How competitive is it to get into the actual business economics program at UCLA? Also, how does UCLA’s economics program compare with UCSD’s?
UCLA’s bus. econ. is competitive to get into. I believe you need around a 3.3 GPA at UCLA to get in. It is still easier than getting into UCB’s Haas Bus. UCLA’s economics program is higher ranked than UCSD’s.
^actually, US News ranks them as tied. I believe UCSD’s program is known to focus more on economic research; UCSD doesn’t offer a business major in any form and has a less well-known graduate school of management. If you’re interested in research, I’d say UCSD, but if you want to enter industry, UCLA will offer better connections.