Points of Distinction

Reputation

• Top 10-ranked social work graduate program (U.S. News and World Report)
• Oldest MSW program in the West and largest number of specializations
• Among nation's top three faculties in research funding, with over $19 million
• 94% of 2007 MSW graduates employed within three months of graduation
• 96% graduation rate in PhD program (since 1997)

Academic

• Among the first to be fully accredited and has maintained continuously since its founding
• First to develop and fully articulate the concept of "policy practice"
• First to endow a center for interdisciplinary social work research – Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services
• Leader in translational science and intervention research on health and mental health
• North American home of the Campbell Collaboration on evidence-based practice and policy

Experiential

• More than 500 field internship opportunities
• 300,000 student hours of community service each year
• First to offer experiential labs focused on virtual reality and mixed-reality training
• Community immersion experiences in local urban neighborhoods
• International study opportunities in China, Israel, Philippines, United Kingdom and South Africa

Innovation

• First PhD program in the West
• First endowed chair in social work for the Chinese elderly
• First Nurse Social Work Practitioner option anywhere in the world
• Created the Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) Fellowship Program to promote community leadership among successful second-generation Korean-Americans
• Award-winning web-based teaching modules and distance learning through intercontinental teleconferencing with international scholars

Degree Programs

• Master of Social Work
  (Nurse Social Work Practitioner Option and Case Management Certificate)
  
• Doctor of Philosophy
• Minor in Children and Families in Urban America
  

Dual Degree Programs

• Master of Social Work/Master of Business Administration
• Master of Social Work/Master of Science in Gerontology
• Master of Social Work/Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Services
• Master of Social Work/Juris Doctor
• Master of Social Work/Master of Planning
• Master of Social Work/Master of Public Administration

Concentrations

• Community Organization/Planning/Administration
• Families and Children
• Health
• Mental Health
• Work & Life

Locations

• University Park, Los Angeles
• Orange County Center, Irvine
• Skirball Cultural Center, West Los Angeles
• City Center, Downtown Los Angeles

Full-time Faculty
58

MSW Students
672

PhD Students
35

Financial Aid
Percentage of MSW students receiving financial assistance: 90%
Percentage of PhD students receiving financial assistance: 100%
Amount awarded to PhD students over four years: $186,000