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 Researchers Discover Molecular Rules That Govern Autoimmune Disorders
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Discovery could lead to better treatment and control of lupus, psoriasis and other ailments By Bill Kisliuk An international team led by researchers at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and...
UCLA Researchers Develop New Material to Accelerate Healing
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Injectable gel fills wounds and promotes tissue regeneration By Matthew Chin Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed an injectable hydrogel that helps skin wounds...
EE Grad Students Receive Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A pair of UCLA electrical engineering graduate students – Sidhant Tiwari and Zhi (Jackie) Yao – have received a 2015 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship of $100,000 for their proposal on a new way to design microscale antennas...
UCLA Team Prepares for ACM Collegiate Programming Finals in Morocco
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Four UCLA computer science students will head to Morocco in May to participate in the world’s most prestigious computer programming competition. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Intercollegiate...
James Liao Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]James C. Liao, a groundbreaking researcher in renewable biofuels and UCLA's Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the organization announced...
Grad Student Attempts to Talk his Way to the Top
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Campus Grad Slam champion will compete in UC-wide competition By Matthew Chin UCLA electrical engineering graduate student Jean Paul Santos is getting ready to engage in a brief, but intense battle of words with graduate...



