The school consists of three graduate departments—Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning—and an undergraduate program in Public Affairs that began accepting students in 2018.

The following minors are offered for undergraduate UCLA students: The Luskin School of Public Affairs houses the following research centers: Unique programs include a Social Justice Initiative, Senior Fellows program, and Global Public Affairs.

[3] The University of California, Los Angeles Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP) was founded in August 2019.

[5] The purpose of the UCLA VRP is to teach and train students on the history and modern application of the Voting Rights Act, and to support equal voting rights across the United States through impact litigation and the publishing of public policy research reports.

The UCLA VRP maintains a two-quarter/semester sequence on teaching voting rights for undergraduate, graduate, and law students.