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Math & statistics at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 794 math & statistics majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 125 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $104,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#17 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year7949% of the class
Courses in the catalog125more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$104,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

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YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
UCLA campus and WestwoodPhoto: Rick Meyer, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · source
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UCLA Veterans Social 264 (5715096209)Photo: SupportPDX from Portland, Oregon, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Health Sciences, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, Terasaki Life Sciences Building, Neuroscience Research Building, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Math Sciences, Factor Health Sciences Building, Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 89 · Dorm 20 · Arts 8 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 94
  2. Johns Hopkins University 94
  3. Dartmouth College 94
  4. Tufts University 94
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  6. Columbia University 93
  7. Williams College 93
  8. University of California, Berkeley 92

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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