405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1919
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 24,811
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $1,849,291,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: November 30
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $6,504 in-state, 24,672 out-of-state
Room/Board: $12,312
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 8,064,896
Number of current serial subscriptions: 65,953
Number of microforms: 6,166,293
Number of audiovisuals: 5,059,670
Number of ebooks: 219,892
Other library facilities: The UCLA Library is one of the top-ranked research libraries in the United States.
The campus-wide network of libraries serves programs of study and research in many fields. With some 7.9 million books and 78,000 magazines and academic journals, the Library has world-class collections of contemporary works as well as rare books and manuscripts.
Treasures and Special Collections
:: Biomedical Library History and Special Collections
:: Clark Library (17th & 18th Centuries, Oscar Wilde, Western Americana)
:: East Asian Library (Chinese, Japanese and Korean language materials)
:: Music Library Special Collections
:: Research Library Special Collections (Humanities, Social Sciences)
:: University Archives (History of UCLA)
Libraries of the Ethnic Studies Centers
:: American Indian Studies Center Library
:: Asian American Studies Center Reading Room
:: Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Other Campus Collections
:: Air Photo Archives
:: Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
:: English Reading Room
:: Ethnomusicology Archive
:: Film and Television Archive
:: Folklore and Mythology Archive
:: Folk Medicine Archive
University of California
:: California Digital Library
:: Southern Regional Library Facility
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: UCLA houses several world-class museums and specialized collections.
Research Centers, Labs, and Institutes
Active Materials Lab,
Adaptive Systems Lab,
Advanced Systems Rsrch Lab,
Air Quality and Aerosol Technology Lab,
Antenna Rsrch, Applications, and Measurement Lab,
Autonomous Vehicle Systems Instrumentation Lab,
Basic Plasma Physics Rsrch Lab,
Biochemical Engineering Lab,
Biocybernetics Lab,
Boiling Heat Transfer Lab,
Cardiovascular Rsrch Lab,
Chemical Reaction Engineering Catalysis and Combustion Rsrch Lab Group,
Cognitive Systems Lab,
Combustion Rsrch Lab,
Communications Systems and Optomization Rsrch Lab,
Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab,
Computer Aided Design Lab,
Concurrent Systems Lab,
Cryogenics Lab,
Data Mining Lab,
Device Rsrch Lab,
Digital Arithmetic and Reconfigurable Architecture Lab,
Electronic Materials Processing Lab,
Electronic Materials Synthesis and Plasma Processing Lab,
Electronic Thin Film Lab,
Embedded & Reconfigurable Systems Lab,
Envmtl Engrg Analytical Chemistry Lab,
Envmtl Reaction Engrg Lab,
Film and Television Archive,
High Power Auroral Stimulation Observatory,
Image Communications Lab,
Integrated Circuits and Systems Lab,
Integrated Manufacturing Lab,
Integrated Photonics Lab,
Internet Research Lab,
Lab for Embedded Collaborative Systems,
Lab of Structural Biology and Molecular Medicine,
Lab of Neuro Imaging,
The Lab of Neuroendocrinology,
Large Plasma Device Lab,
Materials Degradation Characterization Lab,
Micromanufacturing Lab,
MicroSystems Laboratories,
Microwave Electronics Lab,
Millimeter Wave and Optoelectronics Lab,
Modelling, Animation & Grafix Lab,
Multifunctional Composites Lab,
Multimedia Systems Lab,
Nanoelectronics Research Facility,
Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Thermoelectricity Lab,
Network Research Lab,
Networked and Embedded Systems Lab,
Optoelectronic Circuits and Systems Lab,
Parallel Computing Lab,
Particle Beam Physics Lab,
Plasma Physics Lab,
Polymer and Separations Research Lab,
Process Control and Design Lab,
Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research Lab,
Scientific Visualization lab,
Semiconductor Materials Research Lab,
Southern California Particle Ctr and Supersite,
Speech Processing and Auditory Perception Lab,
Tokamak Lab: Fusion Plasma Research,
Stunt Ranch Reserve,
Vision Lab,
Visualization Lab,
VLSI CAD Lab,
Web Information System Lab,
Wireless Adaptive Mobility Lab
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 155
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 2,193
Classrooms: 300
Labs: 1,226
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 38%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 15%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 11%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 38%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (62%), sorority housing (4%), fraternity housing (4%), apartments for married students (8%), apartment for single students (21%), special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: N/A
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 419 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Los Angeles (10)
Nearest train station: Los Angeles (5)
Nearest bus station: Santa Monica (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 24%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – N/A
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – N/A
Other policies: N/A
Campus
Most popular events: UCLA offers an array of truly extraordinary opportunities beyond the classroom: performing arts, museums, galleries, sports, films, and exhibitions. UCLA houses the world’s largest university-based film archives — second only to the Library of Congress — and campus screenings and film festivals occur on a daily basis. On campus are two renowned museums — the Hammer Museum and the Fowler Museum, each of which create world-class exhibitions and programs, all of which are free. “UCLA Live” offers one of the nation’s largest schedules of music, theater, dance, and spoken word events. In addition, the campus’s programs in the arts and culture regularly offer exhibitions and performances of student art, music, drama, film, and theater. See http: //www. happenings. ucla. edu