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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 Engineering Collaborates With Mattel Children’s Hospital to Develop Revolutionary Heart Valve for Children
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]New valves and stents made of super-elastic, shape-memory metal alloy combined with less invasive procedure mean quicker recovery for children with heart disease By M. Abraham Children with congenital heart defects may...
UCLA Engineering Dean Vijay K. Dhir Elected to the Prestigious National Academy of Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Vijay K. Dhir, dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the highest professional honor accorded to an American engineer. By...
WINMEC Holds RFID-Focused Wireless CIO Forum
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Advanced real-world applications for radio frequency identification technology were the focus of the CIO Impacts Forum at the University of California Los Angeles on February 7 By M. Abraham Advanced real-world...
UCLA Science Faculty Annual Research Colloquium Lecture to be Delivered by Engineering Professor Chih-Ming Ho
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Engineering professor Chih-Ming Ho delivered the prestigious UCLA Science Faculty Annual Research Colloquium Series lecture on Thursday, Feb. 2, on the topic “Bio-nano World: In the Eye of an Engineer.” By M. Abraham...
UCLA Engineering’s WINMEC to Host Fortune 500 CIOS
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Engineering’s Wireless Internet for Mobile Enterprise Consortium will hold its third CIO Impacts Forum in conjunction with the UCLA Anderson School of Management at the University’s Covel Commons on Tuesday, February...
Terrorism vs. Privacy: UCLA Engineers Develop Revolutionary Software to Target Suspicious Communications Online While Meeting Privacy Concerns
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Revolutionary software makes catching terrorists online more targeted than ever before By M. Abraham The government's ability to balance the privacy concerns of lawful U.S. citizens with effective monitoring of potential...