UCLA

The UCLA Capital Financial Plan is a framework that guides the campus in prioritizing capital investments in support of its academic program, and identifies capital investment and facilities needs aligned with UCLA’s Long Range Development Plan (as amended in January 2018) and Physical Design Framework (July 2009).

Priorities

UCLA plans to expand opportunities for California undergraduates with increased enrollment, reduction of nonresident enrollment, expansion of summer enrollment, and increased online offerings to meet the 2030 Capacity Plan goals. The campus has a total capital need of $9.9 billion, of which $2.1 billion has an identified fund source. Pressing capital needs include building restoration and renewal work, seismic remediation, infrastructure, and improvements to the campus’ recent acquisitions. The campus is ready to move forward with critical systems upgrades and infrastructure projects as resources become available.

UCLA has recently acquired the former Westside Pavilion (renamed UCLA Research Park), located two miles from the Westwood campus. Additional investment in this property is included in the campus’s Capital Financial Plan. The campus’s Sustainability Plan establishes a bold vision for a sustainable, healthy, and resilient future. The plan includes green building goals and reinforces a commitment to advancing sustainability initiatives across all its capital projects.¹ UCLA has transformed from a predominantly commuter campus into a vibrant residential community, with the on-campus supply of undergraduate beds increasing from approximately 4,300 in 1980 to 23,680 today. The recent completion of student housing projects, adding approximately 5,300 beds, enabled UCLA to extend its housing guarantee to four years for incoming first-year students and two years for incoming transfer students, fulfilling a key objective of the Student Housing Master Plan.² While UCLA has successfully met its primary mission, the campus remains committed to further strengthening the core principles of the master plan. To maintain the four-year housing guarantee and address the growing demand for graduate and faculty housing, UCLA is planning the addition of approximately 2,800 more beds, over the next six years. These future developments and acquisitions are crucial for sustaining and expanding the university’s capacity to serve its diverse student and faculty population.

Seismic

In FY 2023-24, two buildings, totaling 44,583 gross square feet, were seismically improved, representing a less than 1% reduction in non-compliant building area compared to the FY 2022-23 report. At the same time, acquisitions (in particular, the South Bay campus) increased the amount of non-compliant space. At the end of FY 2023-24, 103 facilities (approximately 10.0 million gross square feet) have a non-compliant Seismic Performance Rating and require seismic improvements at a cost of approximately $1.5 billion. This high-level estimate excludes the cost related to address restoration and renewal and other program space improvements. Using numerous factors, including the UCOP risk model, the campus has established priorities with the highest priority buildings identified as Priority Group A. The list of Priority Group A buildings can be found in Appendix 1 of the 2024-30 Consolidated Capital Report. These buildings are included in the report with an associated cost of approximately $1.4 billion for seismic compliance only (including projects with an identified funding plan and those without). The campus continues to evaluate its facilities to understand and refine its priorities and plan for future improvements.

¹ Additional information on the Sustainability Plan may be found at https://www.sustain.ucla.edu/plan/
² The 2016-26 Student Housing Master Plan may be found at https://wscuc.ucla.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2019/01/C5_23_UCLA_Student_Housing_Master_Plan_2016-26.pdf