COVID19: TRANSITION
TO REMOTE LEARNING
In Winter 2020, universities around the world were
faced with an unprecedented challenge: keep
their students, faculty and staff safe during the
COVID-19 pandemic. So, just weeks before Spring
quarter, UCLA followed Los Angeles County’s
“Safer at Home” guidelines and transitioned nearly
every course to online, or “remote,” instruction,
and required most staff to work from home.
Instruction remained remote through Summer
Sessions, and in Fall 2020, UCLA started the new
academic year remotely. The residence halls
welcomed a restricted number of students, all
of whom demonstrated a need for on-campus
housing. Most undergraduate courses continued
to be taught remotely, with the exception of a
handful of in-person or hybrid courses that both
cannot be conducted remotely and provide
training for students preparing for essential
workforce jobs. For students who needed
assistance acquiring the technology necessary
to attend classes remotely, several on-campus
services loan devices or provide funding, such as
the Bruin Tech Fund Grant and the UCLA Library.
Despite the extraordinary circumstances they
face, Bruins have persevered, forging on in their
studies and maintaining their connection to the
UCLA community while staying safe through the
pandemic.
Freshmen
California
Los Angeles County Public
Other California Public
Los Angeles County Private
Other California Private
Outside California (Public/Private)
Transfers
California
California Community College
University of California
California State University
California Private
Outside California (Public/Private)
New freshmen living in UCLA housing
New transfers living in UCLA housing
States represented
Countries represented, all students
75%
22%
43%
4%
7%
25%
97%
93%
3%
<1%
<1%
3%
98%
56%
44
81
Percent
Percent
Number
Applied
Admitted
Enrolled
Admit rate
Yield (% admits enrolled)
Other statistics on this page refer to new students enrolled in
Fall 2019. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
24,121
5,335
3,283
22%
62%
111,322
13,720
5,920
12%
43%
TransfersFreshmenADMISSION SCHOOL OF ORIGIN
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY
FIELDS OF STUDY: NEW UNDERGRADS
NEW FRESHMEN
NEW TRANSFERS
Total Domestic
African American
Am Indian/AK Native
Asian
Hispanic
Pacific Islander
White
Two or more races
Other Domestic
Total International
85%
3%
<1%
20%
23%
<1%
31%
5%
2%
15%
91%
4%
<1%
30%
22%
<1%
25%
7%
2%
9%
TransfersFreshmenETHNICITY
Average age 2218
TransfersFreshmenAGE
VOLUNTEER DAY WENT VIRTUAL IN 2020. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS,
FEDERAL ELECTION WORKER RECRUITMENT, WEBINARS WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, A LETTER
WRITING CAMPAIGN TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS, A BLOOD DRIVE AND A BASIC-NEEDS DRIVE.
English only
English and another
Another language only
34%
32%
35%
46%
36%
19%
TransfersFreshmenFIRST LANGUAGE
Southern California
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Riverside County
San Bernardino County
San Diego County
Rest of California
Rest of U.S.
International
67%
49%
9%
2%
3%
4%
23%
1%
9%
48%
26%
9%
4%
3%
6%
27%
16%
9%
TransfersFreshmenGEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN
Average
Freshmen GPA is calculated taking into account a 5-point
scale for AP courses. Transfer GPA is based on a 4-point scale.
3.84.4
TransfersFreshmenINCOMING GPA
Male
Female
45%
55%
40%
60%
TransfersFreshmenGENDER
SAT Reading & Writing
SAT Math
ACT Composite
740
790
34
640
640
27
75th %-ile25th %-ileTEST SCORES
2019-20
UNDERGRADUATE
PROFILE
NEW FRESHMEN AND TRANSFERS
THE CLASSES WERE FACILITATED
BEAUTIFULLY AND ARE AN
OBVIOUS REFLECTION OF THE
HARD WORK, TIME, AND ENERGY
PUT IN TO ENSURE THAT THE
STUDENTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED
WITH COURSE MATERIAL.
