Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Berkeley, CA
Population
3,800,000
Website
http://www.berkeley.edu/
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
3.4%
Racial/Ethnic
Asian
36%
Hispanic
22%
White
20%
International
10%
Mixed
7%
Black
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
Men
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Chemistry | 101 | 55% / 45% | 11% | $110,512 | 98 | 93% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 101 — | 55% / 45% | 11% | $110,512 | 98 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Computing, Data Science, and Society | 2,053 | 61% / 39% | 23% | $150,281 | 100 | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 915 +114 | 71% / 29% | 23% | $196,962 | 100 | 98% | |
| Data Science | 1,060 +14 | 52% / 48% | 21% | $111,668 | 98 | 89% | |
| Statistics | 78 +50 | 50% / 50% | 36% | $127,428 | 99 | 89% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 1,068 | 69% / 31% | 11% | $149,305 | 100 | 96% | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $103,885 | 97 | — | |
| Bioengineering | 110 — | 36% / 64% | 6% | $78,058 | 83 | 95% | |
| Civil Engineering | 91 — | 59% / 41% | 7% | $91,492 | 93 | 96% | |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | — — | — | — | $131,490 | 100 | — | |
| Energy Engineering | 8 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $112,106 | 99 | — | |
| Engineering Physics | 12 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $109,039 | 98 | — | |
| Engineering Undeclared | — — | — | — | $101,953 | 97 | — | |
| Environmental Engineering Science | 15 — | 47% / 53% | 7% | $90,150 | 92 | — | |
| Industrial Engineering and Operations Research | 50 +3 | 44% / 56% | 26% | $119,070 | 99 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 226 +1 | 75% / 25% | 12% | $98,267 | 96 | 93% | |
| Nuclear Engineering | 18 — | 67% / 33% | 11% | $97,080 | 95 | — | |
| Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences | 505 +11 | 78% / 22% | 12% | $210,366 | 100 | 97% | |
| Engineering Mathematics and Statistics | 9 — | 56% / 44% | 11% | $121,419 | 99 | — | |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 23 — | 61% / 39% | 9% | $71,637 | 76 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Environmental Design | 179 | 32% / 68% | 12% | $72,034 | 77 | 90% | |
| Sustainable Environmental Design | 21 — | 19% / 81% | 5% | $67,094 | 69 | — | |
| Architecture | 98 — | 40% / 60% | 18% | $69,944 | 74 | 92% | |
| Landscape Architecture | 24 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $55,070 | 40 | 85% | |
| Urban Studies | 36 — | 31% / 69% | 6% | $91,917 | 93 | 89% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Letters and Science | 5,646 | 39% / 61% | 13% | $74,133 | 80 | 92% | |
| Applied Mathematics | 260 +22 | 65% / 35% | 26% | $126,580 | 99 | 93% | |
| Astrophysics | 48 +5 | 46% / 54% | 8% | $77,969 | 83 | 80% | |
| Atmospheric Science | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 100% | $70,608 | 75 | — | |
| Chemistry | 154 +2 | 53% / 47% | 16% | $57,064 | 46 | 97% | |
| Earth and Planetary Science | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $65,135 | 66 | 100% | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $65,135 | 66 | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 105 +8 | 74% / 26% | 10% | $76,263 | 82 | 78% | |
| Oceanography | 13 +1 | 31% / 69% | 0% | $65,135 | 66 | 100% | |
| Physics | 101 +14 | 82% / 18% | 17% | $82,342 | 87 | 94% | |
| Planetary Science | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $77,969 | 83 | 80% | |
| Integrative Biology | 139 +14 | 25% / 75% | 8% | $66,928 | 69 | 94% | |
| Molecular and Cell Biology | 712 +65 | 33% / 67% | 15% | $61,397 | 58 | 92% | |
| Nutritional Science | 89 +3 | 30% / 70% | 0% | $67,584 | 70 | 92% | |
| Economics | 741 +57 | 55% / 45% | 29% | $109,912 | 98 | 93% | |
| African American Studies | 9 +2 | 22% / 78% | 0% | $53,028 | 34 | 93% | |
| American Studies | 40 — | 52% / 48% | 2% | $81,218 | 86 | 95% | |
| Ancient Greek and Roman Studies | 18 +10 | 28% / 72% | 6% | $60,631 | 56 | — | |
| Anthropology | 92 +4 | 35% / 65% | 0% | $55,456 | 41 | 86% | |
| Celtic Languages | — — | — | — | $59,076 | 52 | — | |
| Chicano Latino Studies | 20 +5 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $53,028 | 34 | 93% | |
| Chinese | 4 +2 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $63,461 | 62 | 94% | |
| Classics | — — | — | — | $60,110 | 54 | — | |
| Cognitive Science | 280 +22 | 23% / 77% | 12% | $88,054 | 91 | 97% | |
| Comparative Literature | 34 +10 | 12% / 88% | 21% | $51,889 | 30 | 74% | |
| Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| East Asian Languages and Cultures | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 50% | $63,461 | 62 | 94% | |
| East Asian Studies | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | — | — | — | |
| English | 234 +7 | 30% / 70% | 2% | $52,036 | 31 | 86% | |
| Ethnic Studies | 41 +10 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $53,028 | 34 | 93% | |
| Foreign Languages | 4 +4 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $58,935 | 51 | — | |
| French | 13 +16 | 23% / 77% | 15% | $57,573 | 47 | 88% | |
| Gender and Women's Studies | 17 +6 | 12% / 88% | 12% | $53,028 | 34 | 93% | |
| German | 1 +3 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $59,066 | 52 | — | |
| Global Studies | 69 +16 | 29% / 71% | 14% | $57,033 | 46 | 100% | |
