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The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university that was established in 1919. Located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles (mere miles from the Pacific Ocean), UCLA’s setting is large city and its 419 acre campus is marked by...
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its changing history and the works of famous architects such as A. Quincy Jones and Robert Venturi. The iconic Powell library is one such example of UCLA’s exemplary architecture and is one of 12 libraries at UCLA which comprise one of the largest collections in the country. UCLA consistently ranks among the public universities in the U.S.

UCLA is organized into five undergraduate colleges and eleven professional schools. Students can choose from over 800 organizations on campus to join with approximately 13% of the 28,000 undergraduate students involved in Greek life.

The UCLA Bruins compete at the Division I level in the Pac-12 Conference. Dressed in the school’s colors of “Powder Keg Blue” and Gold, the Bruins have been the most dominant school in collegiate athletics history, having accumulated more NCAA championships than any other school in the country.

Notable alumni and attendees include actors James Dean, Matt Damon, and Jack Black, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and musician Sara Bareilles.

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