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.
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Times Higher Education ranks UCLA 7th in the World for Engineering and Technology
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA is ranked 7th on the 2012-13 Times Higher Education World University Rankings for Engineering and Technology. The rankings, released October 4, compared universities overall, as well as across six subject areas: arts...
New Faculty Join UCLA Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has recently added two new faculty members: Wentai Liu, professor of bioengineering, who joined in Winter 2012; and Wei Wang, professor of computer science....
UCLA Engineering Researchers Develop New Method for Detection of Specific DNA Sequences
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]by Matthew Chin FINDINGS: The detection of specific DNA sequences is central to the identification of disease-causing pathogens and genetic diseases, as well as other activities. But current detection technologies require...
Professor Named One of World’s Most Brilliant Innovators by Popular Science
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Popular Science magazine has named Aydogan Ozcan, an associate professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering at UCLA, one of the world's "Brilliant 10" scientists in its October 2012 issue. The...
Bioengineering Students take the Q-Path to Success
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The five-member team takes first place in NIH competition. Prize includes $10,000. By Matthew Chin It started out as an undergraduate senior project. It ended up an award-winning design for a cancer diagnostic test. A team...
New UCLA Engineering Research Center to Revolutionize Nanoscale Electromagnetic Devices
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The NSF-funded multimillion-dollar program, based on a new approach to electronics, could lead to tiny devices once considered fantasy by Matthew Chin A multidisciplinary team of researchers from UCLA and other...