UCLA Tuition & Cost · 2026–27
Tuition & fees at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) include UC systemwide tuition and campus fees. Cost of attendance is UCLA's estimated total annual amount for a California resident living on campus, adding food & housing, books, transportation, personal expenses, and health insurance. These are UCLA's current published 2026–27 figures.
Tuition & fees include UC systemwide tuition, campus fees, and the Nonresident Supplemental Tuition (NRST) of $39,270. Cost of attendance is UCLA's estimated total annual amount for a nonresident student living on campus, adding food & housing, books, transportation, personal expenses, and health insurance. These are UCLA's current published 2026–27 figures.
But that's not necessarily what your family will pay.
Financial aid changes the price dramatically.
UCLA's current published cost for California residents is $45,500. Federal data from the latest available reporting cycle shows that UCLA's average net prices for California residents have varied dramatically by household income — from around $5,600 to over $29,600 per year.
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Reported by UCLA to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). These are averages within each income range, based on California-resident students who received federal financial aid in UCLA's most recent IPEDS reporting cycle. Federal IPEDS documentation confirms these figures reflect students paying the in-district (California resident) tuition rate. Federal reporting lags the current published cost by roughly two years, and your family's actual number depends on merit scholarships, specific programs, and your particular financial situation. See methodology.
Those are historical averages — not your family's price.
Federal reporting doesn't apply here.
UCLA's current published cost for nonresidents is $84,770. The U.S. Department of Education's average net-price data reflects only California-resident undergraduates at UCLA — federal reporting does not publish comparable averages by household income for out-of-state families at public universities.
What is known: most nonresident undergraduates at UCLA do not qualify for California-funded need-based aid, including the UC Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan, which is reserved for California residents. Merit scholarships, private aid, and non-UC financial aid may still apply. Your family's actual cost depends on what you can contribute and the specific aid UCLA offers.
Your family's number isn't in a federal table.
So what will UCLA cost your family?
Published prices don't answer that. Averages don't either. Your number depends on your residency, the aid you receive, what your family can contribute, and how much is left to cover.
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About these numbers
Published tuition and cost of attendance shown at the top of this page are UCLA's 2026–27 published figures for new undergraduate students living on-campus, as posted by UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships. Tuition & fees include UC systemwide tuition and campus fees; for nonresidents, they also include the Nonresident Supplemental Tuition (NRST). Cost of attendance adds estimated food & housing, books, transportation, personal expenses, and health insurance. UCLA notes that these figures may not be final and are subject to change by the Regents of the University of California; final approved levels may be higher or lower than the amounts shown.
Net cost figures for California residents reflect UCLA's average net price by household income as reported to the U.S. Department of Education under IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System). Federal IPEDS documentation confirms that net-price figures at public universities are based on students paying the in-district (California resident) tuition rate; for this reason, we do not show federal net-price averages for out-of-state students at UCLA. Federal IPEDS collection lags the current academic year by roughly two years, so these averages come from an earlier reporting cycle than the 2026–27 published cost shown at the top of this page. Net price is total cost of attendance minus grant and scholarship aid received, based on students in that cycle who received federal Title IV financial aid. These are averages within each income range — actual family costs vary based on merit scholarships, specific academic programs, changes in UCLA's aid policies, and each family's specific financial situation.
The CollegeClearly estimator translates your family's specific cost into a standardized 20-year monthly financial commitment using CollegeClearly's own repayment model, applied identically to every school we cover so families can compare on the same basis. It is a comparison framework, not a specific loan product.
Figures are for informational purposes only and are not financial advice. Verify final costs with UCLA's financial aid office and your family's specific aid letter.