The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university located
in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California,
USA. It was established in 1882 as the "Southern Branch" of the California
State Normal School and is the second oldest
of the ten campuses of the University
of California system. It is considered as one of the flagship institutions
of the University of California system, offering
over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of
disciplines. With an enrollment of about 27,000 undergraduate and about 12,000
graduate students from the United States and around the world, UCLA is the
largest university in the state of California in terms of student body.
Westwood is a neighborhood in the
northern central portion of the Westside of Los
Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Westwood Village is the main shopping and
commercial center of the Westwood district
in the City of Los Angeles, California. It is located
north of Wilshire Boulevard, east of Gayley Avenue, south of Le Conte
Avenue, and west of Hilgard Avenue.
