Student Body
Spring 2019
Total: 24,162 student
Undergraduate students: 21,665
Graduate students: 2,497
Undergraduate Profile
Gender: 56% female, 44% male
Residency: California residents: 74%; non-residents: 14%; international: 12%
Undergraduate Student Ethnic Breakdown
- African American: 4%
- American Indian: 0.5%
- Asian American/Pacific Islander: 38%
- Hispanic/Latino: 16%
- White: 25%
- International/decline to state: 16%
Graduate Profile
Gender: 45% female, 55% male
Residency: California residents: 67%; non-residents: 11%; international: 21%
Graduate Student Ethnic Breakdown
- African American: 4%
- American Indian: 1%
- Asian American/Pacific Islander: 11%
- Hispanic: 10%
- White: 43%
- International/decline to state: 31%
Faculty
Permanent faculty: 828
Lecturers: 496
Emeriti: 507
GSIs: 1,874
Faculty Awards and Honors
L&S faculty accounts for:
- 16 of the 23 Nobel Prizes on the campus
- 3 out of 4 Pulitzer Prizes
- 16 MacArthur “genius” awards
More faculty award information here
Degrees and Programs
Degrees awarded 2017–2018:
Bachelors: 5,986
Masters: 242
Doctoral: 371
L&S Degree programs offered:
Bachelors: 86
Masters: 48
Doctoral: 53
Average Class Size
Lower Division: 39
Upper Division: 31
Graduate: 8
Tuition, Fees & Budget
2019-2020
Tuition and fees | Residents | Non-residents |
Undergraduates | $14,184 | $43,938 |
Graduates | $14,132 | $29,234 |
Average student budget1 |
Residents | Non-residents |
Undergraduates |
on-campus: $36,464 |
on-campus : $66,218 off-campus: $61,654 with relatives: 54,536 |
Graduates | $41,870 | $56,972 |
1Includes tuition, housing, food, books, transportation, etc.
Admission Rates/Time to Degree: Graduate Matriculation
2018-19
Undergraduates
Freshmen applicants: 59,197; admits: 10,069 (17%); enrolls: 4,443 (44%)
Transfer applicants: 13,199; admits: 3,706 (45%); enrolls: 2,109 (57%)
Time to degree: Fall freshmen: 3.96 years; Fall transfers: 2.19 years
Graduates
Applicants: 820 master's students, 8,205 doctoral students
Admitted: 163 master's students (17%), 855 doctoral students (10%)
Enrolled: 80 master's students, 397 doctoral students
Matriculated: master's students 51%, doctoral students 46%