University of West Los Angeles

What is the cost of studying for a year at University of West Los Angeles?

UWLA's reported 2024-25 full-time undergraduate tuition was $6,960, with $835 in required fees, for $7,795 in those charges before living expenses. The reported in-state and out-of-state amounts were the same. Graduate tuition was reported at $20,370, plus $835 in required fees; individual law and business programs may use different billing arrangements.

• 2024-25 undergraduate full-time tuition and required fees: $7,795.
• 2024-25 graduate full-time tuition and required fees: $21,205.
• 2024-25 part-time tuition rate: $232 per undergraduate credit or $679 per graduate credit, before applicable fees.

Tuition is not the full cost of attendance. Students need to budget for books, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses; UWLA does not provide college-operated undergraduate housing. A separate room-and-board benchmark of $22,752 should be treated as a living-expense estimate, not a UWLA residence-hall charge or an amount automatically added to every student's bill.

Financial aid can change the amount a student pays. In the 2024-25 figures, 17% of students received student loans, while the reported average undergraduate grant award was $3,480. An average award is not an individual offer. Eligible students can ask the financial aid office about the FAFSA, federal grants and loans, California aid, institutional assistance, and applicable veterans' benefits, then compare a personalized aid offer with a budget for their actual housing and commute.

What are the work-study opportunities at University of West Los Angeles?

UWLA students considering employment alongside school should distinguish a paid job from Federal Work-Study and from an internship undertaken for academic or career experience. A Work-Study award, where offered to an eligible student, permits earnings through an approved job; it is not money paid automatically with a financial aid offer.

Students should ask the financial aid office whether their aid package includes Work-Study and how approved positions are advertised. For other part-time work, a manageable course schedule matters as much as job availability. Business and law students can also ask their program what career advising, employer contacts, or internship guidance is available, without treating those services as a promise of employment.