University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1880
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 16,897
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $2,746,051,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $65
Application Deadline: January 10
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,892
Room/Board: $10,144
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
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: 3,921,704
Number of current serial subscriptions: 37,809
Number of microforms: 6,187,918
Number of audiovisuals: 58,185
Number of ebooks: 279,384
Other library facilities: Accounting Library, American Literature Collection, Applied Social Sciences Library, Architecture & Fine Arts Library, Automobile Club of Southern California Digital Archive, Business Library, California Regional History Collection, California Social Welfare Archive, Chinese Historical Society Digital Archive, Cinema-Television Library, David Wolper Collection, Dental Library, East Asian Library, Gerontology Library, Green & Green (Design) Digital Archive, Hamlin Garland Papers, Health Science Library, Iberian and Latin American Collection, Institute for Modern Russian Culture, Korean Heritage Collection, Law Library, Lewis Carroll Collection, Lewitzky Dance Company Archive, Lion Feuchtwanger Archive, Music Library, ONE Institute (National Gay & Lesbian Archives), Philosophy Library, Science & Engineering Library, Sea of Korea Maps Digital Archive, Shoah Foundation Visual History Digital Archive, Warner Brothers Archive, among others.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Fisher Gallery (Fine Arts), Robert Zemeckis Center (Cinema),Entertainment Technology Center (Cinema), The Gamble House by Greene and Greene (Architecture), the Integrated Media Systems Center (Engineering), and many more.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 2,500
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): 1,307
Classrooms: 2,438
Labs: 1,149
Other areas: 27,936
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, 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: 8,655
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: 35%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 16.6%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 21.4%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 35%
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 (42%), fraternity housing (4%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (52%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 3%
Doubles: 30%
Triples or Suites: 16%
Apartments: 50%
Other: 1%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 51
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 92%
Fire alarms: 94%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 235 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Los Angeles,CA (10), Burbank, CA (16)
Nearest train station: Los Angeles, CA (5)
Nearest bus station: Los Angeles, CA (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
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? – No
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? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: International Student Assembly Food Fair, Swim with Mike, Spirits in Action, Cultural Nights sponsored by various cultural organizations, Homecoming and Troy Week concerts and pep rallies, Hawaii Club Annual Luau