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
UCLA Engineering Dean Announces Major Expansion Plan
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Jayathi Murthy, the new dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has proposed a major expansion plan aimed at strengthening the school and preparing more students to power...
UCLA online engineering program again ranked No. 1 by U.S. News
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been named the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report for the second consecutive year. The Master of Science...
Karagozian Named Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Ann Karagozian, a longtime professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and former chair of the UCLA Academic Senate, has been named interim vice chancellor for research. Karagozian, who joined the faculty in 1982,...
FDA Approves Use of UCLA-created Wearable Device to Address Gastrointestinal Disorders
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the use of a device invented at UCLA that could improve care for patients with gastrointestinal problems. The system of sensors and telemetry monitor, called AbStats™...
Burton Receives NSF’s CAREER Award
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomHenry Burton, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, the...
Ultra-Efficient Switching Induced by Electric Field in a Magnetic Topological Insulator
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Effect uses less energy than state-of-the-art devices by orders of magnitude. FINDINGS We all have experienced that our smartphones or computers can become very warm after operating for a while. This is because of the heat...




