UCLA Acceptance Rate: Official Common Data Set 2023

UCLA ADMISSIONS RESULTS FOR THE class applying 2021

The UCLA acceptance rate is 8.6% in part because UCLA receives more applications than any other university in the country. Acceptance rate or admission rate represents how selective a school is, but in UCLA’s case, it is more of an indication of the high volume of applicants. In addition to being a university with strong academics, the University of California Los Angeles is in the heart of Los Angeles, has one of the best film schools on the West Coast, and is known for its relationships and close proximity to the Hollywood folder industry, making it highly sought after. To get into a school like UCLA, you will need to excel in pretty much all of the important college application factors. If you’re considering applying to UCLA, you might ask yourself “What is UCLA’s acceptance rate?”

UCLA Early DECISION Acceptance Rate

The University of California Los Angeles does not have an early decision option in its admissions process, and so it doesn’t have a different early decision acceptance rate. Read the section below on UCLA’s regular decision acceptance rate.

 
 

UCLA REGULAR DECISION Acceptance Rate

UCLA’s regular decision process is incredibly selective. UCLA’s regular decision admissions acceptance rate for the 2021 class applying is approximately 8.6% because it had an approximately 149,815 applicants and it admitted approximately 12,844 students to its class. UCLA has had more applicants each year since at least the Fall 2021 application season. The University of California Los Angeles' admission rate continues to decrease each year, making it increasingly difficult to get into. Read some example essays from successful UC applicants to see how others have told their story.

UCLA Regular Decisions Acceptance Statistics for Class applying 2021

 
Reporting YearApplicantsAdmitteesAcceptance Rate
2022-23149,81512,8448.6%
2021-22139,49015,02810.8%
2020-21108,87715,60214.3%

UCLA ACCEPTANCE STATISTICS and demographics

The University of California in Los Angeles accepts a relatively diverse class of students. Students that get accepted to UCLA often show their background and unique experiences through their college essays.

UCLA Student Statistics Class APPLYING 2021

 
Race/EthnicityStudentsPercentage
White8,32125.7%
Asian9,48929.3%
African American/Black1,0753.3%
Latinx7,18522.2%
Native American/Hawaiian116.36%

Note: Remaining percentage is nonresidents, more than one race, or unknown.

Source: UCLA Academic Planning and Budget: Common Data Set 2022-2023 Historical