University of California - Berkeley: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #6 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #5 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #5 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 249 | In California |
| #1 of 11 | In Berkeley |
| #1 of 6,555 | For Geography and Cartography |
| Top1-3 | For 66 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 12%
- Undergraduates
- 33,078
- Graduates
- 12,621
- Male:Female Ratio
- 46:54
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.berkeley.edu
University of California - Berkeley Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of California - Berkeley has an acceptance rate of 12% and is among the top 4% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 12% | 9% | 14% |
| Applicants | 125,910 | 60,232 | 65,678 |
| Admissions | 14,677 | 5,546 | 9,131 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 6,604 | 2,723 | 3,881 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 37 | 10 | 27 |
8,683 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,745 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Admissions requirements
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Asian | 14082 (31%) |
|---|---|
| White | 10034 (22%) |
| Hispanic | 8474 (19%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 7812 (17%) |
| Two or more races | 2608 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1421 (3%) |
| Black or African American | 1152 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 51 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $25,951
- Students receiving aid
- 61%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $11,834 | $12,264 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,834 | $12,264 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $42,611 | $27,366 |
| Fee in-district | $3,016 | $2,997 |
| Fee in-state | $3,016 | $2,997 |
| Fee out-of-state | $3,016 | $2,997 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 9,899 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $22,692 |
University of California - Berkeley majors
University of California - Berkeley has granted 9,216 bachelor's degrees across 87 programs, 4,022 master's across 76 programs, and 1,245 doctorate degrees across 80 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Berkeley.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 866 | 10 | 46 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 753 | 2 | 33 |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 692 | 27 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 456 | 184 | 48 |
| Management Science | 637 | ||
| Information Science & Studies | 599 | 3 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 528 | ||
| Public Health, General | 185 | 295 | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 186 | 233 | 42 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 428 | 15 | 16 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 395 | 18 | 7 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 103 | 233 | 36 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 322 | 2 | 17 |
| Law | 336 | ||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 324 | ||
| Sociology, General | 261 | 21 | 14 |
| Environmental Studies | 215 | 45 | 32 |
| Operations Research | 58 | 194 | 9 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 221 | 2 | 11 |
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 226 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 219 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 112 | 88 | 15 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 204 | 5 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 149 | 30 | 25 |
| Chemistry, General | 129 | 3 | 66 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 152 | 3 | 26 |
| Legal Studies | 180 | ||
| Social Work | 73 | 103 | 4 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 175 | ||
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 169 | ||
| Physics, General | 91 | 18 | 39 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 131 | 5 | |
| Statistics, General | 68 | 47 | 6 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 114 | 3 | |
| Architecture | 106 | 5 | 2 |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 96 | 9 | 5 |
| History, General | 90 | 7 | 9 |
| Mathematics, General | 77 | 5 | 23 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 102 | 3 | |
| Materials Science | 28 | 42 | 31 |
| Engineering, Other | 12 | 84 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 82 | 9 | |
| Philosophy | 87 | 1 | 3 |
| Anthropology, General | 67 | 6 | 9 |
| Environmental Science | 82 | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 80 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 76 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 66 | 7 | |
| Microbiology, General | 58 | 1 | 10 |
| Optometry | 69 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 66 | ||
| Linguistics | 49 | 6 | 6 |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 60 | ||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 52 | ||
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 48 | ||
| Ethnic Studies | 34 | 7 | 6 |
| Music, General | 30 | 5 | 6 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other | 35 | 6 | |
| Astrophysics | 29 | 7 | 3 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 30 | 2 | 6 |
| Education, General | 21 | 17 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 35 | 3 | |
| Nuclear Engineering | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 35 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 27 | 2 | |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 22 | 4 | 3 |
| Botany & Plant Biology | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Comparative Literature | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 28 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| Environmental Design & Architecture | 24 | ||
| Engineering Science | 17 | ||
| Women's Studies | 17 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 11 | 3 | |
| Biochemical Engineering | 14 | ||
| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 11 | |
| Biophysics | 13 | ||
| Landscape Architecture | 13 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| French Language and Literature | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies | 12 | ||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 11 | ||
