University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Official website ↗
Public university: the tuition shown is the rate for U.S. students from other states. International students usually pay this rate or more, and need extra funds for health insurance and visa costs — check the college's international cost page.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | not yet determined — public universities publish in-state costs; international students pay more. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: none for international students. Merit scholarships: none. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 11 applicants is admitted. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Los Angeles, CA · Large city · summer highs about 25°C, winter lows about 9°C · 15 km from LAX airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | No need-based aid for international undergraduates International students are not eligible for need-based institutional aid; only merit awards or outside funding. Sources (1)“UCLA does not award scholarships or financial aid to undergraduate students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States.”admission.ucla.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | No — does not promise to meet full needSources (1)“UCLA does not award scholarships or financial aid to undergraduate students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States.”admission.ucla.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Merit scholarships | No — aid is based on need, not meritSources (1)“UCLA does not award scholarships or financial aid to undergraduate students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States.”admission.ucla.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| SAT / ACT policy | Test-blind (scores not considered)Sources (1)“UCLA does not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarship purposes.”admission.ucla.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| English proficiency | English test required unless an exemption appliesSources (2)“If all of your high school/secondary school education was completed in English, you are considered proficient and do not need to satisfy this requirement.”admission.ucla.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“To demonstrate English language proficiency, students are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS), or the Duolingo English Test.”admission.ucla.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | $137,925 | $228,705 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | $148,803 | $216,722 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | — | $129,425 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $89,318 | $126,209 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $98,398 | $118,566 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $73,927 | $116,525 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $88,702 | $115,706 |
| Statistics | $74,106 | $109,017 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $86,008 | $108,875 |
| Chemical Engineering | $88,013 | $108,066 |
| Applied Mathematics | $76,190 | $103,887 |
| Cognitive Science | $54,235 | $102,066 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Los Angeles, CA |
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| Setting | Large city |
| Nearest major airport | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), about 15 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Aug) | average high 25°C (76°F) |
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| Coldest month (Dec) | average low 9°C (48°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 342 mm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High °C | 19° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 19° |
| Low °C | 9° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 83 | 85 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 59 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Santa Monica Muni Ap, Ca Us weather station, about 6 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.