University of California Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles, more commonly referred to as UCLA, is a public university situated in the Westwood neighborhood within the city of Los Angeles, california. UCLA was first established at the State Normal School teachers College. It later became the Berkley Southern Branch and in 1927 adopted its current name, University of California, Los Angeles. Even though UCLA is the second oldest of the ten universities within the University of California (UC) system, it is considered by many as a flagship campus. The school offers an extensive selection of over 300 undergraduate and graduate level programs in various subject areas. UCLA is also the largest university in California. Average annual enrollment at UCLA is approximately 27,000 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students (including both domestic and international students).
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General Information
Admission Office
1147 Murphy Hall
Box 951436
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1436
(310) 825-3101
Fax: (310) 206-1206
ugadm@saonet.ucla.edu
Contact: Vu Tran
Director of Undergraduate Admissions
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Main Address
405 Hilgard Avenue, Box 951405
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405
(310) 825-4321
www.ucla.edu
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Size
Total undergrads: 26,536
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 4,735
Degree-seeking undergrads: 26,536
Graduate enrollment: 11,138
Setting
Urban setting
Very large city (over 500,000)
Residential campus
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Degrees offered:
 Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional
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Tuition & Fees
|
Estimated Expenses for Academic Year |
2008-'09 |
2009-'10 |
2010-'11 |
2011-'12 |
% change 2010-'12 |
|
Tuition and fees |
$7,038 |
$7,554 |
$8,911 |
$10,781 |
+20.99% |
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Books and Supplies |
$1,515 |
$1,551 |
$1,598 |
$1,608 |
+0.63% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
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|
|
|
|
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Room and Board |
$12,420 |
$12,891 |
$13,310 |
$13,743 |
+3.25% |
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Other |
$3,004 |
$3,138 |
$3,443 |
$3,488 |
+1.31% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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|
|
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Room and Board |
$9,537 |
$9,834 |
$10,241 |
$10,486 |
+2.39% |
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Other |
$3,918 |
$4,077 |
$4,404 |
$4,461 |
+1.29% |
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Total Expenses |
2008-'09 |
2009-'10 |
2010-'11 |
2011-'12 |
% change 2010-'12 |
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In-state On Campus |
$23,977 |
$25,134 |
$27,262 |
$29,620 |
+8.65% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$22,008 |
$23,016 |
$25,154 |
$27,336 |
+8.67% |
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In-state with Family |
$8,553 |
$9,105 |
$10,509 |
$12,389 |
+17.89% |
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Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$9,342 |
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In-state Student Fees
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$1,258 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$24,444 |
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Out-of-state Fees
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$1,258 |
Financial Aid
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Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
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Type of Aid
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Students
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Percent
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Amount
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Average Per Student
|
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All students financial aid |
3,182 |
67% |
|
|
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Grant or scholarship aid |
2,618 |
56% |
$32,714,370 |
$12,496 |
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• Federal grants |
1,361 |
29% |
$6,173,712 |
$4,536 |
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• Pell grants |
1,236 |
26% |
$4,497,886 |
$3,639 |
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• Other federal grants |
1,272 |
27% |
$1,675,826 |
$1,317 |
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State/local government grant or scholarships |
1,245 |
26% |
$5,995,790 |
$4,816 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
2,472 |
52% |
$20,544,868 |
$8,311 |
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Student loan aid |
1,535 |
33% |
$8,930,429 |
$5,818 |
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• Federal student loans |
1,505 |
32% |
$7,346,682 |
$4,882 |
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• Other student loans |
101 |
2% |
$1,583,747 |
$15,681 |
All Majors and Programs
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Program Completions for Most Recent Year
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BA/BS
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MA/MS
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PhD
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AA/AS
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CERT
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Total of All Education Programs |
7750 |
2690 |
1354 |
- |
325 |
|
Architecture and Related Services |
27 |
99 |
3 |
- |
- |
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Architecture |
27 |
43 |
- |
- |
- |
|
City/urban, Community and Regional Planning |
- |
56 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
266 |
48 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
African Studies |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
|
African-american/black Studies |
20 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
|
American Indian/native American Studies |
1 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Area Studies, Other |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian Studies/civilization |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian-american Studies |
41 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
East Asian Studies |
21 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
European Studies/civilization |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american/chicano Studies |
55 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Latin American Studies |
12 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Russian Studies |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Scandinavian Studies |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Southeast Asian Studies |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Women's Studies |
