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The '''University of California, Los Angeles''' ('''UCLA''') is a public university located in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Established as a branch of the California State University in 1919, it is the second-oldest general-purpose campus in the [[University of California]] system and has the largest enrollment of any university in California.<ref>http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_219.asp?referrer|National Center for Education Satistics</ref>

The '''University of California, Los Angeles''' ('''UCLA''') is a public university located in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Established as a branch of the California State University in 1919, it is the second-oldest general-purpose campus in the [[University of California]] system and has the largest enrollment of any university in California.<ref>http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_219.asp?referrer|National Center for Education Satistics</ref>

UCLA has more applicants than any other university in the United States.<ref>http://www.today.ucla.edu/2000/000208ucla.html UCLA No.1 in Applications-DeCardenas, Diana; UCLA Today</ref><ref> http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/exclusives/african-american-admissions-up/ More Minorities in First Holistic Admission Class UCLA Magazine</ref><ref>Lauren Bartlett - UCLA Remains the Country’s Most Popular University with More Than 50,000 High School Seniors Applying for Fall http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp? 7664 UCLA News</ref> Out of 50,732 applicants for Fall 2007, 11,860 (23.38%) were admitted. Students come to UCLA from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries, though according to statistics from 2001-2005, an average 92.6% of the entire student body originated from within California.

UCLA has more applicants than any other university in the United States.<ref>http://www.today.ucla.edu/2000/000208ucla.html UCLA No.1 in Applications-DeCardenas, Diana; UCLA Today</ref><ref> http://www.magazine.ucla.edu/exclusives/african-american-admissions-up/ More Minorities in First Holistic Admission Class UCLA Magazine</ref><ref>Lauren Bartlett - UCLA Remains the Country’s Most Popular University with More Than 50,000 High School Seniors Applying for Fall http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp? 7664 UCLA News</ref> Out of 50,732 applicants for Fall 2007, 11,860 (23.38%) were admitted. Students come to UCLA from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries, though according to statistics from 2001-2005, an average 92.6% of the entire student body originated from within California.

UCLA is ranked 25th among "America's Best Colleges 2008: National Universities" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', tied for third with the [[University of Michigan]] for "Best public universities in the United States", and placed 13th in the world in 2007.

UCLA is ranked 25th among "America's Best Colleges 2008: National Universities" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', tied for third with the [[University of Michigan]] for "Best public universities in the United States", and placed 13th in the world in 2007 in ranking done by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.<ref>http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2007/ARWU2007_Top100.htm</ref>

In 2006, the university completed ''Campaign UCLA'', which collected over $3.05 billion, the most successful fund raising campaign in the history of higher education.<ref>http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp 6819 UCLA Raises More Than $3 Billion - Research Universities|Hampton, Phil 2006, UCLA News</ref>

In 2006, the university completed ''Campaign UCLA'', which collected over $3.05 billion, the most successful fund raising campaign in the history of higher education.<ref>http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp 6819 UCLA Raises More Than $3 Billion - Research Universities|Hampton, Phil 2006, UCLA News</ref>