University of California, Berkeley

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 3,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 200 (100% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,972 (87%)
Days Without Precipitation 303 (93% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 32,448
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 84%
From Region 1%
Athletes 918 (2.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 36%
Hispanic 22%
White 20%
International 10%
Mixed 7%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Chemistry 101 55% 30% 42% 0% 12% 11% $107,129 97 +0.16 95 93% 7%
Chemical Engineering 101 — 55% 30% 42% 0% 12% 11% $107,129 60 +0.16 95 93% — 7% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Computing, Data Science, and Society 2,053 61% 10% 49% 1% 8% 23% $151,938 100 +1.02 100 92%
Computer Science 915 +114 71% 10% 50% 0% 5% 23% $199,871 96 +2.19 100 96% — 6% — —
Data Science 1,060 +14 52% 10% 48% 1% 10% 21% $111,668 55 +0.02 97 89% — 6% — —
Statistics 78 +50 50% 9% 45% 0% 8% 36% $136,907 87 +0.89 99 91% — 16% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 1,068 69% 15% 43% 1% 19% 11% $148,680 100 +1.43 100 97%
Aerospace Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $109,756 87 +0.93 96 — — 3% — —
Bioengineering 110 — 36% 16% 45% 1% 23% 6% $109,995 85 +0.96 96 95% — 9% — —
Civil Engineering 91 — 59% 9% 30% 1% 44% 7% $101,206 92 +1.27 93 99% — 16% — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering — — — — — — — — $128,087 81 +0.52 99 — — 8% — —
Energy Engineering 8 — 50% 0% 75% 0% 12% 0% $112,644 56 -0.06 97 — — 7% — —
Engineering Physics 12 — 100% 33% 42% 0% 17% 0% $109,716 79 +0.37 96 — — 16% — —
Engineering Undeclared — — — — — — — — $108,930 88 +0.79 96 — — 4% — —
Environmental Engineering Science 15 — 47% 13% 27% 7% 40% 7% $99,198 98 +1.90 92 — — 7% — —
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 50 +3 44% 8% 48% 0% 10% 26% $119,070 74 +0.35 98 100% — 16% — —
Mechanical Engineering 226 +1 75% 16% 35% 0% 26% 12% $105,881 83 +0.84 95 95% — 5% — —
Nuclear Engineering 18 — 67% 33% 28% 0% 28% 11% $109,500 64 +0.25 96 — — 7% — —
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences 505 +11 78% 15% 51% 1% 11% 12% $195,999 94 +2.08 100 97% — 4% — —
Engineering Mathematics and Statistics 9 — 56% 44% 11% 0% 33% 11% $115,606 70 +0.22 98 — — 7% — —
Materials Science & Engineering 23 — 61% 17% 35% 9% 13% 9% $77,947 81 +0.61 75 — — 21% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Environmental Design 179 32% 24% 26% 2% 30% 12% $71,774 50 +0.51 65 90%
Sustainable Environmental Design 21 — 19% 38% 33% 10% 5% 5% $64,778 65 +0.39 48 — — 8% — —
Architecture 98 — 40% 18% 27% 1% 30% 18% $76,450 88 +0.96 73 90% — 8% — —
Landscape Architecture 24 — 12% 33% 21% 0% 46% 0% $55,070 7 -1.49 23 85% — 8% — —
Urban Studies 36 — 31% 25% 25% 3% 36% 6% $74,266 82 +0.71 69 92% — 9% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Letters and Science 5,646 39% 24% 29% 2% 22% 13% $84,627 83 +0.91 82 91%
Applied Mathematics 260 +22 65% 17% 41% 0% 8% 26% $120,599 76 +0.38 98 91% — 16% — —
Astrophysics 48 +5 46% 46% 25% 0% 15% 8% $78,485 34 -0.37 75 86% — 16% — —
Atmospheric Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $77,451 90 +1.12 74 — — 16% — —
Chemistry 154 +2 53% 27% 31% 1% 13% 16% $85,927 94 +1.38 83 93% — 16% — —
Earth and Planetary Science 8 — 38% 12% 25% 0% 50% 0% $77,398 90 +1.11 74 90% — 16% — —
Geophysics and Seismology 3 — 100% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $77,398 90 +1.11 74 90% — 16% — —
