Transfer Profile by Major - Fall 2022 | UCLA Undergraduate Admission

Please note: one critical element we are not able to quantify here is the completion of major preparation requirements. Click in the major name below to see the courses you should pursue towards a specific major.

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Majors in the School of Theater, Film and Television

Fall 2022

The College: A - B
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
African American Studies	52	46%	3.42	3.70
African and Middle Eastern Studies, Pre	2	0%	N/A	N/A
American Indian Studies	14	57%	3.55	3.90
American Literature and Culture	28	61%	3.59	3.93
Ancient Near East and Egyptology	6	17%	3.49	3.49
Anthropology - B.A.	315	59%	3.65	3.95
Anthropology - B.S.	79	44%	3.53	3.86
Applied Linguistics	36	64%	3.63	3.91
Applied Mathematics, Pre	226	37%	3.79	3.96
Arabic	3	67%	3.35	3.97
Art History	147	52%	3.66	3.94
Asian American Studies	41	29%	3.60	3.90
Asian Humanities	41	37%	3.69	3.95
Asian Languages and Linguistics	27	44%	3.64	3.89
Asian Religions	4	0%	N/A	N/A
Asian Studies, Pre	71	25%	3.69	4.00
Astrophysics	67	31%	3.44	4.00
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	10	30%	3.53	3.95
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences/Maths	2	50%	N/A	N/A
* Biochemistry	288	36%	3.75	4.00
* Biology	1,249	18%	3.80	4.00
Biophysics	12	33%	3.51	3.94
* Business Economics, Pre	2,721	10%	3.86	4.00

The College: C - E
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Central and East European Languages and Cultures	1	100%	N/A	N/A
Chemistry	205	35%	3.60	3.92
Chemistry/Materials Science	12	17%	3.60	4.00
Chicana and Chicano Studies	56	45%	3.34	3.79
Chinese	28	36%	3.67	3.94
Classical Civilization	13	31%	3.49	3.93
Climate Sciences	5	0%	N/A	N/A
Cognitive Science, Pre	227	50%	3.67	3.92
* Communication	1,088	11%	3.95	4.00
Comparative Literature	49	45%	3.57	3.86
Computational and Systems Biology, Pre	18	50%	3.49	3.86
Data Theory, Pre	288	34%	3.85	4.00
European Language and Transcultural Studies	2	100%	3.79	3.86
European Language and Transcultural Studies with French and Francophone	16	56%	3.60	3.95
European Language and Transcultural Studies with German	6	50%	3.42	3.84
European Language and Transcultural Studies with Italian	3	0%	N/A	N/A
Earth and Environmental Science	59	29%	3.59	3.91
* Ecology, Behavior and Evolution	60	13%	3.54	3.76
* Economics, Pre	1,232	19%	3.89	4.00
Education and Social Transformation, Pre	177	42%	3.60	3.91
Engineering Geology	5	60%	3.63	4.00
English	639	40%	3.76	4.00
Environmental Science	137	30%	3.43	3.72
European Studies, Pre	5	0%	N/A	N/A

The College: F - I
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
* Financial Actuarial Mathematics, Pre	91	38%	3.78	4.00
Gender Studies	124	54%	3.55	3.92
Geography	61	66%	3.54	3.93
Geography/Environmental Studies	63	56%	3.42	3.89
Geology	24	42%	3.68	3.85
Geophysics	7	43%	3.58	3.78
* Global Studies, Pre	203	30%	3.84	4.00
Greek	1	0%	N/A	N/A
Greek and Latin	1	100%	N/A	N/A
History, Pre	426	53%	3.75	3.95
* Human Biology and Society - B.A., Pre	58	31%	3.75	3.94
* Human Biology and Society - B.S., Pre	121	18%	3.81	3.97
* International Development Studies, Pre	106	28%	3.51	3.89
Iranian Studies	4	25%	N/A	N/A

