997 cohort	86.7%
1998 cohort	87.2%
1999 cohort	87.4%
2000 cohort	89.3%
2001 cohort	90%
2002 cohort	89.2%
2003 cohort	89.3%
2004 cohort	89.8%
2005 cohort	90%
2006 cohort	91.5%
2007 cohort	90.3%
2008 cohort	91%
2009 cohort	91.1%
2010 cohort	91.1%
2011 cohort	90.9%
2012 cohort	90.5%
2013 cohort	91.5%
2014 cohort	91.3%
2015 cohort	92.1%
2016 cohort	92.5%
2017 cohort	92.7%
2018 cohort	92.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$10,072
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$9,173
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,000	$9,472
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,118	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$12,485	$7,199
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,268	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$14,122	$7,802
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$14,940	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$15,000	$7,100
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,000	$7,575
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$15,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$15,000	$10,400
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$15,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$15,000	$10,417
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$14,000	$8,804

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$59,063

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$72,864

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$82,511

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of California-Los Angeles admitted 13,114 of 146,272 applicants in Fall 2024. The 9% rate describes that application pool.

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $13,747 in-state tuition · 2023–24 33,475 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

University of California-Los Angeles did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for University of California-Los Angeles under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of California-Los Angeles received 146,272 applications and admitted 13,114 (9%), with 6,610 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at University of California-Los Angeles declined from 26.9% to 9%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	26.9%
Fall 2002	26.9%
Fall 2003	24.1%
Fall 2004	23.5%
Fall 2005	23%
Fall 2006	26.9%
Fall 2007	25.8%
Fall 2008	23.6%
Fall 2009	22.8%
Fall 2010	21.9%
Fall 2011	25.5%
Fall 2012	27.1%
Fall 2013	22%
Fall 2014	18.6%
Fall 2015	17.3%
Fall 2016	18%
Fall 2017	16.1%
Fall 2018	14%
Fall 2019	12.3%
Fall 2020	14.3%
Fall 2021	10.8%
Fall 2022	8.6%
Fall 2023	8.7%
Fall 2024	9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1300–1530Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1160	1400
Fall 2002	1160	1400
Fall 2003	1140	1390
Fall 2004	1160	1410
Fall 2005	1180	1410
Fall 2006	1170	1410
Fall 2007	1180	1400
Fall 2008	1160	1410
Fall 2009	1150	1400
Fall 2010	1150	1400
Fall 2011	1180	1420
Fall 2012	1170	1430
Fall 2013	1160	1440
Fall 2014	1190	1460
Fall 2015	1180	1470
Fall 2016	1160	1470
Fall 2017	1220	1450
Fall 2018	1290	1520
Fall 2019	1300	1530

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

29–35Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	23	29
Fall 2004	23	29
Fall 2005	23	30
Fall 2006	24	30
Fall 2007	24	30
Fall 2008	24	31
Fall 2009	24	31
Fall 2010	24	31
Fall 2011	25	31
Fall 2012	25	31
Fall 2013	25	31
Fall 2014	27	33
Fall 2015	28	33
Fall 2016	28	33
Fall 2017	29	34
Fall 2018	30	34
Fall 2019	29	35

IPEDS Fall 2002–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

33,475Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of California-Los Angeles rose from 24,899 (Fall 2002) to 33,475 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	24,899
Fall 2003	25,715
Fall 2004	24,946
Fall 2005	24,811
Fall 2006	25,431
Fall 2007	25,928
Fall 2008	26,536
Fall 2009	26,687
Fall 2010	26,162
Fall 2011	27,199
Fall 2012	27,941
Fall 2013	28,667
Fall 2014	29,627
Fall 2015	29,581
Fall 2016	30,859
Fall 2017	30,994
Fall 2018	31,568
Fall 2019	31,537
Fall 2020	31,636
Fall 2021	32,122
Fall 2022	32,423
Fall 2023	33,040
Fall 2024	33,475

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

97%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of California-Los Angeles has held near 97% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	96%
Fall 2004 cohort	96%
Fall 2005 cohort	96%
Fall 2006 cohort	97%
Fall 2007 cohort	97%
Fall 2008 cohort	97%
Fall 2009 cohort	97%
Fall 2010 cohort	97%
Fall 2011 cohort	96%
Fall 2012 cohort	96%
Fall 2013 cohort	97%
Fall 2014 cohort	96%
Fall 2015 cohort	97%
Fall 2016 cohort	97%
Fall 2017 cohort	97%
Fall 2018 cohort	97%
Fall 2019 cohort	96%
Fall 2020 cohort	97%
Fall 2021 cohort	97%
Fall 2022 cohort	97%
Fall 2023 cohort	97%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of California-Los Angeles

Faculty pay at University of California-Los Angeles averages $274,176 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of California-Los Angeles as a primarily residential campus of 33,475 undergraduates — and 97.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of California-Los Angeles reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 9%. Review University of California-Los Angeles's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of California-Los Angeles compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of California-Los Angeles9%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of California-Los Angeles$15,203

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of California-Los Angeles's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of California-Los Angeles$82,511

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of California-Los Angeles, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of California-Los Angeles	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	9%	74.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$15,203	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$82,511	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of California-Los Angeles, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of California-Los Angeles federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 49 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$228,705
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$216,722
Business/Managerial Economics	$129,425
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$126,209
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$118,566
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$116,525
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	$115,706
Statistics	$109,017
Mechanical Engineering	$108,875
Chemical Engineering	$108,066
Applied Mathematics	$103,887
Cognitive Science	$102,066
Mathematics	$99,269
Civil Engineering	$97,092
Economics	$95,440
Physics	$85,708
International/Globalization Studies	$82,501
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$79,143
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$75,927
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$75,504
Political Science and Government	$74,202
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$73,506
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$72,443
Chemistry	$72,220
Geography and Cartography	$67,193
Human Biology	$66,496
Design and Applied Arts	$66,259
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$65,024
Sociology	$64,692
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$62,927
Biology, General	$61,804
Philosophy	$61,754
Research and Experimental Psychology	$61,134
Psychology, General	$61,050
History	$59,555
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$57,139
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$55,946
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$55,898
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$55,404
English Language and Literature, General	$55,346
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$55,088
Anthropology	$54,905
Area Studies	$51,755
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$51,559
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$50,904
Music	$47,779
Fine and Studio Arts	$46,173
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$39,023
Dance	$36,277

These 49 fields listed for University of California-Los Angeles measure earnings after completion. The $82,511 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 27 additional University of California-Los Angeles fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of California-Los Angeles report?

University of California-Los Angeles did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 9% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is University of California-Los Angeles's acceptance rate?

9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 13,114 admitted from 146,272 applicants.

How much does University of California-Los Angeles cost?

In-state tuition is $15,203; out-of-state students pay $49,403. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of California-Los Angeles report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $82,511. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

University of California-Berkeley — 11% admitted
California Institute of Technology — 2.6% admitted
Claremont McKenna College — 9.6% admitted
Harvey Mudd College — 12.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.