UCLA Housing Costs

How Much Does it Cost to Live at UCLA ?

Make a good financial choice for yourself by understanding all of your college expenses. Start by knowing how much you'll be paying every year for housing, food, and more.

On this page you will find:

• Outline of Housing Costs
• Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
• Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
• Housing Costs Comparison
• References

UCLA Housing and Meal Plan Costs The majority of undergraduates at University of California - Los Angeles take all of their classes online. If you are one of them, you might continue your existing living arrangements, and you most likely will better know what your living expenses will be than whatever we might estimate.

Housing and dining costs at UCLA are bundled together. In 2021 students typically paid about $16,763 for cost of living.

The next table outlines average expected expenses at University of California - Los Angeles for both living on campus or off campus and additional expenses.

What is Room & Board Over Four Years? The Estimated Sum Comes to $98,528

On-campus housing and dining at UCLA have changed an average of 2.1% for each of the past five years, compared to a nationwide average change of 2.4%. If present developments proceed, incoming freshmen in 2022 will spend about $23,651 in room, board and other expenses for their first year of school. In their final year an undergraduate would pay approximately $24,287 for an associate degree, and $25,639 for a bachelor's degree.

The complete degree (presuming you graduate on-time) the sum will be close to $98,528 for a four-year stay or $47,939 for a two-year stay.

* estimated

How to Finance Your UCLA Education?

Details on Living and Dining On Campus

Are you wondering whether you may be required to live on campus? If you are a first-time full-time student, some schools may require it. See the table below to find out whether UCLA does or not, as well as the on-campus housing capacity.

Schools may offer meal plans where the number of meals per week can vary, for example, the student receives a meal card and charges meals against the card. Then there are schools like UCLA that offer meal plans based on the number of meals per week. See the table below to find out the number of meals per week in the maximum meal plan offered at UCLA.

Room & Board Costs Higher Than Average

UCLA room, board, books, supplies and other expenses cost students $23,039, which is above the average of $15,282.

Related Schools

If you’re considering University of California - Los Angeles, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• University of California - Davis
• University of California - San Diego
• University of Connecticut
• University of Washington - Seattle Campus
• University of Wisconsin - Madison

Curious on how these schools stack up against UCLA? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare colleges on the features that matter most to you!

Check out the following matchups:

• University of California - Los Angeles vs. University of California - Davis
• University of California - Los Angeles vs. University of California - San Diego
• University of California - Los Angeles vs. University of Connecticut
• University of California - Los Angeles vs. University of Washington - Seattle Campus
• University of California - Los Angeles vs. University of Wisconsin - Madison

References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.