University of California - Berkeley: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

University of California - Berkeley logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 5th in the United States, 7th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 60 research topics. The University of California - Berkeley ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 400,345 academic publications and 22,341,395 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2,677 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#7 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 6,578 For Geography and Cartography
#1 of 6,226 For Ecology
#1 of 6,212 For Archaeology
#11 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#14 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 57 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Physics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Physics in the United States and 3rd in the World with 198,911 publications made and 11,682,475 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 1,537 In the United States
#3 of 1,623 In North America
#3 of 6,729 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 2394 56565
1994 2347 59725
1995 2370 63014
1996 2759 70718
1997 2740 73876
1998 2977 80278
1999 2945 89876
2000 2964 97248
2001 2994 108674
2002 4834 152128
2003 4103 152925
2004 3991 162054
2005 4244 190035
2006 4293 210562
2007 4241 226283
2008 4462 245394
2009 4695 270409
2010 4981 298645
2011 4981 338667
2012 5049 365303
2013 5054 397545
2014 5556 428242
2015 5599 449029
2016 5915 475564
2017 5832 497032
2018 6141 545877
2019 6533 596310
2020 7043 671666
2021 6853 730380
2022 5788 649505
2023 6071 679375
2024 4330 606826
2025 3034 508474

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Physics.

Engineering rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Engineering in the United States and 3rd in the World with 194,326 publications made and 11,455,395 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 1,568 In the United States
#3 of 1,655 In North America
#3 of 6,795 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2313 53349
1994 2254 56476
1995 2300 59504
1996 2640 66262
1997 2601 69574
1998 2868 75202
1999 2808 84627
2000 2851 91311
2001 2901 100671
2002 5189 160085
2003 4214 152132
2004 3954 162719
2005 4410 193557
2006 4322 214656
2007 4246 231466
2008 4508 250047
2009 4667 277083
2010 5003 306852
2011 5005 342209
2012 5113 371903
2013 5090 404282
2014 5493 433077
2015 5615 453541
2016 5841 478506
2017 5895 501390
2018 6198 549187
2019 6597 607600
2020 7139 685790
2021 6907 750690
2022 5807 669007
2023 5928 688062
2024 4359 604433
2025 3064 503088

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Engineering.

Biology rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 12th for Biology in the United States and 16th in the World with 184,265 publications made and 12,341,380 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 1,612 In the United States
#13 of 1,701 In North America
#16 of 6,841 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 2091 65257
1994 1981 69215
1995 1988 72105
1996 2275 78866
1997 2273 84667
1998 2467 93431
1999 2546 102968
2000 2696 114431
2001 2795 122611
2002 3761 151975
2003 3393 160918
2004 3452 175189
2005 3820 198489
2006 3829 220230
2007 3930 242555
2008 4121 261399
2009 4423 289465
2010 4795 320224
2011 4704 358267
2012 4776 392202
2013 4994 428175
2014 5426 461461
2015 5445 478560
2016 5512 505513
2017 5732 535523
2018 6135 583939
2019 6523 641954
2020 7261 742820
2021 7230 807887
2022 6251 744427
2023 6297 748905
2024 4750 666040
2025 3683 565318

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 3 3 3
Astrobiology 3 3 3
Toxicology 4 4 4
Nanotechnology 2 2 4
Paleontology 4 4 4
Botany 6 6 6
Biophysics 8 8 8
Zoology 5 5 8
Agricultural Science 9 9 11
Entomology 12 13 15
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 14 17
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 12 18
Biochemistry 14 15 20
Forestry 14 15 21
Horticulture 13 13 25
Genetics 20 21 27
Molecular Biology 21 22 28
Neuroscience 20 23 28
Microbiology 25 27 37
Virology 31 33 47
Nutrition and Food Science 19 22 49
Biotechnology 44 48 79
Animal Science 35 43 92
Immunology 49 54 96
Oncology and Cancer research 59 63 139
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 75 86 144
Pharmacology 80 93 222

