Los Angeles, CA
Highly competitive: fewer than 10 of every 100 applicants are accepted.
Source: IPEDS Admissions survey
The acceptance rate has fallen 4 percentage points since 2019, from 12% to 9% — it has become more selective.
| Fall | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 111,321 | 13,720 | 5,920 | 12% |
| 2020 | 108,870 | 15,602 | 6,386 | 14% |
| 2021 | 139,489 | 15,028 | 6,584 | 11% |
| 2022 | 149,801 | 12,845 | 6,462 | 8.6% |
| 2023 | 145,903 | 12,736 | 6,585 | 8.7% |
Fall 2023 applicants
7,757 of 78,519 women and 4,979 of 67,384 men were admitted.
Policy: Neither required nor recommended
Reported by the institution to IPEDS
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Not considered |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Completion of college-preparatory program | Required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Not considered |
| Admission test scores | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Not considered |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Undergraduate student body, not admitted applicants
University of California-Los Angeles has an acceptance rate of 8.7% for the fall 2023 entering class, admitting 12,736 of 145,903 applicants.
Very Selective. Highly competitive: fewer than 10 of every 100 applicants are accepted.
145,903 students applied for the fall 2023 entering class, and 6,585 enrolled.
No. University of California-Los Angeles is test-blind — scores are not considered even if submitted.
The acceptance rate has fallen 4 percentage points since 2019, from 12% to 9% — it has become more selective.