IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · first majors

History at UCLA

UCLA awarded 197 bachelor's degrees in history in 2023, 2.1% of its 9,583 graduates, which makes it the 12th most common field of study at the school. Across all 2,440 reporting institutions the field accounts for 1.06% of bachelor's degrees; at UCLA it is 2x that, more concentrated. 44% of those graduates were women.

Degrees awarded

197

2023, bachelor's

Share of graduates

2.1%

of 9,583 graduates

Rank at the school

#12

by degrees awarded

vs national share

1.06% of U.S. bachelor's

Women

44%

of these graduates

School acceptance rate

12,736 of 145,903 admitted

Your odds at UCLA

Three numbers, no account, the same published model the full calculator runs.

Is history competitive at UCLA?

Colleges report one admission rate for the whole school; here is the bar you are actually measured against, and how the model treats this major.

UCLA admitted 12,736 of 145,903 applicants for fall 2023 (9%). Colleges report admissions at the school level, not by major, so there is no published acceptance rate for history at UCLA. CollegeCalcAI's published model treats "English / Humanities" as slightly less competitive than the school-wide rate (multiplier 1.05), a small lift for applicants declaring this field.

How to apply to UCLA for history

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

Rigorous history and social science courses
Research, archival or writing projects with a real question
Reading widely shows; name what you read
Run your odds with the major set: your estimate at UCLA for history →

Where else to study history

Other colleges in California and at a similar selectivity that award bachelor's degrees in this field.

College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate
UCLA	197	2.1%	9%
Stanford University · CA	17	0.9%	4%
Pomona College · CA	14	3.1%	7%
University of Southern California · CA	78	1.4%	10%
University of California, Berkeley · CA	114	1.2%	11%
UC San Diego · CA	65	0.7%	27%
UC Irvine · CA	70	0.9%	29%

Every college ranked by history graduates: colleges that graduate the most history majors → · History colleges in California →

More majors at UCLA

The other fields UCLA graduates the most students in, 2023.

Social Sciences · 2,336 Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 1,564 Psychology · 1,107 Engineering · 753 Mathematics and Statistics · 724 Multi and Interdisciplinary Studies · 593 Visual and Performing Arts · 374 Computer and Information Sciences · 352 English Language and Literature · 253 Communication and Journalism · 228 Physical Sciences · 224 UCLA admissions profile →

Questions about history at UCLA

How many students major in history at UCLA?

197 students earned a bachelor's degree in history at UCLA in 2023, 2.1% of that year's 9,583 graduates (IPEDS completions, first majors).

Is history competitive at UCLA?

What is the acceptance rate for history at UCLA?

There is no official major-level acceptance rate; UCLA reports one school-wide figure, 9%. Some programs (direct-admit nursing, engineering and business schools) select separately and can be more selective than the school overall. CollegeCalcAI's calculator applies its published per-major adjustment and shows your estimate for this school with the major set.

Is UCLA known for history?

By output, history is the 12th most common field at UCLA and more concentrated there than at the average U.S. college (2.1% of graduates versus 1.06% nationally).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series). Admissions counts: IPEDS 2023. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.