	University of California-Los Angeles 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. It became the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest undergraduate campus of the ten-campus system after the original University of California campus in Berkeley (1873). It offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. UCLA has an approximate enrollment of 30,000 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students, and has 119,000 applicants for Fall 2016, including transfer applicants, the most applicants for any American university. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2015-2016 ranks UCLA 16th in the world for academics and 13th in the world for reputation. In 2015/16, UCLA is ranked 12th in the world (10th in North America) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and 27th in the 2015/16 QS World University Rankings. In 2015, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranked the university 15th in the world based on quality of education, alumni employment, quality of faculty, publications, influence, citations, broad impact, and patents. The university is organized into five undergraduate colleges, seven professional schools, and four professional health science schools. The undergraduate colleges are the College of Letters and Science; Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS); School of the Arts and Architecture; School of Theater, Film and Television; and School of Nursing. Thirteen Nobel laureates, three Fields Medalists, and three Turing Award winners have been faculty, researchers, or alumni. Among the current faculty members, 55 have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 28 to the National Academy of Engineering, 39 to the Institute of Medicine, and 124 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The university was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1974. UCLA student-athletes compete as the Bruins in the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins have won 126 national championships, including 113 NCAA team championships, more than any other university. UCLA student-athletes, coaches and staff have won 251 Olympic medals: 126 gold, 65 silver and 60 bronze. The Bruins have competed in every Olympics since 1920 with one exception (1924), and have won a gold medal in every Olympics that the United States has participated in since 1932. History In March 1881, after heavy lobbying by Los Angeles residents, the California State Legislature authorized the creation of a southern branch of the California State Normal School (which later became San Jose State University) in downtown Los Angeles to train teachers for the growing population of Southern California. The State Normal School at Los Angeles opened on August 29, 1882, on what is now the site of the Central Library of the Los Angeles Public Library system. The new facility included an elementary school where teachers-in-training could practice their teaching technique on children. That elementary school is related to the present day version, UCLA Lab School. In 1887, the school became known as the Los Angeles State Normal School. In 1914, the school moved to a new campus on Vermont Avenue (now the site of Los Angeles City College) in East Hollywood. In 1917, UC Regent Edward Augustus Dickson, the only regent representing the Southland at the time, and Ernest Carroll Moore, Director of the Normal School, began working together to lobby the State Legislature to enable the school to become the second University of California campus, after UC Berkeley. They met resistance from UC Berkeley alumni, Northern California members of the state legislature, and Ben ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of California Details

University of California Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Pacific 12 Conference
public	Public
scores	1950/1300/29
level	Excellent
rank	[29
overall ROI rank	[84
size	large
undergrads	29633
grads	12212
price	55856
drop	10
stem	30
research	974
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of California-Los Angeles?

1. number 29 for Academics.

2. number 84 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of California-Los Angeles?

1. University of Wisconsin-Madison

2. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

3. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

4. University of Maryland-College Park

5. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

6. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

7. University of Florida

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of California National Academic Rankings

University of California National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	29	84	79	32	24	22	12	171	84
All	27	67	64	32	24	22	12	80	52
All Nonivy	19	61	58	24	17	16	12	77	44
Div1	19	32	27	23	19	15	11	87	50
Div1 Nonivy	11	24	20	15	12	9	7	86	41
Div1 Public	5	9	9	7	6	6	9	80	41
Public	6	12	17	7	6	8	9	73	36
Power5	10	17	15	13	12	8	7	63	35
Stem Low	21	42	53	23	17	18	14	87	52
Pacific - 12 Conference	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	14	9
West Coast Region	6	12	11	5	5	7	5	20	11
State of California	6	10	9	5	5	6	4	13	9
Top Ten Top250	29	84	79	32	24	22	12	171	84
Top Ten Div1 Public	6	8	8	7	6	5	5	10	8
Top Ten Public	5	8	9	7	6	5	6	10	8
Top Ten Power5	10	10	10	10	10	6	4	10	10
Top Ten Pacific - 12 Conference	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	9	8
Top Ten West Coast Region	7	8	9	5	5	6	5	9	8
Top Ten State of California	7	8	9	5	5	5	4	9	8

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California

University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.77	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
99.72	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
93.11	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
92.75	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
92.66	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
92.42	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
86.02	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
85.45	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
85.00	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
84.55	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
84.42	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
84.22	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
84.05	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
82.60	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
82.51	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
81.58	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
81.49	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
81.41	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
79.44	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
79.44	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
77.47	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
77.04	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
76.55	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
76.55	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
76.35	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
75.37	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
75.00	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
74.93	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
74.87	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
74.76	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
74.62	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
74.58	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
74.57	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
74.55	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
74.47	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
74.14	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
74.02	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
73.90	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
73.84	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
73.79	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
73.75	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
73.72	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
73.67	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
73.64	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
73.20	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
72.66	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
71.00	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
70.88	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
70.79	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
70.37	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.80	Big Ten Conference (Average)	-	Big Ten Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	22
96.80	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
95.60	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
95.59	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
95.52	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
94.52	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
94.28	Atlantic Coast Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic Coast Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	21
94.08	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
93.14	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
92.84	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
92.71	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
91.93	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
90.98	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
90.40	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
90.16	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
89.78	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
88.17	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
87.79	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
87.33	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
87.32	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
87.06	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
86.49	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
84.77	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8

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