| History | 100 +20 | 59% / 41% | 4% | $55,004 | 40 | 87% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 76 +4 | 42% / 58% | 12% | $82,161 | 87 | 88% | |
| Italian | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $57,573 | 47 | 88% | |
| Japanese | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 20% | $63,461 | 62 | 94% | |
| Linguistics | 54 +9 | 35% / 65% | 7% | $51,889 | 30 | 74% | |
| Media Studies | 278 +38 | 24% / 76% | 12% | $81,683 | 86 | 94% | |
| Native American Studies | 3 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,028 | 34 | 93% | |
| Near Eastern Studies | 2 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $60,190 | 55 | — | |
| Philosophy | 74 +7 | 54% / 46% | 7% | $48,332 | 20 | 88% | |
| Political Science | 382 +28 | 38% / 62% | 6% | $68,260 | 71 | 91% | |
| Psychology | 341 +60 | 21% / 79% | 11% | $55,645 | 42 | 100% | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | — — | — | — | $57,354 | 47 | — | |
| Rhetoric | 30 +5 | 40% / 60% | 7% | $61,013 | 57 | 88% | |
| Scandinavian Languages | — — | — | — | $59,559 | 53 | — | |
| Slavic Languages | 5 +2 | 40% / 60% | 20% | $59,738 | 53 | — | |
| Social Sciences | 223 +18 | 43% / 57% | 17% | $99,114 | 96 | 92% | |
| Sociology | 236 +33 | 25% / 75% | 10% | $68,299 | 71 | 92% | |
| South and Southeast Asian Studies | 6 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $81,218 | 86 | 95% | |
| Spanish | 44 +16 | 23% / 77% | 2% | $57,573 | 47 | 88% | |
| Art History | 39 +11 | 15% / 85% | 8% | $50,742 | 27 | 85% | |
| Art Practice | 68 +11 | 21% / 79% | 16% | $50,742 | 27 | 85% | |
| Dance | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $41,848 | 9 | — | |
| Film and Media | 139 +13 | 45% / 55% | 13% | $33,403 | 3 | 93% | |
| Music | 46 +3 | 50% / 50% | 9% | $17,970 | 1 | 73% | |
| Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies | 30 +5 | 40% / 60% | 7% | $47,630 | 19 | 96% | |
| Legal Studies | 201 +42 | 29% / 71% | 6% | $68,349 | 72 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haas School of Business | 408 | 45% / 55% | 15% | $126,855 | 99 | 95% | |
| Business Administration | 408 — | 45% / 55% | 15% | $126,855 | 99 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rausser College of Natural Resources | 630 | 30% / 70% | 13% | $78,976 | 84 | 93% | |
| Microbial Biology | 73 +3 | 34% / 66% | 11% | $88,774 | 91 | 100% | |
| Neuroscience | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 33% | — | — | — | |
| Plant Biology | 23 +2 | 43% / 57% | 0% | $54,614 | 39 | — | |
| Conservation and Resource Studies | 79 — | 27% / 73% | 11% | $78,676 | 84 | 92% | |
| Forest Management | — — | — | — | $71,921 | 77 | — | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 7 +2 | 86% / 14% | 0% | $72,032 | 77 | — | |
| Forestry | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Environmental Economics and Policy | 119 +4 | 16% / 84% | 8% | $78,676 | 84 | 92% | |
| Environmental/Natural Resource Economics | 166 +10 | 36% / 64% | 23% | — | — | — | |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 22 +1 | 50% / 50% | 14% | $78,676 | 84 | 92% | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | — — | — | — | $76,233 | 82 | — | |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | 134 +9 | 26% / 74% | 7% | $78,676 | 84 | 92% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Public Health | 178 | 20% / 80% | 4% | $71,391 | 76 | 91% | |
| Public Health | 178 +19 | 20% / 80% | 4% | $71,391 | 76 | 91% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Social Welfare | 83 | 17% / 83% | 4% | $60,171 | 55 | 97% | |
| Social Welfare | 72 +7 | 18% / 82% | 3% | $60,171 | 55 | 97% | |
| Education | 11 — | 9% / 91% | 9% | — | — | — |
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
96th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
97%
4-Year Graduation Rate
80%
6-Year Graduation Rate
93%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Graduated
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
Men
Women
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Asian
Hispanic
White
International
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.7% | 3,276 | 31% / 69% | 9% | $69,316 | 73 | 92% | ||
| Computer Science | 24.0% | 2,480 | 65% / 35% | 20% | $163,235 | 100 | 94% | |
| Business & Economics | 11.1% | 1,149 | 52% / 48% | 24% | $115,928 | 99 | 94% | |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 9.2% | 953 | 32% / 68% | 14% | $64,154 | 64 | 93% | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 7.8% | 806 | 63% / 37% | 19% | $94,681 | 94 | 91% | |
| Engineering | 6.1% | 632 | 60% / 40% | 11% | $97,539 | 95 | 94% | |
| Arts | 4.7% | 484 | 35% / 65% | 12% | $49,547 | 24 | 88% | |
| Professional | 1.9% | 201 | 29% / 71% | 6% | $68,349 | 72 | 94% | |
| Health Sciences | 1.7% | 178 | 20% / 80% | 4% | $71,391 | 76 | 91% | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 1.7% | 176 | 31% / 69% | 5% | $72,769 | 78 | 92% | |
| Education | 0.1% | 11 | 9% / 91% | 9% | — | — | — |
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 |
| $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 | #158 | — | — |
| 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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
11%
Yield (Unbound)
46%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
| In-State | Out-of-State | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Decision | 11% | 11% | 11% |
