Acceptance rate UCLA
The acceptance rate UCLA for first-year students is 9% and transfer students is 23%, according to the UCLA Undergraduate Admission website fall 2024 statistics. To view more information about admissions at the number one public university in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report, click the link below.
The following acceptance rate UCLA information is provided by the UCLA Undergraduate Admission first-year and transfer webpages.
First Year student admissions
The UCLA Undergraduate Admission webpage of the First-Year Profile notes that there were 146,276 applicants for fall 2024 admission. The acceptance rate UCLA was 9%, with 13,114 students admitted to UCLA and 6,613 who enrolled.
Among those admitted, the median unweighted GPA was 4.0 and the median weighted GPA was 4.60. In addition, 29% of first-year students (domestic) were also first-generation college students and 35% of first-year students (domestic) were from underrepresented backgrounds.
For details on the application process for first-year students, click here, or click the link below for further information on 2024 first-year student admissions.
Transfer student admissions
UCLA Undergraduate Admissions notes how there are a variety of factors when reviewing transfer applications. For fall 2024 admission, there were a total of 27,177 transfer applicants, according to UCLA Undergraduate Admissions statistics. The acceptance rate UCLA was 23% for fall 2024, with 6,177 admitted transfer students and 3,832 enrolled.
The admitted transfer students' median transfer GPA was 3.90. Additionally, 41% of transfer students (domestic) are first-generation students attending college and 35% of transfer students (domestic) are from underrepresented backgrounds. The majority (93%) of transfer students who were admitted to UCLA come from a California community college.
To learn more about the application process for transfer students, click here or click the link below for more details on 2024 transfer student admissions.
International student information
UCLA admits international students from almost 90 different countries. For more information, click the link below.
Statistics
For further admissions and enrollment statistics on the acceptance rate UCLA, click the respective links below from the UCLA Academic Planning and Budget webpages.