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#76 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#111 Best Value Schools
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#15 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
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#15 Aerospace /Aeronautical / Astronautical
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#27 Biomedical
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#28 Chemical
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#25 Civil
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#14 Computer
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#12 Electrical / Electronic / Communications
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#14 Mechanical
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#4 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#27 Most Innovative Schools
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#13 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#1 Top Public Schools
University of California--Los Angeles is ranked #20 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
80
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
1
Graduation and retention rank
27
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
91%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
97%
Social Mobility Rank
13
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
88%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
92%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
87%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
3
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.3
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
27
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
13
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
88.2%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
98%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
50.6%
Classes with 50 or more students
22%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
18:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
23
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1270-1520
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
97%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
20
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
173
Average alumni giving rate
7.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
