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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 2023-2024
Undergraduates: 4,018 students
Graduate students: 2,530
Full-time faculty members: (headcount) 194
Degrees granted 2022-2023
Bachelor’s of Science: 1,073
Master’s of Science: 804
Ph.D.: 189
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 seven straight years. UCLA Samueli is a tightly knit community of nearly 200 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’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
UCLA Engineers Become 6-Time RoboCup Soccer World Champions
UCLA engineers dominated at RoboCup 2024 July 18–21 in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with a pair of humanoid ARTEMIS robots winning every game in the soccer tournament to snag the world championship.
UCLA Researchers Create High-Strength Composites by Upcycling Polymer Foams
A team of researchers led by UCLA chemical engineers has discovered a way to make tough and durable composite materials with strength comparable to that of cement, by recycling a common polymer foam found in sofas and mattresses.
UCLA Computer Scientist Receives $2.8M DARPA Grant to Demonstrate New AI Model
Guy Van den Broeck, a professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a three-year, $2.8 million research grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to lead
UCLA Researchers Part of National Science Foundation Project to Decarbonize Infrastructure
A pair of UCLA researchers are part of a five-year, $12 million research program funded by the National Science Foundation to decarbonize the full life cycles of infrastructure by optimizing and automating carbon efficiency across multiple sectors.
Atomic View of a Chemical Catalyst During Electrically Charged Reaction is a Scientific First
All around us are products that depend on chemical reactions aided by electricity. These electrochemical reactions are involved in manufacturing everything from aluminum and PVC pipe to soap and paper.
Walt Disney Imagineer and UCLA Alumnus Craig Russell Headlines Undergraduate Commencement
Former Disney Imagineer and UCLA Samueli School of Engineering alumnus Craig Russell ’80 delivered the keynote remarks at the UCLA Samueli undergraduate commencement ceremony Saturday, June 15.