Decoding the UCLA Class Profile: A Deep Dive into Admissions Statistics

Gaining admission to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has become increasingly competitive. With record-breaking applicant pools, understanding the UCLA class profile statistics is crucial for prospective students. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the data available for Fall 2024 admissions, focusing on GPA ranges, acceptance rates, and applicant numbers across various majors within the College of Letters and Science.

UCLA's Application Landscape

UCLA stands as the most applied-to university in the United States. For Fall 2024, the university received a staggering 173,651 applications, with 146,276 from prospective freshmen and 27,177 from transfer students. This immense interest underscores the university's prestige and desirability.

Ivy Coach has aggregated data showing a significant decrease in UCLA’s overall admission rate, from 28.96% for the Class of 2004 to 8.57% for the Class of 2026. The rate was 8.73% for the Class of 2027 and 8.96% for the Class of 2028, marking a slight increase in this recent year.

Academic Factors Considered

UCLA considers a wide array of factors when reviewing first-year applicants, with academic achievements being primary. All GPAs are calculated from courses completed in grades 10 and 11. The fully weighted GPA includes an extra grade point for all UC-approved honors courses (AP, IB, school-based honors, and transferable college courses) where a grade of C or higher was earned, with a maximum value of 5.00. The unweighted GPA does not include extra grade points for honors courses, with a maximum value of 4.00. It is important to note that the evaluation of applicants takes into consideration the courses and educational opportunities available at their specific high school.

College of Letters and Science: A Detailed Look at Majors

The College of Letters and Science offers a diverse range of majors, each with its own application statistics. Below is a breakdown of applicant numbers, admit rates, and GPA ranges for various majors.

The College: A - B

African American Studies: With 48 applicants, the admit rate is 33%. The 25th percentile GPA for admitted students is 3.17, while the 75th percentile is 3.67.
African and Middle Eastern Studies: This major received 36 applications with a 7% admit rate. Admitted students had GPAs between 3.63 and 3.76.
American Indian Studies: Out of 13 applicants, 15% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.75 to 3.92.
American Literature and Culture: The major saw 224 applicants with a 5% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.65 to 4.00.
Ancient Near East and Egyptology: This major had 2 applicants with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Anthropology B.A.: With 284 applicants, the admit rate was 63%, and admitted students had GPAs between 3.57 and 3.93.
Anthropology B.S.: Out of 75 applicants, 28% were admitted. The GPA range for admits was 3.49 to 3.87.
Applied Linguistics: The major received 47 applications with a 57% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.65 to 4.00.
Applied Mathematics, Pre: This major had 237 applicants, with an admit rate of 41% and GPA ranges from 3.86 to 4.00.
Arabic: This very small major had 2 applicants with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Art History: The major saw 157 applicants with a 58% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.65 to 4.00.
Asian American Studies: Out of 36 applicants, 31% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.72 to 3.93.
Asian Humanities: The major received 25 applications with a 36% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.47 to 3.86.
Asian Languages and Linguistics: This major had 44 applicants, with an admit rate of 34% and GPA ranges from 3.60 to 3.93.
Asian Religions: Out of 8 applicants, 13% were admitted, with a GPA range of 4.00 to 4.00.
Asian Studies: The major received 53 applications with a 30% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.82 to 3.93.
Astrophysics: This major had 81 applicants, with an admit rate of 21% and GPA ranges from 3.70 to 3.90.
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences: Out of 74 applicants, 3% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.74 to 3.85.
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences/Maths: This major had 2 applicants with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Biochemistry: The major saw 339 applicants with a 29% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.79 to 3.96.
Biology: This major had 1,114 applicants, with an admit rate of 20% and GPA ranges from 3.80 to 4.00.
Biophysics: This major had 1 applicant with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Business Economics, Pre: This highly competitive major saw 3,143 applicants with a 10% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.84 to 4.00.

