University of California-Los Angeles
PublicLos Angeles, CA
UCLA was founded in 1919 as a teachers college in downtown Los Angeles and moved to its current Westwood campus beginning in 1927. It operates as a public research university within the University of California system and marked a century of institutional achievements in 2019. UCLA counts 16 Nobel laureates and 17 MacArthur Fellows among its faculty and alumni.
Admissions
Cost & outcomes
Out-of-state students pay $39,270 more per year in tuition and fees (3.4x the in-state rate).
Rate for students starting in 2026-27. The UC system holds each entering class's tuition steady for up to six years. The student health insurance fee, which can be waived, isn't included.
Tuition & fees are University of California-Los Angeles's own published 2026-27 rates (source); other figures are from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard, most recent year reported. Tuition & fees are the sticker price for a full-time first-year undergrad, before financial aid, and don't include room and board.
Where do you stand against University of California-Los Angeles's numbers?
Check your chances hereHow University of California-Los Angeles weighs your application
From University of California-Los Angeles's own Common Data Set, 2025-26, Section C7 -- not a generic admissions checklist. What is a Common Data Set?
What applicants who posted their results listed
169 self-reported applicant profiles from public posts, 2024–25 and 2025–26 admissions cycles: 63 admitted, 106 rejected or waitlisted. Figures read admitted vs. rejected or waitlisted.
No SAT/ACT comparison: University of California-Los Angeles doesn't consider test scores, so none of these applicants' scores were in front of it.
Most common activities
Most common awards among admits
Who posted
The full breakdown, with what stood out: UCLA Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants →
These are people who chose to post their results publicly, mostly on Reddit -- a group that skews toward high scores and STEM. They describe posters, not University of California-Los Angeles's admitted class, and recruited athletes are left out. For official numbers, use the admissions figures above.
See full profile -- financial aid, campus life, and what University of California-Los Angeles weighs in your application
Paying it back
"Still growing" means a borrower's payments aren't yet covering interest 3 years into repayment -- not a default rate. A high number here can mean real repayment difficulty, or just a lot of grads who deferred for graduate school, so read it alongside the school's typical outcomes above.
Majors & earnings
Median earnings 4 years after graduation, by major, from the US Dept of Education. Only shown where the school reports a real figure for that major -- most schools don't report every major they offer, especially smaller programs.
Campus life
Room and board are shown separately from the cost of attendance above -- that total already includes them alongside tuition and fees, this just breaks out the living-cost portion.
What matters in your application
From this school's own reporting to the US Dept of Education on what it formally requires, considers, or doesn't use when reviewing applications.
Frequently asked questions
What does University of California-Los Angeles look for in applicants?
Per University of California-Los Angeles's own Common Data Set (Section C7), it rates application essay, academic GPA, rigor of secondary school record as "very important" in admissions decisions -- its own stated top factors, not a generic guess.
What is University of California-Los Angeles's acceptance rate?
University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA admits approximately 9% of applicants, based on the US Dept of Education's most recently reported figures.
How much does University of California-Los Angeles cost?
University of California-Los Angeles's total cost of attendance is reported at $38,614 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board.
What is out-of-state tuition at University of California-Los Angeles?
For 2026-27, University of California-Los Angeles's tuition and required fees are $55,700 for out-of-state students and $16,430 for in-state students -- $39,270 more per year for out-of-state students. That's before financial aid, and room and board are extra.
Does University of California-Los Angeles require students to live on campus?
No -- University of California-Los Angeles doesn't require students to live in on-campus housing.
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