Chemistry rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 6th for Chemistry in the United States and 7th in the World with 177,867 publications made and 11,605,293 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 1,455 In the United States
#6 of 1,538 In North America
#7 of 6,561 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2259 68854
1994 2215 72757
1995 2187 74651
1996 2502 82257
1997 2443 86800
1998 2645 95371
1999 2688 104055
2000 2718 113135
2001 2772 121331
2002 4029 149908
2003 3577 157616
2004 3457 168583
2005 3671 191300
2006 3678 208486
2007 3715 224580
2008 3882 241738
2009 4098 264574
2010 4261 290630
2011 4236 325259
2012 4312 353813
2013 4434 385044
2014 4755 413757
2015 4781 429390
2016 4904 456051
2017 4904 479542
2018 5308 515843
2019 5564 565279
2020 5969 642712
2021 5796 698071
2022 5160 650633
2023 5296 653188
2024 4006 594826
2025 3049 504552

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Chemistry.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 4th in the World with 158,546 publications made and 8,927,703 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 1,763 In the United States
#4 of 1,854 In North America
#4 of 7,088 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1633 34892
1994 1692 37346
1995 1608 40118
1996 1839 43974
1997 1849 45325
1998 2105 49870
1999 2118 56427
2000 2243 64572
2001 2347 72174
2002 3334 106386
2003 2943 108841
2004 2985 116181
2005 3317 136185
2006 3533 152309
2007 3533 171220
2008 3702 186663
2009 4012 211360
2010 4328 233339
2011 4508 260317
2012 4612 284903
2013 4395 308773
2014 4717 335673
2015 4958 351562
2016 4946 360647
2017 5111 380366
2018 5178 418417
2019 5597 477053
2020 6655 547228
2021 6263 595071
2022 5263 520501
2023 5188 536864
2024 3598 440905
2025 2579 364996

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Computer Science rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Computer Science in the United States and 3rd in the World with 155,714 publications made and 10,339,124 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 1,616 In the United States
#3 of 1,702 In North America
#3 of 6,855 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1742 39481
1994 1625 41331
1995 1544 45034
1996 1851 49523
1997 1891 52460
1998 2058 57672
1999 2070 66755
2000 2083 72276
2001 2125 80533
2002 4285 142500
2003 3340 132476
2004 3167 138983
2005 3610 165099
2006 3541 186679
2007 3518 205271
2008 3702 218826
2009 3912 245073
2010 4323 269544
2011 4318 297833
2012 4343 323773
2013 4292 348651
2014 4558 377472
2015 4781 393358
2016 4975 409830
2017 5138 434797
2018 5483 486413
2019 6078 543913
2020 6563 623972
2021 6492 677904
2022 5210 578883
2023 5375 604988
2024 4010 511477
2025 2909 406728

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Computer Science.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 2nd in the World with 153,151 publications made and 8,668,389 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 1,637 In the United States
#2 of 1,727 In North America
#2 of 6,888 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1621 39365
1994 1616 42095
1995 1583 43745
1996 1820 47359
1997 1840 51111
1998 2078 55978
1999 1976 61716
2000 2206 72107
2001 2298 78448
2002 3078 105462
2003 2934 109558
2004 2868 120463
2005 3104 138514
2006 3281 158090
2007 3264 175173
2008 3472 189352
2009 3801 213528
2010 3779 234049
2011 4200 265227
2012 4157 291275
2013 4149 320420
2014 4563 344806
2015 4636 362035
2016 4728 381291
2017 4682 401609
2018 4957 438645
2019 5660 489133
2020 6361 558905
2021 6306 620693
2022 5259 564955
2023 5475 573191
2024 3839 503502
2025 2554 430210

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Environmental Science.

