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 Receives $2 Million Gift from Alumnus to Fund Carbon Nanotube Research
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout James L. Easton, chairman and CEO of sports equipment company Jas. D. Easton Inc., has given $2 million to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to fund research on...
Boeing Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer John J. Tracy to Deliver 2009 Commencement Address
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomJohn J. Tracy, senior vice president of Engineering, Operations & Technology and chief technology officer for The Boeing Company, will address the 2009 graduates of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering...
In Memoriam: Vishal Parikh (1987 – 2009)
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomVishal Parikh, an exemplary UCLA aerospace engineering undergraduate whose excellent academics, work ethic and passion for learning earned him praise from faculty and admiration from his fellow students, died on...
UCLA Engineering Alumna Megan McArthur in Orbit on Space Shuttle Atlantis
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Engineering alumna Megan McArthur lifted off today (May 11) aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis for the last servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA's homepage for STS-125 offers a host of multimedia ,...
10 questions for Bruin Astronaut Megan McArthur
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Engineering alum K. Megan McArthur '93 gives a first person perspective from space, gives advice to young engineers By Matthew Chin and Judy Lin When Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-125 lifted off May 11 for NASA’s...
DOE to Fund Multimillion-Dollar Energy Research Center at UCLA Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout A leader in research on sustainable energy and clean technology, the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will now be home to a new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier...