University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California, United States

Overview

UCLA was founded in 1919 and is one of the oldest campuses in University of California's system. UCLA is one of the largest campuses in the United States as it hosts over 45'000 students yearly. The university is located in the picturesque neighborhood of Westwood of Los Angeles. UCLA achieved the striking seventh consecutive top ranking, landing the No. 1 spot among public universities on U.S. News’ 2024 “Best Colleges” list.

Some notable alumni from UCLAN Computing include Vint Cerf, who is referred to as the "Father of the Internet", as he played a significant role in the development of the internet, including TCP/IP, and Judea Pearl who is a prominent computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher, who was awarded the Turing Award in 2011.

Study Programs

Computer Science

Level of Studies

Bachelor degrees

Master degrees

PhD & Doctoral degrees

Future tech tycoon

We sat down with Harshith Senthilkumaran to talk about his experience at UCLA and all he has achieved throughout his time at university.

Quick Facts

#18 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Computer Science and Information Systems

#29 QS World University Rankings 2024

#18 Times Higher Education - World University Rankings 2024 2024

Scholarships

Are there any scholarships? Yes

To which regions are scholarships available? All

Full Tuition Fee Scholarship? No

Accommodation

Is there any accommodation? Yes

To which regions is accommodation available? All

What type of accommodation is it? University owned