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University of California-Los Angeles

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $5,579 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $38,614.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $82,511 ten years after entering, the 97th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 93% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1919
Enrollment, 2023
49,010
Website
ucla.edu
Motto
“Let there be light”
Campus of University of California-Los Angeles

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AboutAmerican public research university. Wikipedia ↗

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The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school, then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School, which later evolved into San José State University. The branch was transferred to the University of California to become the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the 10-campus University of California system after the University of California, Berkeley.

From the Wikipedia article “University of California, Los Angeles”, revision 1363613244, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $38,614 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $5,579 and $29,682 a year depending on income at University of California-Los Angeles.

Statement of cost · University of California-Los Angeles

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$38,614
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$5,579
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,548
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$15,203

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $5,579; $30–48k: $6,682; $48–75k: $9,811; $75–110k: $14,142; over $110k: $29,682. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$5,579
$30k–$48k$6,682
$48k–$75k$9,811
$75k–$110k$14,142
Over $110k$29,682

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $82,511; the median graduate who borrowed owes $14,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$59,063
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$72,864
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
97th percentile among public 4-years
$82,511
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
26th percentile among public 4-years
$14,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,983

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $59,063; 8 yrs after entry: $72,864; 10 yrs after entry: $82,511. Median graduate debt: $14,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $14,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$59,063
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$72,864
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$82,511
Median graduate debt$14,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of California-Los Angeles
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree1,054not reportednot reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree830$100,784$15,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree685$65,954$14,500
SociologyBachelor's Degree669$64,677$14,500
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree653$75,578$15,000
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree412$78,384$16,737
Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree369$95,647$14,400
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree359$75,609$16,028
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree340not reportednot reported
LawFirst Professional Degree320$172,729not reported
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree264$64,799$15,848
HistoryBachelor's Degree240$65,039$14,277
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree237$77,986not reported
Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree237$78,267$13,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree232not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree227$144,451not reported
StatisticsBachelor's Degree227$94,154$17,005
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree226not reportednot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree221$59,794$14,376
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree216$77,228$17,049
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree62$191,628$14,103
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree46$212,869not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degreenot reported$218,770$15,248
PhysicsDoctoral Degree14not reportednot reported
Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree123$160,755not reported
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster's Degree31not reportednot reported
Materials EngineeringMaster's Degree33not reportednot reported
MedicineFirst Professional Degree183$178,507not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of California-Los Angeles: 33,475 undergraduates; 28% of students receive Pell grants; 9% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

9%

below the 1st percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

33,475

96th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

28%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

38th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

93%

finish within 150% of normal time

99th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

38%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$32,614

46th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k38%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
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Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k38%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 10,689 people who studied at University of California-Los Angeles, most often in science & academia (46%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 46% (4,467 people); medicine 1.5% (145 people); law 1.8% (174 people); politics & gov 2.8% (273 people); business 3.1% (299 people); engineering & tech 4.6% (449 people); writing & journalism 8.0% (778 people); film & stage 10% (1,010 people); music 3.5% (342 people); visual arts 4.3% (412 people); sports 13% (1,274 people); religion 0.2% (22 people); military 0.6% (59 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia4,46746.0%
medicine1451.5%
law1741.8%
politics & gov2732.8%
business2993.1%
engineering & tech4494.6%
writing & journalism7788.0%
film & stage1,01010.4%
music3423.5%
visual arts4124.3%
sports1,27413.1%
religion220.2%
military590.6%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,272) · university teacher (1,118) · actor (507) · basketball player (503) · writer (447) · screenwriter (341) · film director (332) · television actor (323)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 43% for the 1890s to 43% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 3 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1860s4not reportednot reported
1870s2not reportednot reported
1880s3not reportednot reported
1890s3443%
1900s496942%
1910s4018917%
1920s7438616%
1930s10746519%
1940s20152928%
1950s23154830%
1960s22452030%
1970s20534437%
1980s18121945%
1990s13715846%
2000s638243%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 83,737 in 2017-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0632,466
2026-0536,451
2026-0440,423
2026-0341,422
2026-0248,190
2026-0136,434
2025-1240,248
2025-1139,096
2025-1041,145
2025-0941,932
2025-0842,639
2025-0734,879
2025-0638,063
2025-0542,503
2025-0446,438
2025-0371,588
2025-0241,534
2025-0156,290
2024-1248,007
2024-1150,638
2024-1051,582
2024-0954,112
2024-0851,064
2024-0745,393
2024-0646,559
2024-0573,130
2024-0461,062
2024-0362,017
2024-0252,284
2024-0162,229
2023-1255,798
2023-1154,103
2023-1056,437
2023-0956,303
2023-0864,400
2023-0759,813
2023-0661,426
2023-0564,570
2023-0469,206
2023-0378,283
2023-0255,999
2023-0161,177
2022-1255,941
2022-1164,254
2022-1063,850
2022-0959,980
2022-0863,845
2022-0762,903
2022-0658,092
2022-0561,800
2022-0465,367
2022-0367,811
2022-0261,125
2022-0161,624
2021-1255,025
2021-1157,874
2021-1066,925
2021-0968,381
2021-0870,262
2021-0766,869
2021-0648,341
2021-0552,037
2021-0466,451
2021-0368,360
2021-0249,786
2021-0156,343
2020-1259,854
2020-1159,336
2020-1053,828
2020-0946,182
2020-0847,285
2020-0747,145
2020-0648,554
2020-0562,979
2020-0465,409
2020-0361,087
2020-0252,032
2020-0156,539
2019-1254,840
2019-1156,500
2019-1059,121
2019-0958,587
2019-0854,390
2019-0748,028
2019-0651,585
2019-0557,031
2019-0458,821
2019-0367,373
2019-0247,992
2019-0163,146
2018-1257,359
2018-1157,473
2018-1059,373
2018-0960,694
2018-0858,864
2018-0753,981
2018-0651,943
2018-0561,580
2018-0466,021
2018-0369,672
2018-0251,302
2018-0156,570
2017-1255,373
2017-1164,273
2017-1055,519
2017-0957,556
2017-0851,329
2017-0749,577
2017-0650,304
2017-0559,935
2017-0461,563
2017-0383,737
2017-0256,612
2017-0159,677
2016-1252,234
2016-1158,107
2016-1057,816
2016-0961,160
2016-0855,220
2016-0749,141
2016-0672,318
2016-0556,878
2016-0459,458
2016-0362,440
2016-0251,658
2016-0153,878
2015-1247,474
2015-1152,833
2015-1058,434
2015-0953,970
2015-0849,025
2015-0747,213

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Ralph Bunche Peace 1950
  • Glenn Theodore Seaborg Chemistry 1951
  • Robert Bruce Merrifield Chemistry 1984
  • William F. Sharpe Economics 1990
  • Elinor Ostrom Economics 2009
  • Richard F. Heck Chemistry 2010
Show all 9
  • Randy Schekman Medicine 2013
  • Ardem Patapoutian Medicine 2021
  • Fred Ramsdell Medicine 2025

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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