Transforming Southern California and the World
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science includes more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students and 190 full-time faculty members. Established in 1945, UCLA Samueli is known as the birthplace of the internet, and where countless other fields took some of their first steps — from artificial intelligence to reverse osmosis, from mobile communications to human prosthetics.
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.
UCLA Samueli is in the midst of an extraordinary period of growth, with expansion in the number of research labs, faculty and students. New faculty will bring expertise in emerging research areas, such as engineering in medicine, quantum technologies, and sustainable and resilient urban systems.
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 as of 2023 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.
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UCLA Ranked Top Public Engineering School in U.S.
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk UCLA is the highest-ranked public university in the United States for engineering and technology, according to the Times Higher Education 2014-15 World University Rankings. The rankings were released Oct....
Healthcare Firm Launched with UCLA Engineering Technology Receives $1.65 Million SBIR Grant
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk SELFA Inc., a healthcare technology company founded on research developed at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, in August won a $1.65 million Small Business Innovation...
New Faculty 2014-15
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science welcomes 11 new faculty members for 2014-15. Ranked as one of the top engineering schools in the country, UCLA Engineering now has 164 full-time professors,...
Professor and Family Give $1 Million to UCLA Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Oscar Stafsudd Jr. earned three degrees at UCLA. A member of the faculty for 47 years, he has advised nearly 60 doctoral students at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Plus,...
UCLA-Led Consortium to Focus on Developing a New Architecture for the Internet
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Universities will collaborate with Verisign, Cisco, Panasonic and other corporations to advance Named Data Networking protocol By Bill Kisliuk Launching a critical new phase in developing the Internet of the future, UCLA...
$2 Million Gift from Sara and Ernst Volgenau Establishes Endowed Chair at UCLA Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has received a $2 million gift from Sara Volgenau and her husband, UCLA alumnus and former faculty member Ernst Volgenau, to establish the...