Acceptance & Yield
Acceptance
Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
blind
SAT Composite
25th
75th
SAT Math
25th
75th
SAT Reading & Writing
25th
75th
Submitting a Test Score
Submitted
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
Rankings
Academics
Crying in the Library at 3 AM
Toughest Schools
Library Lockdown
Future Ambulance Chasers
Top Law School Feeders
Future SCOTUS Clerks
Prestige
Grandma Eyebrow Raisers
Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Nerd Cred
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Majority-Minority
Little Meca
Most Muslim
Active Community
Engineering
It Actually IS Rocket Science
Aerospace Engineering
Rocket Scientists
Pre-Med Hidding in Plain Sight
Biomedical Engineering
Cutting Edge
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Elite
Resistance Is Futile
Computer Engineering
FPGA Whisperers & Bit-Twiddling Demigods
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Shockingly Elite
Hugging Trees with Calculus
Environmental Engineering
Earth Defenders
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr
Industrial Engineering
The Quants
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Atomic Architects
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop
We Glow In The Dark
Nuclear Engineering
Reactor Masters
Computer Science
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Sticking to the CS Guns (For Now)
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science (Eng)
Untouchables
import pandas as pd
Data Science
The Matrix Architects
Pixels, Psychology, and Post-its
Human-Computer Interaction
Silicon Valley UX Factories
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?
Information Technology
IT Enterprise Experts
Physical Sciences & Math
Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
The Bayesian Quant Overlords
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Quantum Masochists & Chalkboard Wizards
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Plate Tectonics Elite
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
We Cited Ourselves in the Standard Model
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Proof is in the Pudding
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Darwin's Favorites
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Tree-Hugger Royalty
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Bone Collectors
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed
Molecular Biology & Genomics
CRISPR Crew
Action Potentials
Neuroscience
Rat Maze Architects
Agriculture & Food Science
Show Me the Bushels
Agribusiness & Economics
Suits with Boots
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Planet Savers
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers
Plant & Agricultural Systems
The Land Grants
Health Sciences
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Dosage Masters
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time
Public Health
Pandemic Predictors
Business & Economics
LIFO the Party
Accounting
Ledger Lords
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
VLOOKUP Virtuosos
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
The "Saltwater" Keynesian Minions
Move Fast, Break Tuition
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Pitch Deck Pros
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Show Me The Money!
Office Politics 101
Human Resources
Org Chart Architects
Tik-Tok Generation
Marketing
Brand Builders
Humanities & Social Sciences
I Think, Therefore I Major
Cognitive Science
The Qualia Quibblers
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
The Great American Novelists
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time
Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Climate Cabinet
Smashing the Patriarchy 101
Gender Studies
The Theorists
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew
Geography & Cartography
Cartography Cartel
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Future Senators
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
The Archivists
Passport Stamp Collectors
International Relations
UN Delegates
I'll Figure Out the Career Later
Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Major Mashup
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
Too Prestigious to Call It a Comm Degree
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
The Thinkers
Feelings, But With Error Bars
Research & Experimental Psychology
Textbook Authors' Legacy
Decolonizing the Curriculum
Regional & Ethnic Studies
Diaspora Scholars
Arguing with God for a Grade
Religion
Sunday School Professors
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
Social Theorists
Grammar Police Academy
World Languages & Linguistics
Polyglot Powerhouses
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Shaping the Shapers
History Repeats Itself
Social Sciences Education
Map and Map Quest
Everyone Gets a Medal
Special Education
Differentiated Instruction
Show Your Work, Then Teach It
STEM Education
Future Khan Academies
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Design Visionaries
Explaining Splatters to Rich People
Art History & Management
Theoretical Heavyweights
Eight Hours of Scales
Music
Pit Orchestra Pros
Theatre Kid Generation
Performing Arts
Encore Worthy
Professional
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
SCOTUS Hopefuls