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
John Marburger, Science Adviser to President George W. Bush, to Deliver 2005 Commencement Address
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Exercises to be Held Saturday, June 18, at 12:30 p.m. John H. Marburger III, science adviser to President George W. Bush and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, will deliver the 2005 commencement...
Engineering Student Groups Showcase Projects, Outreach Activities at Annual Reception
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Annual design competitions. Local K-12 outreach programs. Symposia, lectures and workshops. These engineering student activities – and others – rely on support from alumni to achieve their goals. In May, a number of...
Henry Samueli Honored as UCLA Alumnus of the Year; Engineering Alumnus Ronald Sugar Garners UCLA 2005 Professional Achievement Award
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The Alumnus of the Year Award is given for outstanding service to UCLA, and the Professional Achievement award recognizes distinguished career accomplishments Henry Samueli Honored as UCLA Alumnus of the Year; Engineering...
Engineering New Opportunities, Awareness
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Society of Women Engineers Fosters Interest at Junior and High Schools, Supporting School's Mission of Outreach “I wanted to return to our core mission of increasing the number of women in engineering, to go back to the...
“The Internet Vision: Then and Now”
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Professor and Internet Co-Inventor Leonard Kleinrock Shares His Views on the Birth of the Information Super Highway Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, one of the original founders of the Internet and professor of computer science...
UCLA Researchers Discover New Method to Generate Human Bone
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Protein Found by UCLA Shows Generation of New Bone in Patients Who Lack It, as Well as Faster, More Reliable Healing of Fractures By studying diseases in which the human body generates too much bone, UCLA researchers have...