The College: C - E

Central and East European Languages and Cultures: This major received 5 applications with a 20% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.90 to 3.90.
Chemistry: This major had 198 applicants, with a 29% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.76 to 3.99.
Chemistry/Materials Science: Out of 14 applicants, 29% were admitted. The GPA range for admits was 3.70 to 3.97.
Chicana and Chicano Studies: The major saw 47 applicants with a 38% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.29 to 3.72.
Chinese: This major had 24 applicants, with a 38% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.73 to 3.93.
Classical Civilization: Out of 12 applicants, 25% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.14 to 3.87.
Climate Sciences: The major received 7 applicants with a 29% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.48 to 3.58.
Cognitive Science, Pre: This major had 321 applicants, with an admit rate of 23% and GPA ranges from 3.80 to 4.00.
Communication: This highly competitive major saw 1,139 applicants with a 12% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.94 to 4.00.
Comparative Literature: Out of 33 applicants, 42% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.68 to 3.94.
Computational and Systems Biology, Pre: The major received 38 applicants with a 47% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.60 to 3.91.
Data Theory, Pre: This major had 285 applicants, with an admit rate of 36% and GPA ranges from 3.86 to 4.00.
Disability Studies: Out of 11 applicants, 36% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.46 to 4.00.
European Language and Transcultural Studies: The major saw 25 applicants with a 0% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.52 to 3.52.
European Language and Transcultural Studies with French and Francophone: This major had 7 applicants, with a 14% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.92 to 3.92.
European Language and Transcultural Studies with German: Out of 5 applicants, 60% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.50 to 3.94.
European Language and Transcultural Studies with Italian: The major received 1 applicant with a 100% admit rate. The GPA range was 4.00 to 4.00.
European Language and Transcultural Studies with Italian: This major had 1 applicant, with a 100% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.95 to 3.95.
Earth and Environmental Science: Out of 48 applicants, 27% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.58 to 3.86.
Ecology, Behavior and Evolution: This major had 50 applicants, with an admit rate of 18% and GPA ranges from 3.85 to 3.92.
Economics, Pre: This highly competitive major saw 1,311 applicants with a 18% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.85 to 4.00.
Education and Social Transformation, Pre: Out of 202 applicants, 51% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.54 to 3.93.
Engineering Geology: The major received 5 applicants with a 0% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.34 to 3.85.
English: This major had 585 applicants, with a 56% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.63 to 3.95.
Environmental Science: Out of 116 applicants, 34% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.65 to 3.85.
European Studies, Pre: The major received 63 applicants with a 3% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.86 to 3.92.

The College: F - I

Financial Actuarial Mathematics, Pre: This competitive major had 76 applicants, with a 26% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.92 to 4.00.
Gender Studies: Out of 116 applicants, 56% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.58 to 3.91.
Geography: The major saw 85 applicants with a 65% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.63 to 3.95.
Geography/Environmental Studies: This major had 76 applicants, with a 54% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.45 to 3.82.
Geology: Out of 23 applicants, 35% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.58 to 3.86.
Geophysics: The major received 4 applicants with a 0% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.87 to 4.00.
Global Studies, Pre: This competitive major saw 139 applicants with a 36% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.65 to 3.96.
Greek: This very small major had 2 applicants with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Greek and Latin: This major had 3 applicants, with a 7% admit rate and GPA ranges from 4.00 to 4.00.
History, Pre: Out of 400 applicants, 58% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.66 to 4.00.
Human Biology and Society B.A., Pre: This competitive major saw 55 applicants with a 36% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.74 to 3.94.
Human Biology and Society B.S., Pre: This competitive major had 94 applicants, with a 17% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.93 to 4.00.
International Development Studies, Pre: Out of 62 applicants, 31% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.74 to 3.94.
Iranian Studies: The major received 2 applicants with a 0% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.79 to 3.79.

