Los Angeles, California · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Los Angeles, California, University of California-Los Angeles is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 47,335 students in fall 2024, including 33,475 undergraduates and 13,860 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of California.
University of California-Los Angeles offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 193 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Psychology, General, and Political Science and Government. It awarded 14,956 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
47,335
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
14,956
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
193
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 193
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
97%
First-year retention, part-time students
83%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
9,759
Master's degrees
3,820
Doctoral degrees (research)
781
Professional doctorates
595
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
47,335
Undergraduates, fall 2024
33,475
Graduate students, fall 2024
13,860
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
49,942
Undergraduates, 2024-25
35,441
Graduate students, 2024-25
14,501
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
26%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
University of California
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
Chancellor
Julio Frenk
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit