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UCLA - the University of California, Los Angeles - is a public research university and a member of the Association of American Universities

UCLA's Impact on California and the world

• UCLA, Unabashed (community leaders discuss UCLA's impact)
• Monthly "Impact" report

News and Current Issues

• UCLA Magazine
• UCLA Newsroom
• UCLA Today (faculty-staff news)
• UCLA Daily Bruin (student newspaper)

Faculty

• Teaching faculty: 4,016

• Chancellor: Gene Block
• Faculty Honors and Awards
• Nobel Laureates
• National Medal of Science winners

Size and Location

• Enrollment 26,928 undergraduates, 11,548 graduates (Fall 2007)
• Westwood Village in Los Angeles, about 5 miles from the Pacific Ocean
• 174 buildings on 419 acres

Academic Offerings

• College of Letters and Science and 11 professional schools
• Degree Programs: 118 undergraduate, 200 graduate
• UCLA Library ranks among top 10 in U.S., has 8.2 million volumes

Alumni

• 359,268 living alumni
• 83,659 Alumni Association members

• Alumni Association
• Student Alumni Association

People You Should Know

• Spotlight on UCLA Students, Faculty, Staff, Programs
• UCLA's Past Leaders

Traditions

• Campus Traditions (mascot Joe Bruin, colors blue and gold)
• Fight Song: Mighty Bruins
• Alma Mater: Hail to the Hills of Westwood

Key Dates

• Founded 1919
• First bachelor's degrees awarded 1923
• Moved to Westwood 1929
• First master's degrees 1934
• First doctoral degrees 1938