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University of California, Los Angeles admissions

Los Angeles, California · Public · 33,475 undergrads

UCLA admitted 9.3% of applicants for fall 2025 (12,820 of 138,587, Common Data Set 2025-26). Of the 13,612 students who took a spot on the wait list, 1,514 were admitted (11%). UCLA doesn't look at SAT or ACT scores for fall 2027.

The numbers

Applied
138,587
fall 2025
Average GPA
3.94
enrolled first-years
Accept their offer
50%
of admitted students enroll
Application fee
$80
waivers exist

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Can I get into UCLA?

9.3% of applicants get in

Almost everyone who applies is turned down, including many students with perfect grades.

Likely: even the low end of our estimate is 60% or more, and the college admits at least 25% of applicants. Target: our estimate is 30% or more. Reach: our estimate is under 30%, or the college admits under 15%. Long shot: our estimate is under 12%, or the college admits under 12%. Estimates use the college's admit rate and score range plus your grades and scores. They are not a promise.

138,587 applied, 12,820 admitted, fall 2025 (Common Data Set).

Does UCLA need the SAT or ACT?Test-blind

No.

Test-blind for fall 2027: scores aren't considered. They won't look at a score even if you send one.

Which colleges require scores

Checked on admission.universityofcalifornia.edu Nov 2, 2026. See the source

Early rounds and deadlines

UCLA doesn't offer early decision or early action.

19days
Regular decision
Due Monday, Nov 30, 2026

Early-round numbers: Common Data Set, fall 2025.

The wait list

20,563 students were offered a wait-list spot and 13,612 took one. 1,514 of them got in (11%).

Common Data Set, fall 2025.

Waitlisted? See what to do on a college waitlist.

What UCLA looks at

Counts most

How hard your classes were, GPA, essay.

Counts a lot

Activities, talent or ability, character, volunteering, work experience.

Also considered

First in your family to go to college, where you live, state residency.

As UCLA rates each factor in its Common Data Set, fall 2025.

Questions people ask

What is University of California, Los Angeles's acceptance rate?
UCLA admitted 9.3% of applicants for fall 2025 (12,820 of 138,587, Common Data Set 2025-26).
Does University of California, Los Angeles take students off the wait list?
20,563 students were offered a wait-list spot and 13,612 took one. 1,514 of them got in (11%).
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers