University of California-Los Angeles - Engineering
| University of California-Los Angeles |
| Address | 405 Hilgard Ave |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Zip | 90095-1405 |
| Type | Public |
| Level | Four or more years |
| Total Engineering Students | 3627 (Undergraduate), 1298 (graduate), 967 (PhD) |
| PhDs granted(current yr) | 250 |
| Total Engineering Teachers | 173 |
| Total Engineering Research Expenditure | $92343 |
| Admission Rate (Undergrad) | 24094 (Applications), 3032 (Offered admissions), 789 (Accepted) |
| GPA (for Undergrad) | 95 [percentage of students ranked in top 25% of their high school class] |
| Admission Rate (Grad) | 6868 (Applications), 1916 (Offered admissions), 874 (Accepted) |
| Carnegie Classification | Research Universities (very high research activity) |
| Application Fees |
| Undergrad Application Fees | $70 |
| Grad Application Fees | $90 |
| Tuition / Fees |
| Undergrad In-State | $14632 |
| Undergrad Out-State | $42646 |
| Grad In-State | $17000 |
| Grad Out-State | $33000 |
| SAT Score** |
| Section | Score (25/75) percentile |
| Reading | 760/760 |
| Math | 750/ |
| Writing | 0/ |
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| ACT Score** |
| Section | Score (25/75) percentile |
| Composite | / |
| Math | / |
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Engineering Courses/Degrees
| Engineering |
| Aerospace- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering |
| Chemical Engineering |
| Civil Engineering |
| Computer Engineering- General |
| Electrical- Electronics and Communications Engineering |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering |
| Manufacturing Engineering |
| Materials Engineering |
| Materials Science |
| Mechanical Engineering |
Highly respected Engineering School. Low acceptance rate. Affordable tuition fees for non-residents (as compared to most other schools). UCLA has 13 Nobel Laureates!
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The department has three major research areas: Circuits & Embedded Systems, Physical & Wave Electronics, and Signals & Systems.
GRE Average for last 5 years (average score of admitted students)- Q:168, V: 155, AWA: 3.69.
For graduate programs average GPA :3.74/4.0 or ~89/100 (so high GPA is quite important).
Computer Science
TOEFL Minimum: 87 or IELT: 7.0
Acceptance rate is ~10% (for MS and PhD applicants)
MS students do not receive any financial support from the department.
There is no minimum GRE score but students are expected to be in average range of accepted pool.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Many majors are available like Structures, Hydrology, Geotechnical, Civil, Environmental etc. You should go through them on department's website before applying.
Most students complete Masters degree in one year. For PhD degree it takes 4-6 years to complete.
Minimum TOEFL of 87 or IELTS score of 7.0 is required for Non-English speakers.
