The year was 1880. With a population of 11,000,
Los Angeles was a gaslit pueblo trying to convince the state to establish in Southern California a second State Normal School like the one already existing in San Jose, some 300 miles to the north. By 1914 the little pueblo of Los Angeles had grown to a city of 350,000 and the school, whose enrollment far exceeded its capacity, moved to new quarters.
Today, some 163 buildings on 419 acres house the College of Letters and Science plus 11 professional schools and serve more than 36,900 students. They offer a choice of 183 majors within 118 undergraduate and 200 graduate degree programs.
UCLA is located in the Westwood 'burb of Los Angeles County.
Athletic scholarships are given in football, basketball, baseball, track/cross country and various sports.
