UCLA Wait List Acceptance Rate

Wait List Acceptance Rate

UCLA's wait list acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 is 8.06%, with 1,211 applicants gaining admission out of 15,023 offered a spot on the wait list. This marks an increase from the previous year (Class of 2027), which had a lower acceptance rate of 7.64% with 1,400 admitted from 18,329 wait listed candidates. In contrast, the Class of 2026 saw a much lower acceptance rate of 2.16% with only 367 admits from 16,979 offers, highlighting a significant uptick in admission chances this year. Notably, the Class of 2020 had the highest acceptance rate in recent history at 12.3%, indicating a variable but improving trend in wait list admissions at UCLA.