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 public and No. 2 overall 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 2021-2022
Undergraduates: 4,081 students
Graduate students: 2,503
Full-time faculty members: 193
Degrees granted 2020-2021
Bachelor’s of Science: 1,051
Master’s of Science: 645
Ph.D.: 144
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 four straight years. UCLA Samueli is a tightly knit community of 190 full-time faculty members, more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as 40,000 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 is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 public university (No. 2 overall in 2021) for its online master’s program.
38 affiliated faculty members are in the National Academy of Engineering
News
Bridging the Gap: How Julie Allen ’92 Brought LA’s Sixth Street Viaduct to Life
On July 10, Los Angeles’ rebuilt Sixth Street Bridge opened to the public, establishing itself as a new monument on the city’s landscape that connects downtown’s Arts District with LA’s Eastside
Spotify Pie: UCLA Computer Science Student’s Viral App Success
In the final week of the spring quarter, many UCLA students were stressed, exhausted and highly caffeinated as they prepared for their final exams.
Bug Eyes and Bat Sonar: UCLA Bioengineers Turn to Animal Kingdom for Creation of Bionic Super 3D Cameras
A pair of UCLA bioengineers and a colleague have developed a new class of 3D camera systems that combine capabilities inspired by insects
UCLA Engineering Professors Receive Multiple DOE and National Alliance for Water Innovation Grants
Three UCLA Samueli School of Engineering professors — Yoram Cohen, Eric Hoek and David Jassby — have each received major funding support from the National Alliance for Water Innovation
Encrypted, One-Touch, Human-Machine Interface Technology Unveils User Physiology
Researchers at UCLA and Stanford University have developed a secure, noninvasive, one-touch technology using hydrogel-coated chemical sensors and a signal-interpretation
UCLA Part of New $10M NSF Data Science Research Center, EnCORE
UCLA will be part of a multi-institutional research center funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Institute for Emerging CORE Methods in Data Science, or EnCORE, will be a collaboration among