University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, United States

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), founded in 1919 as the second campus of the University of California system, is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, ranked #46 in the QS World University Rankings 2026 and named the #1 public university in the United States by U.S. News & World Report for eight consecutive years. UCLA is test-blind for undergraduate admission and one of the most selective public universities in the country, with an acceptance rate of around 9%. Its 419-acre campus is home to around 46,000 students, including more than 5,000 international students from over 100 countries, studying across 337 degree programs. UCLA has produced 16 Nobel laureates, 15 MacArthur Fellows and 2 Turing Award winners, and is particularly renowned for its School of Theater, Film and Television, Engineering, Anderson School of Management, and Fielding School of Public Health.

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