+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of California-Los Angeles rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($43.0k → $49.4k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
UCLA
Los Angeles, California. 33,040 undergraduate students. 260 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at UCLA
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of California-Los Angeles fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.7% → 0.0%).
+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of California-Los Angeles rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($13.3k → $15.2k).
+13%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at University of California-Los Angeles rose 13% between 2007 and 2010 ($10.5k → $11.8k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$82,511+40% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$59,063
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry92.7%+17% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$12,983+10% · '97→'10
At program completion33,040+9% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS96.8%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time8.7%-67% · '01→'24
latest cohort$13,747+311% · '00→'24
out-of-state $44,524SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.1%Median federal debt $12,983 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $82,511 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+122%
UCLA · completion · 100% rose
38.5% → 85.3%
+311%
UCLA · in-state tuition rose
$3,701 → $15,203
+245%
UCLA · out-of-state tuition rose
$14,315 → $49,403
-100%
UCLA · cohort default rate fell
3.4% → 0.0%
+37%
UCLA · earnings_median_8yr rose
$53,100 → $72,864
+35%
UCLA · earnings_median_6yr rose
$43,900 → $59,063
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$287,429Computer and Information Sciences, General.$218,770Business Administration, Management and Operations.$212,869Computer Engineering.$191,628Medicine.$178,507Law.$172,729Mechanical Engineering.$165,864Applied Mathematics.$161,706Engineering, General.$160,755Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$144,451Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.$134,874Educational Administration and Supervision.$133,553Public Health.$133,209Mechanical Engineering.$133,046Dentistry.$132,919Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$127,653Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$127,528Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$123,885Business/Managerial Economics.$118,000Chemistry.$117,249Public Health.$114,617Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$114,571Mechanical Engineering.$108,947Education, General.$108,918
Showing top 24 of 81 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
81 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$144,451Mechanical Engineering.$108,947Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$127,528Computer Engineering.$191,628Chemical Engineering.$105,166Mechanical Engineering.$133,046Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$114,571Civil Engineering.$100,592Civil Engineering.$102,084Engineering, General.$160,755Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.$97,069Mechanical Engineering.$165,864
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
Biology, General.$75,609Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.$64,799Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.$76,967Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.$77,228Neurobiology and Neurosciences.$79,689Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.$77,994Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.$134,874
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“UCLA graduates earn $X” — not “UCLA makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UCLA caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.