48 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
1082 |
65 |
135 |
- |
32 |
|
Biochemistry |
209 |
3 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
280 |
5 |
13 |
- |
12 |
|
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other |
9 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Biophysics |
7 |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Biostatistics |
- |
19 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Cell/cellular and Molecular Biology |
95 |
- |
4 |
- |
10 |
|
Ecology |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Epidemiology |
- |
3 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Human/medical Genetics |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other |
122 |
4 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Molecular Biochemistry |
- |
8 |
20 |
- |
9 |
|
Molecular Biology |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Molecular Pharmacology |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
|
Molecular Physiology |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Molecular Toxicology |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Neurobiology and Anatomy |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Neuroscience |
122 |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Pathology/experimental Pathology |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Physiology |
205 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. |
240 |
751 |
12 |
- |
9 |
|
Actuarial Science |
- |
36 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Business Administration and Management |
- |
715 |
12 |
- |
9 |
|
Business/managerial Economics |
240 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Computing and Information Sciences |
60 |
109 |
35 |
- |
- |
|
Computer and Information Sciences |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Computer Science |
60 |
99 |
31 |
- |
- |
|
Information Science/studies |
- |
10 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Education |
- |
212 |
61 |
- |
6 |
|
Education |
- |
212 |
45 |
- |
- |
|
Educational Leadership and Administration |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
- |
|
Teaching English As A Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
|
Engineering |
575 |
339 |
133 |
- |
3 |
|
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/space Engineering |
52 |
13 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Agricultural Engineering |
48 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
- |
32 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Chemical Engineering |
84 |
11 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Civil Engineering |
83 |
53 |
21 |
- |
2 |
|
Computer Engineering |
45 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
128 |
89 |
42 |
- |
- |
|
Engineering |
- |
43 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Geological/geophysical Engineering |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Materials Engineering |
16 |
20 |
21 |
- |
- |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
118 |
78 |
17 |
- |
1 |
|
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
435 |
10 |
8 |
- |
6 |
|
American Literature (united States) |
55 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
English Language and Literature |
380 |
10 |
8 |
- |
6 |
|
English Language and Literature/letters, Other |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
274 |
30 |
47 |
- |
52 |
|
Ancient/classical Greek Language and Literature |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Arabic Language and Literature |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Chinese Language and Literature |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
5 |
|
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Comparative Literature |
22 |
3 |
7 |
- |
3 |
|
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other |
- |
2 |
6 |
- |
13 |
|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other |
10 |
- |
9 |
- |
5 |
|
French Language and Literature |
27 |
1 |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
German Language and Literature |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
1 |
|
Italian Language and Literature |
9 |
1 |
6 |
- |
3 |
|
Japanese Language and Literature |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Korean Language and Literature |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Latin Language and Literature |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other |
45 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Linguistics |
42 |
8 |
5 |
- |
11 |
|
Middle/near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other |
- |
5 |
2 |
- |
4 |
|
Portuguese Language and Literature |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Russian Language and Literature |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
2 |
3 |
1 |
- |
4 |
|
Spanish Language and Literature |
49 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences |
70 |
354 |
293 |
- |
- |
|
Dental Clinical Sciences |
- |
11 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Dentistry |
- |
- |
98 |
- |
- |
|
Environmental Health |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Health Services Administration |
- |
7 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Medical Scientist |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Medicine |
- |
- |
166 |
- |
- |
|
Public Health |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Public Health, Other |
- |
135 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other |
70 |
153 |
8 |
- |
- |
|
History |
586 |
30 |
21 |
- |
24 |
|
History |
586 |
30 |
21 |
- |
24 |
|
Human Services |
- |
135 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Public Policy Analysis |
- |
44 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Social Work |
- |
91 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Legal and Law Studies |
- |
71 |
347 |
- |
- |
|
Advanced Legal Research/studies |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Law |
- |
- |
346 |
- |
- |
|
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Programs For Foreign Lawyers |
- |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Library Science |
- |
80 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Library Science, Other |
- |
80 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Mathematics and Statistics |
214 |
36 |
39 |
- |
45 |
|
Applied Mathematics |
48 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Computational Mathematics |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mathematics |
33 |
17 |
31 |
- |
34 |
|
Mathematics, Other |
114 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Statistics |
13 |
19 |
8 |
- |
11 |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies |
312 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology |
16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Cognitive Science |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
International/global Studies |
51 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other |