Mathematics 105 +8 74% 30% 33% 1% 13% 10% $89,232 69 +0.15 86 88% — 16% — —
Oceanography 13 +1 31% 38% 15% 0% 31% 0% $77,398 90 +1.11 74 90% — 16% — —
Physics 101 +14 82% 29% 31% 0% 18% 17% $101,112 89 +1.26 93 88% — 16% — —
Planetary Science 3 — 100% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $78,485 92 +1.21 75 86% — 16% — —
Integrative Biology 139 +14 25% 21% 36% 3% 27% 8% $70,979 73 +0.53 63 92% — 16% — —
Molecular and Cell Biology 712 +65 33% 18% 42% 2% 14% 15% $81,499 87 +0.89 79 91% — 16% — —
Nutritional Science 89 +3 30% 17% 57% 0% 17% 0% $76,242 94 +1.17 72 94% — 13% — —
Economics 741 +57 55% 18% 38% 1% 8% 29% $130,091 88 +1.21 99 90% — 9% — —
African American Studies 9 +2 22% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,902 64 +0.21 41 93% — 9% — —
American Studies 40 — 52% 50% 10% 10% 10% 2% $64,107 69 +0.39 47 95% — 9% — —
Ancient Greek and Roman Studies 18 +10 28% 33% 17% 11% 6% 6% $63,834 86 +0.67 46 — — 13% — —
Celtic Languages — — — — — — — — $64,610 73 +0.59 48 — — — — —
Chicano Latino Studies 20 +5 20% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,902 64 +0.21 41 93% — 9% — —
Chinese 4 +2 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $63,461 68 +0.48 45 94% — 25% — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $65,168 87 +0.81 49 — — 25% — —
Comparative Literature 34 +10 12% 38% 12% 3% 18% 21% $74,916 99 +2.74 70 82% — 25% — —
Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,952 73 +0.62 49 — — — — —
East Asian Languages and Cultures 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $63,461 69 +0.34 45 94% — 25% — —
East Asian Studies 3 — 67% 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% $64,107 69 +0.39 47 95% — — — —
English 234 +7 30% 37% 20% 1% 29% 2% $53,019 57 +0.07 18 92% — 25% — —
Ethnic Studies 41 +10 20% 2% 10% 0% 73% 0% $61,902 64 +0.21 41 93% — 9% — —
Foreign Languages 4 +4 25% 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% $64,361 72 +0.56 47 — — — — —
French 13 +16 23% 38% 31% 0% 8% 15% $64,065 72 +0.54 47 92% — 25% — —
Gender and Women's Studies 17 +6 12% 24% 18% 0% 24% 12% $61,902 80 +0.69 41 93% — 9% — —
German 1 +3 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,252 72 +0.55 47 — — — — —
History 100 +20 59% 40% 11% 4% 27% 4% $59,283 72 +0.23 34 89% — 25% — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 76 +4 42% 47% 13% 4% 16% 12% $69,887 93 +1.20 61 82% — 13% — —
Italian 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $64,065 72 +0.54 47 92% — 25% — —
Japanese 5 — 60% 20% 40% 0% 20% 20% $63,461 68 +0.48 45 94% — 25% — —
Linguistics 54 +9 35% 20% 33% 0% 33% 7% $74,916 94 +1.51 70 82% — 25% — —
Native American Studies 3 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% $61,902 64 +0.21 41 93% — 9% — —
Near Eastern Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,466 70 +0.42 48 — — 25% — —
Philosophy 74 +7 54% 32% 18% 3% 26% 7% $46,325 6 -1.14 7 88% — 25% — —
Rhetoric 30 +5 40% 33% 13% 10% 30% 7% $75,280 99 +2.79 71 95% — 25% — —
Scandinavian Languages — — — — — — — — $64,417 72 +0.57 47 — — — — —
Slavic Languages 5 +2 40% 0% 20% 0% 60% 20% $64,188 72 +0.55 47 — — — — —
South and Southeast Asian Studies 6 +2 0% 0% 83% 0% 17% 0% $64,107 69 +0.39 47 95% — 9% — —
Spanish 44 +16 23% 20% 9% 0% 59% 2% $64,065 72 +0.54 47 92% — 25% — —
Anthropology 92 +4 35% 39% 18% 0% 34% 0% $52,646 37 -0.38 17 89% — 9% — —
Cognitive Science 280 +22 23% 18% 45% 1% 12% 12% $132,104 93 +2.13 99 95% — 13% — —
