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#5 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 6,422 For Geography and Cartography
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Acceptance rate
11%
Aid receiving
60%
Undergraduates
32,479
Graduates
12,828
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 11% and is among the top 3% 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 11% 9% 14%
Applicants 128,209 61,188 67,021
Admissions 14,523 5,357 9,166
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,681 2,681 4,000
Freshmen enrolled part time 47 20 27

8,078 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,622 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 13742 (30%)
White 10369 (23%)
Nonresident Alien 8160 (18%)
Hispanic 7919 (17%)
Two or more races 2485 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1368 (3%)
Black or African American 1140 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 61 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 22 (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
$21,669
Students receiving aid
60%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,564$11,700
Tuition in-state $11,564$11,700
Tuition out-of-state $41,636$26,802
Fee in-district $2,831$2,776
Fee in-state $2,831$2,776
Fee out-of-state $2,831$2,776

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 9,765
Combined charge for room and board $21,402

University of California - Berkeley majors

University of California - Berkeley has granted 8,789 bachelor's degrees across 86 programs, 3,731 master's across 69 programs, and 1,259 doctorate degrees across 79 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of California - Berkeley.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 498 251 54
Computer Science 718 8 47
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 694 4 35
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 700 1 30
Management Science 673
Mechanical Engineering 189 278 41
Political Science and Government, General 437 12 16
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 448
Public Health, General 187 255 4
Business Administration and Management, General 409 13 7
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 408
Civil Engineering, General 105 248 29
Information Science & Studies 377 3
Law 359
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 280 6 21
Environmental Studies 207 51 40
Sociology, General 258 10 7
Operations Research 63 186 4
Mass Communication & Media Studies 226
English Language and Literature, General 205 2 8
Cognitive Science, General 204
Chemistry, General 123 6 72
Applied Mathematics, General 185 6
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 93 72 16
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 158 2 16
Social Sciences, Other 173 2
Social Work 82 89 4
Legal Studies 169
Chemical Engineering 104 33 15
History, General 99 19 17
Architecture 113 9 6
Physics, General 74 19 34
Statistics, General 69 47 8
Public Policy Analysis, General 111 3
International & Globalization Studies 94 15
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 89 18
Mathematics, General 82 1 23
Nutrition Sciences 99 1 3
Materials Science 30 42 29
Anthropology, General 89 1 10
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 91
Philosophy 82 1 3
Environmental Science 79
Financial Mathematics 79
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 70 1 5
Ethnic Studies 59 4 3
Optometry 64
Linguistics 50 8 3
Microbiology, General 42 1 14
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 54 3
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 53
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 49
Astrophysics 37 5 3
Education, General 22 23
Fine & Studio Arts, General 41 4
Rhetoric and Composition 41 3
Music, General 29 4 10
Nuclear Engineering 11 19 13
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 38 3
American & United States Studies & Civilization 40
Sustainability Studies 40
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 34 2
Engineering, Other 13 17
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 23 4
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 22 5
Urban Studies & Affairs 27
Comparative Literature 21 1 3
Women's Studies 22
Engineering Science 19
Environmental Design & Architecture 19
Landscape Architecture 18
French Language and Literature 13 4
African-American & Black Studies 11 5
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 11 4 1
Biostatistics 9 6
Botany & Plant Biology 13 2
Geology & Earth Science, General 4 7 4
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 7 2 5
Epidemiology 1 12
Neuroscience 13
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 13
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 12
Asian Studies & Civilization 5 6
Biophysics 11
Engineering, General 11
Japanese Language and Literature 9 1 1
Vision Science & Physiological Optics 2 9
Biochemical Engineering 10
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 10
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 5 1
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 7
Chinese Language and Literature 2 1 3
Biochemistry 5
Health Policy Analysis 5
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 5
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 4
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 1 3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 1 1
Forest Sciences and Biology 4
Geophysics and Seismology 4
German Language and Literature 1 2 1
Italian Language and Literature 1 3
Range Science and Management 4
Dance, General 3
Environmental Toxicology 3
Folklore Studies 3
Topology and Foundations 3
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 2
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 2
Computational Biology 2
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 2
Anthropology, Other 1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Education, Other 1
Endocrinology 1
Forestry, General 1
Latin Language and Literature 1
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1
Planetary Astronomy and Science 1
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
Special Education and Teaching, General 1
Grand Total 8,789 3,731 1,259

