Is UCLA hard to get into?

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I don’t know that much about UCLA, but for someone who might, is it hard to get into? Around what kind of sat/gpa would you need? Also is it hard to get in there if you are out of state?

2

Yes, it’s very competitive. It’s easy to find SAT/GPA averages via Google and the Common Data Set.

3

Here is a link to the Freshman Profile for UCLA. The GPA listed is the UC GPA capped weighted.

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/ucla/freshman-profile/

https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

Also note that UCLA will cost around $55K/year as an out of state student with no financial aid.

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You’ll want to aim for a 4.3+ GPA and a 2000-2100+ SAT score, and even higher for competitive majors such as Engineering.

http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof14.htm

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UCLA is the most applied to school in the nation, there were over 119,000 applicants this year. Their acceptance rate is usually around 17%. UCLA is top school and it’s not unheard of if a student with a perfect GPA, SAT and amazing ECS, etc doesn’t get in. They do look at everything in an application however. Best of luck!