UCLA public administration acceptance rate

How public administration compares with UCLA overall

It ranked 11th lowest of the 12 disciplines with a page at UCLA that fall. In fall 2019, the first fall UC printed for this discipline here, 596 applied and 97 were admitted (16.3%). By fall 2025 applicants numbered 876. Across the 7 falls UC printed, the rate was lowest in fall 2022 (11.9%) and highest in fall 2020 (19.3%).

Only the falls in which UC printed both applicants and admits for Public Admin at UCLA are shown (7 of 14). The whole-campus column is every first-year applicant to UCLA that fall.

Public Admin at other UC campuses, 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 public administration acceptance rate: questions

What is the UCLA public administration acceptance rate?

In fall 2025, UCLA admitted 127 of 876 first-year public administration applicants, 14.5%, by UC's own count of every applicant in state and out.

Is public administration harder to get into than UCLA overall?

In fall 2025 its rate was 5.1 percentage points above the campus as a whole (9.4%). It ranked 11th lowest 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 public administration admits have?

The middle half of admitted public administration applicants had a UC weighted, capped GPA of 4.20 to 4.29 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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