University of
California-Los Angeles
Public Research University in Los Angeles, CA. Six-year graduation rate 93%. Median 10-year earnings $82,511.
Students who entered University of California-Los Angeles reach a median of $82,511 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. 93% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,000. On economic mobility, 5.6% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.17 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 93% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Admit rate 9% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
University of California-Los Angeles admits just 9% of applicants, placing it among the most selective undergraduate institutions in the country. 146,272 students applied, a pool deep enough to make the acceptance rate meaningful. Yield is high — 50% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion runs to 93% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. Retention is strong at 97%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. With 33,040 undergraduates, this is a large institution — expect the administrative scale and the range of offerings that come with it.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 33,040 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,512 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The income table below is the number that matters — $5,579 at $0–30k versus $29,682 at $110k+. 55% of students receive grant aid, averaging $23,418 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 19% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 6,579 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $5,579 |
| $30–48k | $6,682 |
| $48–75k | $9,811 |
| $75–110k | $14,142 |
| $110k+ | $29,682 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 6,202 of these 33,040 students, totalling $35,442,446 — an average of $5,715 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)