UCLA Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 (Latest)

UCLA accepted 10.84% of applicants for the Class of 2030. This rate is slightly higher than the 9.0% seen for the Class of 2028 and the 8.7% for the Class of 2027. Admissions remain highly competitive as the university evaluates huge applicant pools like the 146,692 applications received for the Class of 2030.

UCLA Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030

UCLA admitted 15,903 of 146,692 applicants to the Class of 2030, an acceptance rate of 10.84%.[1] These are the figures the university announced for the cycle; the Common Data Set for this class publishes later in the year.

These are the official Fall 2026 (Class of 2030) first-year admissions figures released by the University of California. The overall acceptance rate for this cycle was approximately 10.8%.

UCLA Acceptance Rate by Year

Across the 7 cycles with official figures, the acceptance rate has fallen from 14.0% (Class of 2022) to 9.0% (Class of 2028).[2]

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2028	146,276	13,114	9.0%
2027	145,910	12,737	8.7%
2026	149,815	12,844	8.6%
2025	139,490	15,028	10.8%
2024	108,877	15,602	14.3%
2023	108,831	13,432	12.3%
2022	113,761	15,970	14.0%

UCLA Waitlist Statistics

For the Class of 2028, UCLA offered a waitlist place to 15,023 applicants, of whom 9,198 accepted it, and 1,211 were ultimately admitted.[2] That is a 13.2% admit rate among students who stayed on the list.

Class	Offered a place	Accepted a place	Admitted off the waitlist
2028	15,023	9,198	1,211
2027	18,329	11,725	1,400
2026	16,979	11,169	367
2025	15,242	9,897	214
2024	14,470	9,254	1,779

Admitted Student Test Scores (Class of 2024)

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored:[2]

• SAT (combined mid-50%): 1290–1520 (EBRW 650–740, Math 640–780)
• ACT composite (mid-50%): 29–34

The combined SAT range is the sum of the two section ranges, not a true composite percentile.

UCLA Yield Rate

Of the 13,114 students admitted to the Class of 2028, 6,610 enrolled, a yield rate of 50.4%.[2] Yield is what the university is really managing when it sets an admit rate, so it moves the acceptance rate more than application volume does.

Class	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield
2028	13,114	6,610	50.4%
2027	12,737	6,585	51.7%
2026	12,844	6,462	50.3%
2025	15,028	6,587	43.8%
2024	15,602	6,386	40.9%
2023	13,432	5,911	44.0%
2022	15,970	6,240	39.1%

What This Means for Your Application

• Prepare for testing: Match the mid-50% of admitted students by scoring between 1290 and 1520 on the SAT or between 29 and 34 on the ACT.
• Opt into waitlists: The university admitted 1,211 students from the waitlist for the Class of 2028 out of the 9,198 who accepted a spot.
• Commit to enroll: Yield is strong since 50.4% of admitted students enrolled for the Class of 2028 and 51.7% enrolled for the Class of 2027.
• Expect intense competition: The university received 146,692 applications for the Class of 2030 and ultimately admitted 15,903 students.