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
UCLA Engineers Receive NSF Grant to Research Interaction-Powered Smart Environment Automation
Each year, a group of faculty and staff at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering takes part in a judging panel to select student organization recipients for the
Engineering Society Honors 8 Student Organizations for Top Performance
Each year, a group of faculty and staff at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering takes part in a judging panel to select student organization recipients for the
UCLA-Led Research Unearths Obscure Heat Transfer Behaviors
UCLA researchers and their colleagues have discovered a new physics principle governing how heat transfers through materials, and the finding contradicts
Achuta Kadambi Receives Outstanding Young Professional Award for Promoting Inclusivity in Engineering
Achuta Kadambi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the Outstanding Young Professional Award
UCLA Computer Scientist Named Samsung AI Researcher of the Year
Aditya Grover, an assistant professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, received a 2022 Samsung AI Researcher of the Year award at the technology giant’s annual artificial
UCLA Engineering Appoints Ann Karagozian Collins Aerospace Chair for Innovation
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has named Ann Karagozian, a distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the director of the Collaborative Center for Aerospace Sciences,