3.3 Library system 4 Admissions 4.1 Undergraduate 4.2 Graduate 5 Crime 6 Economic impact

mpic medals: 125 gold, 65 silver and 60 bronze.[25] The Bruins have competed in every Olympics since 1920 with one exception (1924), and have won a gold medal in every Olympics that the United States has participated in since 1932.[26]
Contents  [hide]
1 History
1.1 Maturity as a university
2 Campus
2.1 Architecture
2.2 Filming
2.3 Transportation and parking
3 Academics
3.1 Healthcare
3.2 Rankings
3.2.1 Global rankings
3.2.2 National rankings
3.2.3 Graduate and professional schools
3.3 Library system
4 Admissions
4.1 Undergraduate
4.2 Graduate
5 Crime
6 Economic impact
6.1 Trademarks and licensing
7 Athletics
7.1 USC rivalry
8 Student life
8.1 Traditions
8.2 Student government
8.3 Media publications
8.4 Housing
8.5 Hospitality
8.6 Chabad House
9 Faculty and alumni
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]

Main article: History of the University of California, Los Angeles
In March 1881, after heavy lobbying by Los Angeles residents, the California State Legislature authorized the creation of a southern branch of the California State Normal School (which later became San Jose State University) in downtown Los Angeles to train teachers for the growing population of Southern California. The State Normal School at Los Angeles opened on August 29, 1882, on what is now the site of the Central Library of