UCLA Admission overview
scholar > 11-09-2017, 11:31 AM
BEING ACCEPTED TO UCLA IS MORE THAN A BADGE OF HONOR.
It's a responsibility. As a student, you will be charged with impacting the world from the moment you step on campus. You will be given every resource and opportunity that comes with the second-highest ranked public university in the nation. You will be supported and guided by faculty who are the foremost experts in their field.
Whether you're enrolling in our undergraduate program or pursuing a graduate degree, UCLA provides a reach and scope of academic experience that has a reputation for producing world-renowned, highly influential, game-changing graduates. They are politicians and Academy Award-winning directors. Olympic gold medalists and Nobel Prize winners. Doctors, scientists, researchers and social activists who aren't just saving lives. they're changing life as we know it.
UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION
What are you looking for in a university? Are you hoping to just learn or make an impact? Would you like to leave with a degree or a career?
At UCLA we're looking for more than straight-A students. You might also be in your high school's jazz band and the starting point guard on the basketball team. Or perhaps you're the senior class president and coordinator of a local charity organization. Ideally, you are all these things and more.
And your rich experience brings the type of perspective and leadership we value at UCLA.
GRADUATE ADMISSION
THIS IS WHERE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE BORN.
Think about not only where you are today and where you'd like to end up, but what you'd like to accomplish in between.
UCLA offers graduate degrees in nearly 150 departments, ranging from an extensive selection of business and medical programs to degrees in 40 different languages. Instructed by a faculty of Nobel Prize winners, Field Medal recipients and Fulbright scholars, the graduate programs at UCLA are some of the most esteemed in the world. In fact, all of the graduate schools— as well as 40 of the doctoral programs—consistently rank in the top 10.
You'll be among the best and brightest in the country. On average, UCLA admits 6,000 graduate students of the 21,300 who apply each year. The movers and the shakers.
INTERNATIONAL ADMISSION
That means opening our doors to students from around the world. In the middle of one of the most vibrant global cities, with accomplished faculty and extensive resources, UCLA is one of the most desirable academic destinations in the world.
The UCLA International Education Office offers a range of different programs for international students. Between Summer Study and Reciprocity Exchange programs, we're bound to identify the right means for accommodating an enriching multicultural educational experience.
Our international student and scholar community is 12,000 strong. And providing these talented individuals with useful resources is paramount to assist their acclimation to UCLA. The Dashew Center provides a wide variety of services, resources and programs, from assistance with immigration regulations to orientation and English Conversation programs. At UCLA, you're not alone—even when you're far from home.