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Public policy & social work at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 111 public policy & social work majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $27 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#16 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1111% of the class
Research in the field$27Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

The North entrance to the UCLA School of Public Health, within the old UCLA Medi
School of PubHealthPhoto: Fuzzy901 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Six YAL activists gathered with Gadsden Flag and beach ball at the University of
YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
This photo was taken by Dr. Tao's colleague at a physics lecture he attended on
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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

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Public Affairs Building, School of Public Health.

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 public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  2. Trinity College 87
  3. Hamilton College 87
  4. University of Utah 85
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 85
  6. The University of Texas–Austin 85
  7. University of Maryland Baltimore County 85
  8. University of California, Berkeley 85

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA with every school we score in public policy & social work. 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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