Medicine rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 41st for Medicine in the United States and 71st in the World with 99,486 publications made and 6,098,364 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#41 of 1,604 In the United States
#46 of 1,689 In North America
#71 of 6,793 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 984 29933
1994 995 31506
1995 1027 34762
1996 1107 37751
1997 1090 40914
1998 1280 45151
1999 1252 50887
2000 1340 57105
2001 1338 60557
2002 1743 72747
2003 1628 78609
2004 1700 86083
2005 1915 96627
2006 2053 107334
2007 2091 119855
2008 2144 129784
2009 2351 144523
2010 2610 161401
2011 2699 179215
2012 2685 199406
2013 2823 218786
2014 3010 237507
2015 3093 248450
2016 3176 257873
2017 3209 277277
2018 3456 297065
2019 3839 331923
2020 4743 396221
2021 4493 440400
2022 3969 411989
2023 3733 407730
2024 2928 349001
2025 2450 297686

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 2 3 3
Toxicology 4 4 4
Optometry 5 6 11
Pharmacy 2 2 20
Public Health 14 16 20
Ophthalmology 20 21 25
Virology 31 33 47
Orthodontics 22 24 49
Gerontology 37 42 50
Forensic Science 20 24 51
Biomedical Engineering 31 32 55
Anatomy and Physiology 37 40 57
Clinical Psychology 41 44 60
Audiology 36 41 61
Healthcare Management (MHA) 40 47 63
Dentistry 30 32 72
Epidemiology 33 39 83
Nursing 50 58 84
Psychiatry 49 57 84
Immunology 49 54 96
Pathology 47 54 98
Sports Medicine 50 62 102
Veterinary 37 43 107
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 72 84 125
Physical Therapy 57 70 128
Oncology and Cancer research 59 63 139
Family medicine 70 81 141
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 75 86 144
Sports / Exercise science 64 80 147
Health Science 77 88 153
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 70 79 167
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 58 71 200
Pediatrics 79 91 216
Pharmacology 80 93 222
Cosmetology 67 77 223
Respiratory Therapy 83 96 227
Medical Physics 95 107 234
Urology 82 95 246
Surgery 96 109 270
Sonography and Ultrasound 92 106 315
Occupational Therapy 106 123 328
Radiation Therapy 101 114 360
Critical Care Nursing 120 135 363
Dermatology 105 118 384
Anesthesiology 120 135 395
Cardiology 117 130 409
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 105 117 452
Plastic Surgery 153 165 547
Neurosurgery 136 151 664

Mathematics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 3rd for Mathematics in the United States and 3rd in the World with 70,445 publications made and 4,864,224 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 1,413 In the United States
#3 of 1,494 In North America
#3 of 6,434 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 699 16468
1994 684 17726
1995 711 19398
1996 839 21457
1997 789 22166
1998 867 24478
1999 962 27985
2000 929 30947
2001 951 34786
2002 1946 63489
2003 1507 60994
2004 1574 66261
2005 1740 79915
2006 1679 90842
2007 1679 100353
2008 1787 108463
2009 1845 119807
2010 1980 131818
2011 2050 145508
2012 2077 154994
2013 2067 167834
2014 2174 180446
2015 2299 188812
2016 2428 193600
2017 2413 199475
2018 2612 219001
2019 3050 247020
2020 3486 278618
2021 3077 304260
2022 2453 253507
2023 2407 260188
2024 1418 178844
2025 1046 137428

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 1 1
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 2 2
Applied Mathematics 2 2 2
Statistics 3 3 3
Operations Research 5 5 5
Actuarial Science 8 8 8
Math Teachers 12 13 16

Psychology rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 19th for Psychology in the United States and 25th in the World with 60,596 publications made and 4,273,568 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 1,561 In the United States
#22 of 1,648 In North America
#25 of 6,663 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 556 18454
1994 553 18867
1995 541 20479
1996 610 22523
1997 627 23425
1998 662 25751
1999 672 28348
2000 713 32012
2001 785 33916
2002 1097 46572
2003 944 47942
2004 984 50924
2005 1185 59680
2006 1226 67113
2007 1316 75379
2008 1437 82549
2009 1498 93806
2010 1820 106012
2011 1687 117613
2012 1750 130571
2013 1776 143614
2014 1945 157438
2015 2052 166874
2016 2108 173080
2017 2207 190314
2018 2245 209046
2019 2529 243157
2020 2769 286732
2021 2796 310408
2022 2480 276529
2023 2520 283426
2024 1890 236183
2025 1512 198746

