Does UCLA require the SAT? No, it's test blind
UCLA is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 9.0% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
UCLA doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 9.0% admit rate, UCLA is a Reach for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
UCLA by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 9.0%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · UCLA admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
UCLA admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 58%, from 92,690 in 2015 to 146,272 in 2024, and UCLA's admit rate went from 17% to 9.0%.
- 17%
- 9.0%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 146,272 | 13,114 | 9.0% |
| 2023 | 145,903 | 12,736 | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 149,801 | 12,845 | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 139,489 | 15,028 | 11% |
| 2020 | 108,870 | 15,602 | 14% |
| 2019 | 111,321 | 13,720 | 12% |
| 2018 | 113,754 | 15,970 | 14% |
| 2017 | 102,225 | 16,456 | 16% |
| 2016 | 97,112 | 17,473 | 18% |
| 2015 | 92,690 | 16,016 | 17% |
In fall 2024, 6,610 of the 13,114 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
UCLA GPA
What enrolled first-year students brought from high school.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.94
- 100% of new students reported one
Common Data Set 2025–26.
UCLA waitlist
Waitlist
20,563 applicants were offered a spot, 13,612 took it, and 1,514 were admitted from it.
11%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2025–26.
UCLA cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $12,548
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 93%
- Median earnings
- $82,511
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 35,441
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like UCLA
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · 11% admittedTest blind
- PitzerClaremont, CA · 25% admittedTest blind
- ReedPortland, OR · 25% admittedTest blind
- UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 27% admittedTest blind
- UC IrvineIrvine, CA · 29% admittedTest blind
- Cal Poly SLOSan Luis Obispo, CA · 31% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- UCLA Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- UCLA admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- UCLA website
University of California-Los Angeles
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