Latinos in UCLA
The Hispanic or Latinx population is the largest ethnic/racial group in Los Angeles County public university, making up 49.1% of the population.
In fall 2021, UCLA admitted 15,028 students. Of the 6,586 enrolled, 22% of the student population identified as Hispanic. This was a 1% increase in enrolled Hispanic students from the previous year.
The influx of Latinx students comes at a time when UCLA is in the midst of becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution by 2025. In order for the university to become an HSI, at least 25% of its enrolled student population must identify as Latinx.
UCLA has been named the nation’s top public university in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, which were published today. The campus has now held the No. 1 spot for seven consecutive years in the annual rankings.
“The success we have had in college rankings is reflective of the hard work, dedication, resilience, ingenuity and excellence of the people who make up the Bruin community,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block. “More than anything else, UCLA is the best public university in the nation because of the contributions of our staff, faculty, students, alumni and friends. UCLA is the best public university in the nation because of you.”
Since Block became chancellor in 2007, UCLA has risen from the No. 4 public university to the pinnacle among public institutions in the U.S. News rankings. This year, the campus also jumped five spots to capture the No. 15 ranking (tied with UC Berkeley) among all national institutions, public and private — the largest single-year advance during the chancellor’s tenure. UCLA was ranked No. 25 nationally when Block took office.
UCLA also continued its streak as the No. 1 public institution for veterans, an honor it has held for seven straight years. UCLA shared the top spot this year with UC Berkeley.
Among the top 25 national universities, UCLA ranked highest in the social mobility category, which looks at the academic success of diverse students, particularly first-generation students and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Today, these students graduate at rates comparable to campus’s overall graduation rate, which exceeds 90%. A majority of students complete their education without debt.
“UCLA opens the doors of opportunity to tens of thousands of students each year and remains one of our state’s greatest economic engines,” said Block.
The U.S. News & World Report national rankings are based on 19 measures, including the academic quality of students, graduation rates, student-to-faculty ratios, educational resources and social mobility, as well as schools’ academic reputation, as determined by a peer assessment survey of college presidents, provosts and deans of admissions.
Below, take a deeper dive into some of the factors that have kept UCLA at the top of the U.S. News rankings since 2017 — as well as some others that have made UCLA perennially the most applied-to campus in the country.
UCLA increases number of underrepresented students admitted for fall 2023
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