—Student Survey Response
“
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Humanities 5%
Life Sciences 36%
Physical Sciences 18%
Social Sciences 22%
Engineering 13%
Nursing 1%
Theater, Film, & TV 1%
Arts and Architecture 2%
Music 1%
Humanities 17%
Life Sciences 18%
Physical Sciences 11%
Social Sciences 44%
Engineering 7%
Nursing 1%
Theater, Film, & TV 1%
Arts and Architecture 2%
Music 1%
ALL UCLA
UNDERGRADUATES
ENROLLMENT TRANSFERS
DIVERSITY
Humanities
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
Institute of the Environment
International Institute
General
TOTAL COLLEGE
% of transfers accounting
for new undergraduates
% of transfers coming to UCLA
from CA Community College
# of CA community colleges
that transfers came from
% of transfers coming from CA’s
system of public higher education
% Degree recipients who started
as transfers
458
573
906
814
30
39
2,820
36%
93%
104
97%
37%
311
745
2,186
1,190
2,223
143
493
324
7,615
74%
4%
<1%
18%
13%
<1%
32%
4%
4%
26%
52%
48%
431
934
412
616
1,371
3,764
10,435
14,199
2,370
9,620
4,276
8,623
365
494
334
26,082
616
3,934
321
43
353
5,267
89%
3%
<1%
28%
22%
<1%
26%
6%
3%
11%
42%
58%
194
194
31,349
31,543
Grad
Grad
Grad
Undergrad
Undergrad
Undergrad
COLLEGE OF LETTERS
AND SCIENCE
TRANSFERS
Arts and Architecture
Education and Info Studies
Engineering and Applied Sci
Law
Management
Music
Public Affairs
Theater, Film, and Television
TOTAL PROF SCHOOLS
(College and Prof Schools)
Total Domestic
African American
Am Indian/AK Native
Asian
Hispanic
Pacific Islander
White
Two or more races
Other domestic/unknown
Total International
Male
Female
Dentistry
Medicine
Nursing
Public Health
Interns and Residents
TOTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
UCLA TOTAL
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
GENERAL CAMPUS
ETHNICITY/VISA STATUS
GENDER
HEALTH SCIENCES
Transfer students enter UCLA as juniors (third-
year students), having taken enough courses at
another institution to finish a bachelor’s degree in
two more years.
In Fall 2019, transfers accounted for 36% of new
undergraduates, with 93% coming to UCLA from
104 different California Community Colleges,
making a total of 97% from California’s system of
public higher education—including 11 California
State Universities and all 8 of the other UC
campuses offering undergraduate programs.
In the degree year 2019-20, 35% of bachelor’s
degree recipients had started UCLA as transfer
students. Graduation rates for transfers are
comparable to those for freshman entrants.
Above figures include state-supported and self-supporting
programs. Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.
Fall 2019.
MAJORS
Political Science
Biology
Psychology
Business Economics
Sociology
Psychobiology
Economics
Computer Science
Biochemistry
Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
The College of Letters and
Science is home to most of
UCLA’s undergraduate majors,
with additional undergraduate
degree options offered by
seven distinguished
professional schools: the
Herb Alpert School of Music,
the Luskin School of Public
Affairs, the Samueli School
of Engineering, School of
Education and Information
Studies, School of Nursing,
School of the Arts and
Architecture, and School of
Theater, Film, and Television.
IN FALL 2019, UCLA OFFERED MORE THAN 130
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS. THESE WERE THE TOP 10.
872
939
965
1,164
1,410
1,473
1,505
1,825
1,854
1,941
EXPENSES
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH
OPPORTUNITIES
FINANCIAL AID
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND INITIATIVES
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
MINORS
University Fees $13,239 $ 13,239
Room & Meals $17,599 $ 6,837
Books & Supplies $1,314 $ 2,415
Transportation $588 $ 855
Personal $1,422 $ 1,761
Entering Student Total $34,162 $25,107
Health Insurance $2,605 $2,605
(Can be waived for students
with own insurance)
Entering Student Total
$36,767 $27,712
Including insurance
Non-Resident Tuition $29,754 $29,754
2020-21
IN-STATE BUDGET
LIVING ON
CAMPUS
STUDYING
REMOTELY
Undergraduate research gives students the
opportunity to explore their intellectual interests
in depth while working one-on-one with
internationally distinguished faculty members.
Over 4,000 UCLA undergraduates participate in
faculty-mentored research every year. Students
can do research in all disciplines, and they can
work on a faculty member’s project or create
their own research project. Demonstrating
its commitment to undergraduate research,
UCLA is the only university in the country with
two Undergraduate Research Centers—one
for students in the humanities, arts, and social
sciences, and one for students in the sciences.
In addition to helping students find research
opportunities, the Centers offer research
scholarships, courses, programs, and events. Each
year over 1,000 students present their work as
part of the annual Undergraduate Research Week.
Student Groups:
• From the Engineering Society to Grupo
Folklorico to UCLA Wushu, nearly 1,300
student groups offer every undergraduate
a place to find kindred spirits
• 74% of undergraduates participate in student
clubs or organizations; 35% are active more
than 5 hours a week
Community Engagement:
• The Center for Community Learning facilitates
academic courses with over 30 departments,
integrating community-engaged learning and
research
• 60% of undergraduates perform community
service or volunteer activities; 21% spend more
than 5 hours a week on service activities
Jobs and Career Preparation:
• The Career Center supports Bruins in finding and
applying for internships, campus work, research
positions, and other experiential learning
opportunities
• Before graduation, nearly two-thirds of UCLA
students have at least one internship
• Over 500 Bruins a year take internship courses
through the Center for Community Learning
Recreation:
• UCLA Recreation affords access to world-class
facilities and organized activities, both on and
off campus. The Club Sports program consists of
more than 50 clubs and over 2,800 participants.
• 86% engaged in some form of physical exercise
or recreational sport; 39% exercised more than
5 hours each week
UCLA offers more than 90 undergraduate
minors—programs that provide in-depth study
in a subject outside the major without the level of
coursework required to complete a second major.
One in four undergraduates completes a minor
program in addition to the degree major.
