At a glance
- Address
- 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1405
- City
- Los Angeles, California
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- ucla.edu
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1919
- Students
- 46,000 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#16 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Atmospheric Science | #5 |
| Psychology | #6 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #7 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #7 |
| Clinical Medicine | #7 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | #8 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- UC Application — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry (filing period opens 2026-10-01, closes 2026-11-30)
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Filing period | 30 November 2026 | late March |
What you send
- enrollment deposit and housing application due May 1
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply
- Application page ↗
- English
- IELTS 7.0 · TOEFL 87 (exams before 2026-01-21); 4.5 (exams on/after 2026-01-21)
Some majors may require higher overall or section scores - Tuition
- USD 33,238 / year · about ₹31.8 lakh
- Funding
- Page states UCLA offers the most affordable graduate tuition among US News top-25 ranked National Universities (2022 ranking cited); resident rate cited as $18,136/yr
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 9% of applicants admitted
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 49,403 / year · about ₹47.3 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 33,475
- International undergrads
- 7.7%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 82,511 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — University of California, Los Angeles. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: admission.ucla.edu/apply/first-year · grad.ucla.edu/admissions/ · grad.ucla.edu/admissions/international-applicants/ · grad.ucla.edu/admissions/english-requirements/ — checked 28 September 2026.