Global Studies 69 +16 29% 32% 14% 3% 20% 14% $57,033 10 -0.82 28 100% — 13% — —
Media Studies 278 +38 24% 24% 24% 3% 24% 12% $83,245 97 +1.99 81 94% — 13% — —
Political Science 382 +28 38% 27% 19% 2% 37% 6% $73,781 59 +0.12 68 93% — 9% — —
Psychology 341 +60 21% 26% 23% 1% 28% 11% $64,643 69 +0.36 48 94% — 9% — —
Social Sciences 223 +18 43% 22% 23% 2% 25% 17% $94,102 99 +3.37 89 92% — 9% — —
Sociology 236 +33 25% 17% 20% 6% 41% 10% $66,116 91 +0.84 52 92% — 9% — —
Art History 39 +11 15% 41% 8% 3% 21% 8% $42,446 20 -0.73 4 92% — 25% — —
Art Practice 68 +11 21% 28% 25% 3% 24% 16% $42,446 31 -0.47 4 92% — 25% — —
Dance 4 — 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $43,070 50 +0.00 5 — — 25% — —
Film and Media 139 +13 45% 24% 24% 5% 24% 13% $60,201 96 +1.63 36 83% — 25% — —
Music 46 +3 50% 35% 26% 2% 17% 9% $17,970 0 -3.09 1 73% — 25% — —
Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies 30 +5 40% 33% 20% 17% 17% 7% $55,321 97 +1.64 23 94% — 25% — —
Legal Studies 201 +42 29% 20% 19% 7% 38% 6% $71,111 95 +1.55 63 92% — 13% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Haas School of Business 408 45% 14% 47% 2% 10% 15% $139,642 100 +3.23 99 95% 5%
Business Administration 408 — 45% 14% 47% 2% 10% 15% $139,642 99 +3.23 99 95% — 5% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rausser College of Natural Resources 630 30% 31% 23% 2% 18% 13% $73,127 52 +1.29 67 93% 16%
Microbial Biology 73 +3 34% 29% 32% 5% 16% 11% $88,774 99 +2.48 86 100% — 16% — —
Neuroscience 6 — 33% 17% 33% 0% 17% 33% $79,227 91 +1.07 76 — — — — —
Plant Biology 23 +2 43% 22% 26% 9% 26% 0% $65,991 88 +1.07 52 — — 16% — —
Conservation and Resource Studies 79 — 27% 24% 29% 5% 15% 11% $71,444 93 +1.61 64 92% — 16% — —
Forest Management — — — — — — — — $68,227 76 +0.62 57 — — — — —
Forest Sciences and Biology 7 +2 86% 43% 0% 0% 57% 0% $67,981 76 +0.60 57 — — 16% — —
Forestry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,726 76 +0.67 58 — — — — —
Environmental Economics and Policy 119 +4 16% 38% 16% 0% 22% 8% $71,444 95 +1.09 64 92% — 16% — —
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 166 +10 36% 20% 33% 1% 11% 23% $70,847 85 +1.03 63 — — — — —
Natural Resources Conservation and Research 22 +1 50% 50% 9% 0% 5% 14% $71,444 95 +1.09 64 92% — 16% — —
Natural Resources and Conservation — — — — — — — — $69,391 83 +0.87 60 — — 16% — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 134 +9 26% 40% 13% 1% 24% 7% $71,444 95 +1.09 64 92% — 16% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Health 178 20% 15% 38% 4% 29% 4% $83,226 80 +1.68 81 95% 2%
Public Health 178 +19 20% 15% 38% 4% 29% 4% $83,226 97 +1.68 81 95% — 2% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Welfare 83 17% 20% 17% 8% 48% 4% $61,814 15 +0.98 41 94% 14%
Social Welfare 72 +7 18% 24% 15% 8% 49% 3% $61,670 95 +1.00 40 94% — 14% — —
Education 11 — 9% 0% 27% 9% 45% 9% $62,757 86 +0.90 43 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,915
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $55,153
Est. In-State Cost $23,175
Est. Out-of-State Cost $71,346
ROI Percentile 95th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 80%
6-Year Graduation Rate 93%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Computer Science 24.0% 2,480 65% 11% 49% 1% 8% 20% $161,383 93 +1.24 100 93% —
Social Sciences 23.5% 2,435 29% 26% 24% 2% 27% 11% $79,234 95 +1.12 76 93% —
Business & Economics 11.1% 1,149 52% 17% 41% 1% 9% 24% $133,482 98 +1.92 99 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.2% 953 32% 19% 40% 3% 17% 14% $80,133 95 +0.97 78 92% —