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 1 1
Social Work 2 3 3
Cognitive Science 3 4 6
Social Psychology 12 14 15
Education Majors 13 14 15
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 17 19 22
Sexology 20 22 24
Child Psychology 22 24 28
Neuroscience 20 23 28
Clinical Psychology 41 44 60
Psychiatry 49 57 84
Special Education 87 99 177
Occupational Therapy 106 123 328

Business rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 1st for Business in the United States and 1st in the World with 56,264 publications made and 3,320,217 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 1,388 In the United States
#1 of 1,472 In North America
#1 of 6,366 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 688 12211
1994 611 13211
1995 607 15209
1996 686 16405
1997 749 17386
1998 800 19516
1999 816 22475
2000 901 25489
2001 871 28840
2002 1568 51726
2003 1184 47949
2004 1204 50723
2005 1421 59664
2006 1290 66517
2007 1314 73417
2008 1425 80566
2009 1589 90966
2010 1616 99252
2011 1832 112203
2012 1749 121342
2013 1652 129195
2014 1765 139961
2015 1922 144086
2016 1953 147286
2017 1970 153080
2018 1867 167507
2019 1995 186004
2020 2397 214839
2021 2193 231253
2022 1688 196088
2023 1693 202885
2024 1060 149559
2025 754 118216

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 4th for Economics in the United States and 4th in the World with 45,475 publications made and 2,766,111 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 1,361 In the United States
#4 of 1,445 In North America
#4 of 6,188 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 429 7735
1994 435 8696
1995 422 9663
1996 495 10441
1997 532 11511
1998 592 13167
1999 583 15277
2000 661 18131
2001 708 21349
2002 878 28554
2003 849 32599
2004 932 35657
2005 1036 40955
2006 1072 45938
2007 1156 53208
2008 1223 58729
2009 1303 68531
2010 1366 74719
2011 1557 84917
2012 1546 93478
2013 1407 100178
2014 1517 109648
2015 1630 112134
2016 1610 114027
2017 1676 117334
2018 1672 127556
2019 1677 141873
2020 2159 165041
2021 1928 180271
2022 1579 156623
2023 1559 162319
2024 980 122914
2025 677 99942

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of California - Berkeley ranked 2nd for Art & Design in the United States and 3rd in the World with 30,049 publications made and 1,377,702 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#2 of 1,369 In the United States
#2 of 1,454 In North America
#3 of 6,010 In the World

University of California - Berkeley
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 332 5809
1994 341 6191
1995 350 6970
1996 390 7527
1997 370 7805
1998 443 8491
1999 447 9481
2000 458 11288
2001 481 12514
2002 814 20616
2003 654 20000
2004 638 20885
2005 716 25160
2006 743 26786
2007 694 29866
2008 711 31041
2009 793 34759
2010 851 38360
2011 855 42912
2012 943 45620
2013 804 48968
2014 882 53035
2015 921 54519
2016 988 55855
2017 951 58495
2018 934 63588
2019 952 73166
2020 1067 83158
2021 1083 89610
2022 836 79027
2023 931 83027
2024 612 73388
2025 376 58187

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of California - Berkeley in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Architecture 2 2 2
Fashion Design 2 2 2
Photography 2 3 3
Computer Graphics 4 4 4
Art History 2 2 4
Literature 2 3 5
Aesthetics 3 3 6
UX/UI Desgin 5 5 6
Animation 5 5 7
Multimedia 7 7 7
Graphic Design 9 9 10
Creative Writing 6 8 11
Performing arts 12 14 18
Music 14 17 23
Landscape Architecture 10 10 27
Illustration and Concept Art 11 11 28
Interior Design 12 12 30
Painting and Drawing 12 12 33
Sculpture 12 12 33
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 22 42
Cinematography 15 16 43
Game Design and Development 28 35 61
Entertainment Industry Business 34 39 64