220 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Natural Resources and Conservation |
32 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Environmental Science |
32 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physical Sciences |
128 |
48 |
64 |
- |
43 |
|
Astronomy |
- |
3 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Astrophysics |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Chemistry |
49 |
26 |
28 |
- |
36 |
|
Geochemistry |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
Geology and Earth Science |
7 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
Geophysics and Seismology |
5 |
4 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Materials Science |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physics |
44 |
10 |
20 |
- |
- |
|
Psychology |
774 |
30 |
38 |
- |
31 |
|
Physiological Psychology/psychobiology |
268 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Psychology |
506 |
30 |
38 |
- |
31 |
|
Social Sciences |
2204 |
82 |
63 |
- |
49 |
|
Anthropology |
239 |
11 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
Archeology |
- |
9 |
3 |
- |
1 |
|
Development Economics and International Development |
275 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Economics |
436 |
23 |
13 |
- |
21 |
|
Geography |
56 |
11 |
9 |
- |
2 |
|
Geography, Other |
59 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
International Economics |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Political Science and Government |
607 |
12 |
20 |
- |
10 |
|
Sociology |
497 |
16 |
9 |
- |
15 |
|
Visual and Performing Arts |
468 |
158 |
47 |
- |
24 |
|
Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
109 |
2 |
19 |
- |
- |
|
Art/art Studies |
73 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dance |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Design and Applied Arts, Other |
49 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts |
74 |
22 |
2 |
- |
3 |
|
Film/cinema/video Studies |
27 |
83 |
5 |
- |
4 |
|
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other |
57 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music History, Literature, and Theory |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music |
45 |
15 |
12 |
- |
5 |
|
Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
18 |
7 |
9 |
- |
12 |
|
Visual and Performing Arts, Other |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $60
Online application fee: $60
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Enrollment Rates
Avg. Percent applicants admitted: 23%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 97%
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Admissions Considerations
Secondary school GPA: Required
Secondary school record: Required
Demonstration of competencies: Recommended
Admission test scores (SAT/ACT): Required
College-prep program completed: Required
TOEFL: Recommended
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2011
Number of Applicants: 61,545
Percent Admitted: 26%
Percented Admitted Who Enrolled: 29%
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Test Scores: Fall 2011
SAT Critical Reading
- 570 (25th Percentile)
- 680 (75th Percentile)
SAT Math
- 610 (25th Percentile)
- 740 (75th Percentile)
SAT Writing
- 580 (25th Percentile)
- 710 (75th Percentile)
ACT Composite
- 25 (25th Percentile)
- 31 (75th Percentile)
ACT English
- 25 (25th Percentile)
- 32 (75th Percentile)
ACT Math
- 26 (25th Percentile)
- 33 (75th Percentile)
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Enrollment Statistics
Undergraduate Attendance Status
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Undergraduate Student Gender
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Undergraduate Student Age
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Undergraduate Student Residence
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Graduate Attendance Status
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Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity
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Retention and Graduate Rates
Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students
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Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs
 Architecture B
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
African-American Studies B
Asian American Studies B
Asian Studies B
East Asian Studies B
European Studies B
Hispanic-American Studies B
Iranian studies B
Latin American Studies B
Middle Eastern and North African studies B
Native American Studies B
Russian/Slavic Area Studies B
Southeast Asian Studies B
Spanish and linguistics B
Women's Studies B
Arts, Visual & Performing
Art - General B
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Design/Visual Communications B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Studies B
Music - General B
Music History/Literature B
Musicology/Ethnomusicology B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Bacteriology B
Biochemistry B
Biological Immunology B
Biology B
Biophysics B
Biotechnology B
Botany B
Cellular/Molecular Biology B
Ecology B
Marine/Aquatic Biology B
Molecular Genetics B
Physiology B
Systematic Biology B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Business/Managerial Economics B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer/Information Sciences - General B
Engineering
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B
Agricultural Engineering B
Chemical Engineering B
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Geological Engineering B
Materials Engineering B
Materials Science B
Mechanical Engineering B
English Language & Literature
American Literature B
English Language & Literature - General B
Foreign Language & Literature
African B
Arabic B
Chinese B
Comparative Literature B
East Asian B
French B
German B
Greek, Ancient B
Hebrew B
Italian B
Japanese B
Korean B
Latin B
Linguistics B
Portuguese B
Romance Languages B
Russian B
Scandinavian B
Slavic B
Spanish B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Nursing Science B
History
History - General B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Liberal Arts & Sciences B
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics B
Computational Mathematics B
Mathematics - General B
Statistics B
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies B
Cognitive Science B
Global Studies B
Neuroscience B
Natural Resources & Conservation
Environmental Science B
Philosophy & Religion
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B
Physical Sciences
Astrophysics B
Chemistry B
Geology B
GeophysicsSeismology B
Physics B
Psychology
Psychobiology/Physiological Psychology B
Psychology - General B
Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Development Economics B
Economics B
Geography B
International Economics B
Political Science/Government B
Sociology B
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Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
A = Associate degree
B = Bachelor's degree
C = Certificate or diploma
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