University of California (Los Angeles Campus)

University of California Los Angeles is among the top choices of international students for pursuing higher education in the USA. UCLA offers admissions for international students in four intakes namely Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall intakes every year. For UG programs, international students can apply via University Official Portal or Common Application Portal. On the other hand, for graduate programs, international students can apply through University Official Portal. The University of California Los Angeles accepts various English language test such as TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, and more. International students whose native language is not English, must provide proof of English proficiency at UCLA. International students must meet the English language requirements at UCLA that are listed below:

The University of California Los Angeles is known for offering quality education through its 12 professional schools and colleges. UCLA offers over 130 undergraduate majors and over 90 graduate programs for its international students. Moreover, UCLA Extension provides over 100 certificate courses in more than 20 fields. UCLA offers a wide array of specialisation such as Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Psychology, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, and Computer and Information Sciences. Furthermore, some popular programs among international students are listed below:

• Psychology
• Mathematics
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Computer Science

The University of California Los Angles is highly regarded for offering best academic programs at UG and PG levels for its international students. UCLA offers more than 130 undergraduate majors and over 90 graduate programs for its international students. Some popular programs at UCLA include Chemistry, Computer Science, Medicine, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Electrical Engineering, and more. The top programs preferred by UCLA alumni are given blow:

• Economics
• Business Administration and Management, General
• Political Science and Government
• Psychology
• Computer Science
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Computational Science
• Sociology
• History
• Mathematics
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Business/Commerce, General
• Marketing
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance, General

The University of California Los Angeles campus is located many popular venues such as the Getty Center, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Santa Monica Pier. The university has a range of orchestras, intramural sports, and more than 1,000 student organizations. UCLA is also known to have 66 fraternities and sororities which have represented around 13% of the undergraduate student population. The university was designed as a “college in a garden” and the Westwood campus has an area of 419 acres across the Santa Monica Mountain Hills.

University of California Los Angeles is known to have a range of performing arts groups, that includes an improv comedy team called as Rapid Fire. The university also has its first contemporary a cappella group that was founded in the year 1992. There are a range of cultural organizations on the university's campus that are given as follows:

• Nikkei Student Union
• Japanese Student Association
• Association of Chinese Americans
• Chinese Students and Scholars Association
• Chinese Music Ensemble

The official charity organization at University of California Los Angeles is known as UniCamp that was founded in 1934. UniCamp is a non-profit organization where students volunteer from University of California Los Angeles and they also fundraise money during the year so that the children can attend the summer camp.

University of California Los Angeles was established in the year 1881 as a public land-grant research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. UCLA was known to be a normal school named as the California State Normal School which later turned into San Jose State University.

 Early History (1881-1936)

The California State Legislature had created a southern branch campus of the California State Normal School in March 1881. The Los Angeles branch campus of the California State Normal School was founded on Aug 29, 1882. By the year 1887, the branch campus had become independent and was renamed to Los Angeles State Normal School. Later in 1914, the school had moved to a new location in Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood.

The student enrollment at the Southern branch campus was increasing quickly by the mid-1920s by outgrowing the Vermont Avenue location with an area of 25 acres. In 1925, the first batch of 300 students graduated from the university. In 1933, UCLA started offering master's courses and in 1936, doctoral degree education came into existence in the university. In 1958, the university was granted its now known name - University of California, Los Angeles. Later on Feb 1, 1927, the Regents had finally renamed the Southern Branch as the University of California at Los Angeles.

In 1950s, the first open-heart surgery in the western US was carried out in the UCLA medical center. By the end of the 20th century, UCLA reached various milestones. Several faculty members of the university were awarded Noble prizes, and over 30 Oscars were awarded to the university's creative alumni members. Some other notable events were breakthroughs in treatments for cancer, brain aneurysms, and organ transplants. In 2019-20, the University of California, Los Angeles celebrated 100 years of existence. Currently, UCLA is home to around 47,000 students and 4,100 faculty members. It now possesses 227 campus buildings and classes are held in more than 85 facilities.