University of California - Berkeley has a graduation rate of 94%, which is among the 3% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 94% 93% 95%
  • Full-time retention rate - 96%
  • Part-time retention rate - 85%

Publications & Citations

University of California - Berkeley is a world-class research university with 332,652 scientific papers published and 16,068,842 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Materials Science.

Publications
332,652
Citations
16,068,842

Publication / Citation count by topic

Physics
176,053 / 8,806,252
Engineering
173,225 / 8,617,391
Biology
161,621 / 9,259,032
Chemistry
158,935 / 8,935,992
Computer Science
137,017 / 7,329,721
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
136,493 / 6,083,182
Environmental Science
132,269 / 6,339,008
Quantum and Particle physics
130,763 / 6,579,544
Medicine
85,709 / 4,483,907
Materials Science
82,465 / 4,157,635
Organic Chemistry
79,945 / 4,420,248
Biochemistry
75,607 / 5,065,896
Geology
71,336 / 3,614,530
Genetics
71,171 / 4,607,254
Geography and Cartography
67,770 / 3,101,530
Political Science
64,920 / 2,448,455
Philosophy
64,629 / 2,969,905
Mathematics
62,444 / 3,362,191
Law
60,738 / 2,379,060
Optical Engineering
56,882 / 2,825,338
Ecology
54,360 / 2,831,574
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
53,075 / 2,913,969
Sociology
52,583 / 2,172,489
Psychology
52,503 / 2,973,876
Business
49,843 / 2,249,385
Statistics
46,753 / 2,593,693
History
43,638 / 1,732,439
Paleontology
42,021 / 2,289,173
Electrical Engineering
41,634 / 1,932,832
Astrophysics and Astronomy
40,936 / 2,049,385
Economics
39,403 / 1,809,551
Archaeology
34,659 / 1,618,613
Nuclear Physics
32,327 / 1,420,991
Metallurgical Engineering
30,876 / 1,634,893
Linguistics
30,509 / 1,486,473
Pathology
28,068 / 1,486,814
Mechanical Engineering
27,020 / 1,201,179
Telecommunications
26,321 / 1,204,998
Computer Vision
25,973 / 1,504,311
Art & Design
25,937 / 946,137

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 3735 77799
1992 3918 86189
1993 4008 85525
1994 3861 89751
1995 3819 94829
1996 4458 103103
1997 4426 110155
1998 4753 122494
1999 4812 137614
2000 5077 151188
2001 5110 167936
2002 7730 225791
2003 6754 230722
2004 6508 251690
2005 7338 293416
2006 7466 324191
2007 7459 355423
2008 7810 381582
2009 8323 427271
2010 8764 469792
2011 8782 521993
2012 8995 573989
2013 9025 628758
2014 9770 670459
2015 10145 700977
2016 10163 727802
2017 10391 754160
2018 10841 846532
2019 12187 923711
2020 12194 1033124
2021 12720 1116307
2022 10963 1044317
2023 10240 1031866
Academic rankings

University of California - Berkeley alumni

  1. Chris Pine

    Chris Pine
    Born in
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    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actorscreenwriterfilm actorvoice actor
    Biography

    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.

  2. Aaron Rodgers

    Aaron Rodgers
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American 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.

  3. Ashley Judd

    Ashley Judd
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm directorfilm actorvoice actoractor
    Biography

    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.

  4. Brenda Song

    Brenda Song
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Enrolled in the University of California - Berkeley
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    taekwondo athletemusicianfilm actoractorfilm producer
    Biography

    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 comedy franchise The Suite Life (2005–2011), earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards. She additionally played the character of Tia on 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).

All 100 notable alumni

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 11,624
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

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