Facts and Figures
The UCLA name in itself conjures up images of sun, palm trees and a bustling community of social and tech-driven activities. Of course we have those, but UCLA Samueli also more than holds its own in the traditional school ranking systems. In fact, we are consistently ranked in the top 10 among U.S. public engineering schools and is one of the top engineering programs in the world. In addition, the school’s master’s online program is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report. UCLA Samueli has earned its place at the forefront of interdisciplinary research and education through the very active efforts of our students, faculty and alumni.
Enrollment 2024-2025
Undergraduates: 4,049 students
Graduate students: 2,582
Full-time faculty members: (headcount) 200
Degrees granted 2023-2024
Bachelor’s of Science: 1,096
Master’s of Science: 827
Ph.D.: 202
Seven Academic Departments and the Affiliated Department of Computational Medicine:
Bioengineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UCLA has been ranked the #1 public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for eight straight years. UCLA Samueli is a tightly knit community of 200 full-time faculty members, more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as nearly 50,000 active alumni. Known as the birthplace of the internet. UCLA Samueli is also where countless other fields took some of their first steps – from artificial intelligence to reverse osmosis, from mobile communications to human prosthetics. In 2021, UCLA became the first university to win an XPRIZE with a UCLA Samueli team awarded a $7.5 million grand prize in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. UCLA Samueli is consistently ranked in the Top 10 among U.S. public engineering schools. The school’s Master of Science in Engineering Online program is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report.
* Enrollment and degree numbers are from the 2023-2024 Report to the University-Wide Council on Engineering Education (UCEE). Faculty headcount number is from the UCLA Office of Academic Planning and Budget (APB).
News
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Liz Izhikevich, an electrical and computer engineering assistant professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been named
UCLA Samueli Dean Honored with Teaching, Research Awards
Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and a professor of chemical and biomolecular