First-Year Profile by Major - Fall 2024

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• Majors in the School of Nursing
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Fall 2024

The College

Divisions in The College

Division	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Humanities	11,811	9.5%	4.39	4.72
Life Sciences	31,945	11%	4.42	4.73
Physical Sciences	17,032	15%	4.50	4.77
Social Sciences	36,322	9.3%	4.38	4.73

For The College, the applicant’s major is not considered during the review process.

School of the Arts and Architecture

Overview by Major in School of the Arts and Architecture

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Art	1,540	4.4%	3.75	4.34
Dance	334	13%	4.03	4.46
Design | Media Arts	1,556	3.2%	4.08	4.46
World Arts and Cultures	110	31%	4.07	4.42

Samueli School of Engineering

Overview by Major in Samueli School of Engineering

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Aerospace Engineering	2,857	3.3%	4.54	4.89
Bioengineering	2,676	6.7%	4.65	4.90
Chemical Engineering	1,282	14%	4.53	4.83
Civil Engineering	2,429	6.8%	4.50	4.73
Computer Engineering	1,742	4.7%	4.54	4.84
Computer Science	10,529	4.1%	4.66	4.92
Computer Science and Engineering	2,851	4.1%	4.62	4.91
Electrical Engineering	2,436	9.4%	4.58	4.84
Materials Engineering	637	13%	4.54	4.80
Mechanical Engineering	5,341	3.8%	4.55	4.81
Undeclared— Engineering and Applied Science	2,277	5.0%	4.54	4.81

Herb Alpert School of Music

Overview by Major in Herb Alpert School of Music

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Ethnomusicology	18	72%	4.00	4.38
Global Jazz Studies	188	16%	3.81	4.30
Music Composition	130	4.6%	4.21	4.59
Music Education	114	12%	4.04	4.27
Music History and Industry	328	16%	4.00	4.60
Music Performance	291	31%	4.11	4.54
Musicology	25	44%	3.76	4.31

School of Nursing

Overview by Major in School of Nursing

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Nursing Prelicensure	5,790	0.9%	4.40	4.65

School of Theater, Film and Television

Overview by Major in School of Theater, Film and Television

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Film and Television	2,168	1.1%	4.04	4.46
Theater	1,517	7.6%	4.10	4.44