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The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) [1] is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School which later evolved into San José State University.
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, informally known as UCLA Samueli School of Engineering or UCLA Engineering, [2] is the school of engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It opened as the College of Engineering in 1945 and was renamed the School of Engineering in 1969. [3]
From within this cohort, the number of first-time freshmen in post-secondary fall enrollment was 2.90 million in 2019, divided between 4-year colleges (1.29 million attending public institutions and 0.59 million attending private) and 2-year colleges (approximately 0.95 million public; 0.05 million private). [5]
UCLA's enrollment of Black students, for instance, plunged after Proposition 209 took effect in 1997 — to 144, or 3% of first-year students in 1998 from 236, or 6%, in 1996.
At UCLA, the rebound in transfer applicants was also applauded as a standout development this year. The Westwood campus topped all campuses in transfer applications — 27,150, a 13.3% increase.
The UCLA Bruin Success Scholarship will provide about 1,000 students from families with the greatest financial need an additional $2,500 per year — up from $2,000 when launched last fall.
Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. [9] Founded in 1899, it was the final university established in the Arizona Territory. [10] NAU is one of the three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. [11]
It was followed by UC Berkeley with 12,441, UC San Diego with 10,467 and UCLA with 10,446. Across the board, STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — were by far the most popular.