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.
News
New Technique Improves Accuracy, Ease of Cancer Diagnosis
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]'Deformability cytometry' can closely analyze more than 1,000 cells per second By Matthew Chin A team of researchers from UCLA and Harvard University have demonstrated a technique that, by measuring the physical properties...
Mong, Rice Honored at 2013 UCLA Engineering Awards Gala
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science honored the accomplishments of leading students, teachers and alumni at the school’s annual Awards Dinner on Nov. 1. Roughly 350 people...
Bioengineering Undergraduates Win National Awards, Give Back
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin A team of UCLA bioengineering students was honored with two awards for engineering design at a national meeting of bioengineers in September. Team members turned around and donated part of their winnings to...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $1.2 Million for Sustainable Cement Alternatives
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to investigate...
Leaving a Strong Legacy, UCLA Engineering Dean Vijay K. Dhir to Retire in 2015
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Vijay K. Dhir announced today that he will step down as dean on June 30, 2015, after leading the school for more than 13 years. Dhir will...
UCLA Team Receives $1.3 Million for Zero-Net Energy Building Materials, Software Tools
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin A UCLA research team has received a $1.3 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to identify new materials, methodologies and to develop new software tools for zero-net energy (ZNE)...