The College: J - L

Japanese: This major had 38 applicants, with a 50% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.50 to 3.90.
Jewish Studies: Out of 33 applicants, 3% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.85 to 3.85.
Korean: The major saw 9 applicants with a 4% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.63 to 4.00.
Labor Studies: This major had 48 applicants, with a 46% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.55 to 3.84.
Latin American Studies: Out of 10 applicants, 0% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.32 to 3.32.
Linguistics: The major received 71 applicants with a 46% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.72 to 3.98.
Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures: This major had 21 applicants, with a 43% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.85 to 3.94.
Linguistics and Computer Science: Out of 21 applicants, 40% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.65 to 3.94.
Linguistics and English: The major saw 13 applicants with a 62% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.62 to 3.94.
Linguistics and Philosophy: This very small major had 1 applicant with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Linguistics and Psychology: This major had 87 applicants, with a 44% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.66 to 4.00.
Linguistics and Spanish: Out of 7 applicants, 43% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.59 to 4.00.
Linguistics and Anthropology: The major received 12 applicants with a 25% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.59 to 4.00.

The College: M - N

Marine Biology: This competitive major had 67 applicants, with a 10% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.79 to 3.87.
Mathematics for Teaching, Pre: Out of 15 applicants, 47% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.70 to 4.00.
Mathematics of Computation, Pre: The major saw 200 applicants with a 47% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.84 to 4.00.
Mathematics, Pre: This major had 205 applicants, with a 33% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.86 to 4.00.
Mathematics/Applied Science, Pre: Out of 21 applicants, 38% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.83 to 3.97.
Mathematics/Economics, Pre: This competitive major saw 128 applicants with a 32% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.86 to 4.00.
Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Pre: This competitive major had 152 applicants, with a 33% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.81 to 4.00.
Middle Eastern Studies: Out of 8 applicants, 13% were admitted, with a GPA range of 3.52 to 3.52.
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology: This competitive major saw 222 applicants with a 35% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.84 to 4.00.
Neuroscience: This competitive major had 204 applicants, with a 20% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.88 to 4.00.

The College: P - Z

Philosophy: This major had 339 applicants, with a 56% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.61 to 3.91.
Physics: Out of 188 applicants, 32% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.76 to 4.00.
Physiological Science: The major saw 121 applicants with a 23% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.70 to 3.96.
Political Science, Pre: This competitive major saw 1,371 applicants with a 37% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.81 to 4.00.
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies: This very small major had 1 applicant with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Psychobiology, Pre: This competitive major had 179 applicants, with an 18% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.82 to 4.00.
Psychology, Pre: This competitive major saw 2,358 applicants with a 22% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.81 to 4.00.
Public Affairs, Pre: Out of 105 applicants, 24% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.52 to 3.82.
Public Health B.A., Pre: The major saw 170 applicants with a 13% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.87 to 4.00.
Public Health B.S., Pre: This major had 184 applicants, with a 6% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.58 to 3.86.
Russian Language and Literature: This very small major had 2 applicants with a 0% admit rate; GPA data is not available (N/A).
Russian Studies: The major received 2 applicants with a 0% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.08 to 3.08.
Sociology, Pre: This competitive major saw 1,243 applicants with a 40% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.77 to 4.00.
Spanish: Out of 40 applicants, 53% were admitted, with GPA ranges from 3.52 to 3.88.
Spanish and Community and Culture: The major received 6 applicants with a 0% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.34 to 3.69.
Spanish and Linguistics: This major had 11 applicants, with a 45% admit rate and GPA ranges from 3.56 to 3.84.
Statistics and Data Science: This competitive major saw 50 applicants with a 26% admit rate. The GPA range for admits was 3.93 to 4.00.
Study of Religion: The major received 8 applicants with a 25% admit rate. The GPA range was 3.38 to 4.00.

Majors with Limited Space Available

It's important to note that for certain majors, the number of applications greatly exceeds the available space. In these cases, successful applicants typically have GPAs and preparatory coursework that surpass the overall average. These majors include:

Business Economics, Pre
Communication
Ecology, Behavior and Evolution
Economics, Pre
Financial Actuarial Mathematics, Pre
Global Studies, Pre
Human Biology and Society B.A., Pre
Human Biology and Society B.S., Pre
International Development Studies, Pre
Marine Biology
Mathematics/Economics, Pre
Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Pre
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Political Science, Pre
Psychobiology, Pre
Psychology, Pre
Statistics and Data Science

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