Minors are offered by the College and by six
schools with undergraduate majors—the School
of the Arts and Architecture, the Herb Alpert
School of Music, the School of Theater, Film, and
Television, the School of Education and Information
Studies, the Samueli School of Engineering and the
Luskin School of Public Affairs. Professional schools
without undergraduate programs—Management
and Public Health—offer minors to undergrads
who want to explore these advanced fields. Minors
such as “Food Studies” and “Disability Studies”
are interdisciplinary programs designed by
collaborating faculty from different fields of study.
TOP 10 MINORS
Film, TV, Digital Media
Education Studies
Global Health
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
History
Chicana/o Studies
Global Studies
Labor Studies
Spanish
193
184
156
151
115
114
129
102
87
71
In the 2019-20 academic year, 15,130 undergraduates
received need-based scholarship or grant aid, with
an average award of $21,402. Of UCLA’s 2018-19
graduating class, 61% had no student loan debt, and
the 39% who did borrow had an average debt of
$19,210—well below the national average.
Thanks to UCLA’s Blue + Gold Opportunity Plan,
California residents whose family income is less
than $80,000 are guaranteed grants (institutional,
federal, and state) that fully cover UC tuition and
fees. Roughly 30% work part time to help meet
college costs, and 41% of undergraduates receive a
Federal Pell Grant.
• 3,370 instructional faculty teaching 4,031 courses
in more than 130 undergraduate majors
• 20 faculty in residence living on campus and
providing academic programming in the living
learning communities while also teaching classes
on campus
• Entrepreneurship minor and programs
designed to give students opportunities to learn
the basics of startup thinking and to provide a
community where students can develop and
launch their ideas
• Up to 200 small-group seminars with faculty from
across the campus through the Fiat Lux program
• UCLA Cluster Program: year-long learning
communities focused on interdisciplinary
themes of enduring importance
• University Studies: courses specifically
designed to help students transition into and
succeed at UCLA
• Honors Programs: individually tailored,
interdisciplinary-focused undergraduate
experiences
• Capstone majors available in all undergraduate
divisions, including research, creative
performance, product design, community
service, and leadership projects
GRADUATION RATES DEGREES AWARDED SUMMER
FIRST GENERATION
84% graduate in 4 years or less
90% within 5 years
91% within 6 years
93% eventually graduate from UCLA
72% graduate in 2 years or less
90% within 3 years
93% within 4 years
93% eventually graduate from UCLA
Bachelor’s degrees
Master’s degrees
Doctoral degrees
Professional Practice degrees
TRANSFERS
ALL DEGREES
FRESHMEN
With graduation rates for undergraduates at UCLA
now exceeding 90% for both freshmen (six-year
rate, includes time off) and transfers (four-year
rate, includes time off), average time to degree
continues to improve. Below are the most recent
freshman and transfer graduation rates:
Graduation rates and time-to-degree data are based on
bachelor’s degrees awarded through Summer 2020.
Degrees awarded from Fall 2019 through Summer 2020.
Data current at time of print.
THROUGHOUT MY FOUR YEARS, I LEARNED MUCH MORE THAN JUST ACADEMICS. I LEARNED HOW
TO BE INDEPENDENT, HOW TO MANAGE MY TIME, HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES,
HOW TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS, AND HOW TO BE A BETTER PERSON EACH DAY.
—Senior Survey Response
“
10,069
3,257
672
570
14,568
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
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Summer programs continue to be popular at
UCLA. Nearly 75% of undergraduates complete at
least one Summer Sessions course as part of their
studies. More than 13,300 UCLA undergraduates
attended Summer Sessions in 2020. Students
may participate in summer programs at any point
during their undergraduate careers, which can
assist in managing their degree progress.
From the College Summer Institute, which enrolls
participating freshmen in classes for credit prior
to their first Fall Quarter, to Summer Travel
Study, where students earn credit for academic
courses taken abroad, summer programs provide
flexibility and variety. More than 1,000 of UCLA’s
academic courses—including online classes
and courses from every College division and
every professional school with an undergraduate
program—are offered during the summer in
two sessions.
% undergraduates who earned
a degree in 2019-20 who were
first-generation
% of first generation graduates who
started as freshmen
% who started as transfer
Graduation rate for first-gen degree
recipients (6 year, freshman)
Graduation rate for first-gen degree
recipients (4 year, transfer)
36%
56%
44%
88%
93%
”
AVERAGE COUNT OF
REGISTERED TERMS
93%
96%
11.7
6.3
80%
% freshmen entrants who
registered for 12 or fewer quarters
% freshmen entrants registered
12 or fewer quarters from 3 most
popular departments
Average time to degree for
freshman entrants (reg. quarters)
Average time to degree for
transfers (reg. quarters)
% transfers who registered for
6 or fewer registered quarters
Does not count missed terms.
Theater, Film, & TV 97
International Institute 225
Music 83
Life Sciences 2,721
Humanities 1,012
Physical Sciences 1,230
Engineering 940
Nursing 43
Social Sciences 3,544
Arts and Architecture 174
