First-Year Profile by Major - Fall 2025

Ir a:

• Departamentos de la Universidad
• Especialidades en la Facultad de Artes y Arquitectura
• Especialidades en la Facultad de Ingeniería Samueli
• Especialidades en la Facultad de Música Herb Alpert
• Especialidades en la Facultad de Enfermería
• Especialidades en la Facultad de Teatro, Cine y Televisión

Fall 2025

The College

Divisions in The College

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Humanities	11,569	9.9%	4.41	4.75
Life Sciences	31,694	11%	4.44	4.75
Physical Sciences	17,863	14%	4.50	4.80
Social Sciences	37,333	9.3%	4.41	4.76

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	1,405	3.3%	3.87	4.26
Dance	319	13%	3.91	4.41
Design | Media Arts	1,525	3.1%	4.00	4.52
World Arts and Cultures	188	22%	4.06	4.52

Samueli School of Engineering

Overview by Major in Samueli School of Engineering

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Aerospace Engineering	2,888	4.7%	4.60	4.88
Bioengineering	2,632	8.1%	4.60	4.90
Chemical Engineering	1,520	12%	4.56	4.84
Civil Engineering	2,717	7.6%	4.50	4.72
Computer Engineering	1,709	4.7%	4.64	4.86
Computer Science	6,806	7.3%	4.64	4.92
Computer Science and Engineering	2,446	7.2%	4.60	4.91
Electrical Engineering	3,053	8.7%	4.61	4.84
Materials Engineering	825	11%	4.61	4.85
Mechanical Engineering	6,083	3.9%	4.54	4.83
Undeclared— Engineering and Applied Science	2,373	6.4%	4.47	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	36	69%	3.96	4.23
Global Jazz Studies	153	18%	3.93	4.34
Music Composition	93	7.5%	3.91	4.60
Music Education	101	11%	3.96	4.24
Music History and Industry	452	25%	4.00	4.42
Music Performance	312	27%	4.00	4.46
Musicology	28	57%	4.25	4.54

School of Nursing

Overview by Major in School of Nursing

Major	Applicants	Admit Rate	25th % for Admits	75th % for Admits
Nursing Prelicensure	5,669	0.5%	4.42	4.61

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	1,884	1.3%	4.06	4.46
Theater	1,409	8.2%	4.07	4.36