UCLA Facts

History
Founded 1919, moved to Westwood 1929

Operating Budget
$3.6 billion
17.4% from state government appropriations (2005-2006)

Enrollment (Fall 2006)
Total 36,611 students: 25,432 undergraduate, 11,179 graduate

Academic Programs
UCLA College plus 11 professional schools

Research
5,000+ ongoing projects involving 4,000 faculty, research staff, students
$821 million in competitively awarded grants and contracts

Faculty Honors and Awards
5 Nobel Laureates
9 National Medal of Science winners and 400+ Guggenheim,
MacArthur, Sloan and Fulbright-Hays fellowships

photo of students studying in the College Library

Library
More than 8 million volumes
12 special-subject libraries
Among the top 10 research university libraries

Health Sciences
4 hospitals and more than 20 community clinics
330,000 patients annually

mural at the Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum

Arts
More than 500 events reaching over 500,000 patrons annually

Athletics
First college or university to win 100 NCAA team championships (May 2007)

Alumni
359,268 living alumni
83,659 Alumni Association members

Service
200+ community programs
7,000+ student participants