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 Celebrates Opening of Engineering VI
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk UCLA leaders and prominent alumni gathered on Thursday to celebrate the new jewel of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Engineering VI. The state-of-the-art center for engineering...
UCLA Engineering Ranked 8th Amongst Public Schools by U.S. News
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has gained ground and is now ranked eighth among engineering schools at public universities, and is the 14th highest ranking program overall, according to...
Necklace and Smartphone App Developed at UCLA Can Help People Track Food Intake
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk A sophisticated necklace developed by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science can monitor food and drink intake, which could help wearers track and improve their...
Researchers Identify Process for Improving Durability of Glass
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA engineer co-authors study that could lead to longer-lasting fiber optics, display screens and cement structures By Bill Kisliuk Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the...
UCLA, MIT Computational Biologists Fill In Knowledge Gap for Epigenomics Maps
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A pair of computational biologists from UCLA and MIT developed a method that can fill in major gaps in large-scale epigenomics datasets, and used it to refine and expand the most comprehensive map of the human epigenome....
UCLA CS Student Receives 2015-16 Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Lisa Gai, a UCLA computer science graduate student, has been named a Microsoft Research Graduate Women Scholar for 2015-16. Gai was one of 10 women selected for the very competitive scholarship. Gai’s advisor is Eleazar...