The College: J - L
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Japanese	54	57%	3.69	3.95
Jewish Studies	4	50%	3.13	3.58
Korean	17	35%	3.69	3.92
Labor Studies	30	37%	3.37	3.86
Latin	2	0%	N/A	N/A
Latin American Studies, Pre	10	50%	3.73	3.93
Linguistics	82	40%	3.69	3.93
Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures	19	47%	3.81	3.97
Linguistics and Computer Science	83	35%	3.66	3.88
Linguistics and English	10	50%	3.78	3.93
Linguistics and French	3	0%	N/A	N/A
Linguistics and Philosophy	6	17%	N/A	N/A
Linguistics and Psychology	77	38%	3.64	3.87
Linguistics and Spanish	4	75%	3.63	3.75
Linguistics and Anthropology	16	38%	3.60	4.00

The College: M - N
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
* Marine Biology	57	11%	3.52	3.86
Mathematics for Teaching, Pre	38	29%	3.68	3.93
Mathematics of Computation, Pre	96	55%	3.83	3.98
Mathematics, Pre	199	44%	3.78	4.00
Mathematics/Applied Science, Pre	27	26%	3.51	3.95
* Mathematics/Economics, Pre	96	45%	3.86	4.00
* Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Pre	134	34%	3.75	3.93
Middle Eastern Studies	8	25%	3.53	4.00
* Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology	161	39%	3.75	3.93
* Neuroscience	175	29%	3.73	3.94
Nordic Studies	3	67%	3.71	3.92

The College: P - Z
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Philosophy	331	49%	3.63	3.93
Physics	147	34%	3.77	3.97
Physiological Science	151	25%	3.73	3.92
* Political Science, Pre	1,316	40%	3.78	4.00
* Psychobiology, Pre	213	18%	3.74	3.96
* Psychology, Pre	2,273	22%	3.78	4.00
Public Affairs, Pre	103	30%	3.71	4.00
Russian Language and Literature	4	0%	N/A	N/A
Russian Studies	4	50%	3.54	3.60
* Sociology, Pre	1,340	40%	3.77	4.00
Spanish	58	43%	3.50	3.88
Spanish and Community and Culture	18	44%	3.56	3.99
Spanish and Linguistics	6	33%	3.08	3.51
Spanish and Portuguese	2	0%	N/A	N/A
* Statistics, Pre	200	43%	3.90	4.00
Study of Religion	6	50%	3.70	4.00

* The number of applications to this major greatly exceeds the space available. In most cases, this means that both the GPAs and completion of preparatory coursework from successful applicants tend to exceed the overall average.

Overview by Major in School of the Arts and Architecture
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Architectural Studies	293	8%	3.70	3.94
Art	271	8%	3.24	3.84
Dance	48	21%	3.76	3.92
Design \| Media Arts	323	5%	3.50	4.00
World Arts and Cultures	52	23%	3.59	3.94

Overview by Major in Samueli School of Engineering
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Aerospace Engineering	188	15%	3.77	3.98
Bioengineering	126	19%	3.76	3.93
Chemical Engineering	116	25%	3.68	3.97
Civil Engineering	202	24%	3.85	4.00
Computer Engineering	172	5%	3.88	4.00
Computer Science	1,708	4%	3.93	4.00
Computer Science and Engineering	281	8%	3.94	4.00
Electrical Engineering	307	30%	3.83	4.00
Materials Engineering	42	21%	3.82	4.00
Mechanical Engineering	525	15%	3.85	4.00

Overview by Major in School of Music
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Ethnomusicology	15	20%	3.53	3.82
Global Jazz Studies	28	18%	3.36	3.62
Music Composition	41	5%	4.00	4.00
Music Education	28	11%	3.11	3.87
Music History and Industry	62	16%	3.69	3.97
Music Performance	46	13%	3.20	3.87
Musicology	7	43%	3.46	3.95

Overview by Major in School of Nursing
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Nursing Prelicensure	406	5%	3.79	3.96

Overview by Major in School of Theater, Film and Television
Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Film and Television	747	2%	3.41	3.93
Theater	251	5%	3.62	4.00

Transfer Profile by Major - Fall 2022

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School of the Arts and Architecture

Samueli School of Engineering

Herb Alpert School of Music

School of Nursing

School of Theater, Film and Television