| Epidemiology | 1 | 10 | |
| Engineering, General | 2 | 8 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 10 | ||
| Demography and Population Studies | 6 | 3 | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 9 | ||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| German Language and Literature | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 6 | 2 | |
| Biostatistics | 3 | 4 | |
| Dance, General | 6 | ||
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 6 | ||
| Health Policy Analysis | 6 | ||
| Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 6 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vision Science & Physiological Optics | 2 | 4 | |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 5 | ||
| Computational Biology | 5 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 5 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | 2 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 2 | 2 | |
| Forestry, General | 4 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 4 | ||
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 2 | 2 | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 | 2 | |
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 1 | 2 | |
| Education, Other | 3 | ||
| Endocrinology | 3 | ||
| Folklore Studies | 3 | ||
| Buddhist Studies | 2 | ||
| Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 2 | ||
| Range Science and Management | 2 | ||
| Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 1 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 2 | ||
| American Indian & Native American Studies | 1 | ||
| Biochemistry | 1 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 1 | ||
| Forest Management & Forest Resources Management | 1 | ||
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | 1 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 1 | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | ||
| Toxicology | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 9,216 | 4,022 | 1,245 |
University of California - Berkeley has a graduation rate of 93%, which is among the 3% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 93% | 92% | 94% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of California - Berkeley is a world-class research university with 392,253 scientific papers published and 21,489,706 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Materials Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4428 | 110016 |
| 1993 | 4446 | 110470 |
| 1994 | 4337 | 115981 |
| 1995 | 4213 | 122915 |
| 1996 | 4917 | 133996 |
| 1997 | 4860 | 141937 |
| 1998 | 5309 | 155833 |
| 1999 | 5394 | 174071 |
| 2000 | 5560 | 193474 |
| 2001 | 5775 | 213010 |
| 2002 | 8444 | 292938 |
| 2003 | 7460 | 301370 |
| 2004 | 7306 | 323506 |
| 2005 | 8054 | 376017 |
| 2006 | 8198 | 415245 |
| 2007 | 8133 | 452338 |
| 2008 | 8580 | 487998 |
| 2009 | 9225 | 541740 |
| 2010 | 9660 | 594407 |
| 2011 | 9915 | 663861 |
| 2012 | 10105 | 722734 |
| 2013 | 9928 | 783716 |
| 2014 | 10893 | 843957 |
| 2015 | 11097 | 873385 |
| 2016 | 11184 | 911795 |
| 2017 | 11412 | 958713 |
| 2018 | 12053 | 1051306 |
| 2019 | 14069 | 1168622 |
| 2020 | 15857 | 1326404 |
| 2021 | 14841 | 1426926 |
| 2022 | 15633 | 1276243 |
| 2023 | 18558 | 1312116 |
| 2024 | 9613 | 1239054 |
University of California - Berkeley alumni
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Chris Pine
- Occupations
- film actorvideo game actorscreenwritertelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Christopher Whitelaw Pine is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016) and Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
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Aaron Rodgers
- Occupations
- conspiracy theoristAmerican football player
- Biography
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Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears (where he set several career passing records, including lowest single-season and career interception rates), before being selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, spending 18 seasons with the team. He is regarded among the greatest and most talented quarterbacks of all time.
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Brenda Song
- Enrolled in the University of California - Berkeley
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- singervoice actorfashion modelmodeltaekwondo athlete
- Biography
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Brenda Song is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom Thunder Alley (1995), and went on to roles such as the children's television series Fudge (1995) and the Nickelodeon series 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999). She starred in the Disney Channel original film The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000), which won her a Young Artist Award. She subsequently signed a contract with Disney Channel and earned widespread recognition for playing the titular character in the action film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), and London Tipton in The Suite Life franchise (2005–2011), earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards. She additionally played the recurring role of Tia in Phil of the Future (2004–2005), and had starring roles in the television film Get a Clue (2002), the sports comedy film Like Mike (2002) and the comedy film Stuck in the Suburbs (2004).
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Ashley Judd
- Occupations
- voice actorfilm actorfilm directorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Ashley Judd is an American actress. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country music singer Wynonna Judd. Her acting career has spanned more than three decades, and she has become heavily involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. Judd made her television debut in 1991 with a guest role on Star Trek: The Next Generation and her film debut in 1992's Kuffs.
General info
| Alternative names | UC Berkeley |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1868 |
| Motto | Fiat Lux Let there be light |
| Colors | yale blue, california gold |
| Academic calendar | August to May. Also Summer Session (June - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 12,227 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 200 California Hall Berkeley, California, 94720 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 124,000 |
| Phone | 5106426000 |