Humanities 8.1% 841 36% 32% 17% 4% 30% 6% $60,686 78 +0.48 38 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.8% 806 63% 23% 35% 1% 13% 19% $103,747 87 +0.69 94 90% —
Engineering 6.1% 632 60% 17% 38% 1% 24% 11% $107,276 69 +0.76 95 96% —
Arts 4.7% 484 35% 27% 23% 4% 26% 12% $55,900 70 +0.32 25 87% —
Professional 1.9% 201 29% 20% 19% 7% 38% 6% $71,111 58 +1.55 63 92% —
Health Sciences 1.7% 178 20% 15% 38% 4% 29% 4% $83,226 73 +1.68 81 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 176 31% 22% 42% 2% 18% 5% $73,717 97 +1.34 68 93% —
Education 0.1% 11 9% 0% 27% 9% 45% 9% $62,757 90 +0.90 43 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $263M #4 65% $18.8M 190 #1 1,101 397
Engineering $216M #19 47% $11.6M 177 #13 953 323
Life & Natural Sciences $145M #38 56% $6.8M 107 #14 670 476
Humanities & Social Sciences $127M #8 15% $0.2M 190 #5 498 54
Agriculture & Food Science $89.8M #27 37% $1.0M 39 #10 248 82
Health Sciences $73.7M #70 53% $1.5M 16 #106 26 34
Business & Economics $68.1M #3 12% $0.2M 36 #22 197 8
Education $17.2M #34 31% $0.2M 27 #157 — —
Computer Science $15.9M #60 17% $0.3M 41 #16 331 35
Total $1,017M #31 46% $40.5M 823 #9 4,024 1,409

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 143 $789K $2.0M -$1.2M
Football 120 $64.0M $46.7M $17.2M
Rowing 72 $3.1M $2.7M $456K
Other Sports 61 $1.5M $1.2M $348K
Baseball 43 $1.4M $2.6M -$1.2M
Soccer 42 $713K $1.6M -$864K
Swimming & Diving 40 $2.2M $2.7M -$429K
Water Polo 32 $466K $1.3M -$863K
Basketball 22 $13.2M $14.1M -$852K
Gymnastics 22 $342K $697K -$355K
Golf 12 $999K $1.4M -$390K
Tennis 12 $723K $962K -$239K
Total 540 $89.5M $77.9M $11.6M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 116 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Rowing 63 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Basketball 33 $10.8M $10.8M $0
Lacrosse 33 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 33 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Field Hockey 27 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Water Polo 26 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Softball 23 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Beach Volleyball 20 $937K $937K $0
Gymnastics 18 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Volleyball 18 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Golf 10 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 10 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Total 378 $36.4M $36.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 259 $2.9M $4.1M -$1.2M
Rowing 135 $5.9M $5.4M $456K
Football 120 $64.0M $46.7M $17.2M
Swimming & Diving 77 $4.7M $5.2M -$429K
Soccer 75 $2.4M $3.3M -$864K
Other Sports 61 $1.5M $1.2M $348K
Water Polo 58 $2.0M $2.9M -$863K
Basketball 55 $24.0M $24.9M -$852K
Baseball 43 $1.4M $2.6M -$1.2M
Gymnastics 40 $3.1M $3.5M -$355K
Lacrosse 33 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Field Hockey 27 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Softball 23 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Golf 22 $2.4M $2.8M -$390K
Tennis 22 $2.1M $2.4M -$239K
Beach Volleyball 20 $937K $937K $0
Volleyball 18 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Total 918 $173.1M $173.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 11.1%
Yield (non-ED) 46%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 11% 11% 11%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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