UCLA nursing acceptance rate

How nursing compares with UCLA overall

It was the lowest admit rate of the 12 disciplines with a page at UCLA that fall. In fall 2012, the first fall UC printed for this discipline here, 1,800 applied and 61 were admitted (3.4%). By fall 2025 applicants numbered 5,668. Across the 14 falls UC printed, the rate was lowest in fall 2025 (0.55%) and highest in fall 2012 (3.4%).

Only the falls in which UC printed both applicants and admits for Nursing at UCLA are shown (14 of 14). The whole-campus column is every first-year applicant to UCLA that fall.

Nursing at other UC campuses, fall 2025

UCLA’s own numbers for the closest majors, fall 2025

UCLA publishes its own first-year profile by major or division. It groups majors its own way, so these rows sit beside UC’s count rather than adding up to it. Applicants and admit rates exactly as UCLA prints them; UCLA rounds its rates.

Source: UCLA Undergraduate Admission, First-Year Profile by Major, Fall 2025.

Does UCLA admit by major?

UCLA says that for its College, which holds most of its majors, the applicant’s major is not considered in review. Its schools of engineering, nursing, music, theater, film and television, and arts and architecture report their applicants and admit rates major by major instead.

“For The College, the applicant’s major is not considered during the review process.” Source: UCLA Undergraduate Admission, First-Year Profile by Major, Fall 2025, read 2026-11-05.

UC counts an applicant under the broad discipline of the major they listed. These counts include applicants from California, other states and other countries together, so a California student’s own rate can differ.

UCLA nursing acceptance rate: questions

What is the UCLA nursing acceptance rate?

In fall 2025, UCLA admitted 31 of 5,668 first-year nursing applicants, 0.55%, by UC's own count of every applicant in state and out.

Is nursing harder to get into than UCLA overall?

In fall 2025 its rate was 8.9 percentage points below the campus as a whole (9.4%), so the campus overall admitted 17.2 times the share. It was the lowest admit rate of the 12 disciplines with a page at UCLA that fall.

Does UCLA admit by major?

UCLA says that for its College, which holds most of its majors, the applicant’s major is not considered in review. Its schools of engineering, nursing, music, theater, film and television, and arts and architecture report their applicants and admit rates major by major instead.

What GPA do UCLA nursing admits have?

The middle half of admitted nursing applicants had a UC weighted, capped GPA of 4.23 to 4.31 in fall 2025, against 4.20 to 4.30 for all of UCLA. The range describes who was admitted; it is not a cutoff.

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