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The school academic departments include Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as well as the recently added Department of Computational Medicine, which is affiliated with both the David Geffen School of Medicine and Samueli. In addition, UCLA Samueli offers the Master of Science in Engineering Online program and a Master of Engineering professional degree program.
In 2000, the engineering school was re-named in honor of alumnus Henry Samueli, following a $30 million gift that supported capital improvements as well as fellowships for graduate students and early career faculty. In 2019, Samueli and his wife Susan gave another gift of $100 million to support the school’s expansion well into the next decade.

The school’s facilities include four major buildings — Boelter Hall, Engineering-IV, Engineering-V and Engineering-VI. Recent renovations have added the Student Creativity Center — home to many of its student organizations, and the Innovation Laboratory — a makerspace for hands-on learning and creativity.
The school is ranked No.1 public university (No. 2 in 2021 overall) for its online master’s program by U.S. News & World Report.
To see what makes the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering so special, book a tour with one of our Engineering Ambassadors on campus, and download our Viewbook.
News
UCLA Samueli Appoints Mona Jarrahi Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical Engineering
Mona Jarrahi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been selected as the new Northrop Grumman Endowed Chair holder.
Two students from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have received the 2022 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
Two students from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have received the 2022 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
UCLA Engineering and Institute for Technology, Law and Policy Announce Hiring of New Faculty
The UCLA Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Institute for Technology, Law and Policy (ITLP) have announced the hiring of Yuan Tian as an assistant professor.
UCLA Welcomes New Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty
Joseph Peterson, who recently completed his postdoctoral studies at the University of Cambridge in the U.K., will be joining the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
UCLA Engineering Professor Yuzhang Li Receives DOE Early Career Research Award for New Techniques to Study Batteries
Yuzhang Li, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received an Early Career Research Award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
UCLA Engineering Professor Xiaochun Li Receives Prestigious Manufacturing Technology Award
UCLA mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Xiaochun Li has received the 2022 William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.