First-Year Profile by Major - Fall 2023

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• Majors in the School of Nursing
• Majors in the School of Theater, Film and Television

Fall 2023

The College

Divisions in The College

Division	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Humanities	12,190	11%	4.36	4.66
Life Sciences	33,299	11%	4.40	4.74
Physical Sciences	15,738	14%	4.43	4.77
Social Sciences	34,740	9.8%	4.33	4.71

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	1,596	3.8%	3.94	4.40
Dance	322	14%	3.92	4.45
Design | Media Arts	1,748	2.9%	4.08	4.37
World Arts and Cultures	73	33%	4.06	4.39

Samueli School of Engineering

Overview by Major in Samueli School of Engineering

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Aerospace Engineering	2,598	4.3%	4.53	4.84
Bioengineering	2,684	6.3%	4.58	4.84
Chemical Engineering	1,011	17%	4.40	4.77
Civil Engineering	2,178	7.7%	4.45	4.69
Computer Engineering	1,697	3.7%	4.46	4.80
Computer Science	11,939	3.1%	4.62	4.87
Computer Science and Engineering	3,682	3.2%	4.60	4.85
Electrical Engineering	1,986	9.9%	4.53	4.78
Materials Engineering	484	15%	4.50	4.75
Mechanical Engineering	4,645	4.2%	4.51	4.75
Undeclared— Engineering and Applied Science	2,515	4.7%	4.46	4.80

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	32	50%	3.95	4.23
Global Jazz Studies	137	21%	3.67	4.25
Music Composition	157	3.8%	3.67	4.47
Music Education	109	12%	4.10	4.40
Music History and Industry	238	24%	4.11	4.39
Music Performance	347	25%	4.03	4.42
Musicology	34	32%	4.16	4.46

School of Nursing

Overview by Major in School of Nursing

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Nursing Prelicensure	5,906	0.8%	4.43	4.63

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	2,397	1.0%	3.95	4.40
Theater	1,428	6.9%	4.00	4.50