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University of California - Berkeley Overview

University of California - Berkeley is a public institution situated in Berkeley, California. Berkeley is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of California - Berkeley Known For?

10,551 Undergraduate Awards
$52,551 Avg Cost After Aid
11% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UC Berkeley is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period70% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UC Berkeley with a bachelor's degree make about $92,446 a year. That's 127% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from UC Berkeley to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of California - Berkeley?

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Contact details for UC Berkeley are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: 510-642-6000
Website: www.berkeley.edu

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How Do I Get Into UC Berkeley?

You can apply to UC Berkeley online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Berkeley

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Berkeley?

11% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 11%, UC Berkeley is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 14%.

Can I Afford University of California - Berkeley?

$52,551 Net Price
21% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UC Berkeley is $52,551. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UC Berkeley, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $7,238 a year. That adds up to $28,952 over four years for those students.

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University of California - Berkeley Undergraduate Student Diversity

29,300 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 30,799 undergraduate students at UC Berkeley, with 29,300 being full-time and 1,499 being part-time.

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There are also 11,528 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,300 full-time undergraduates at UC Berkeley, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Berkeley students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10,523
Black or African American 580
Hispanic or Latino 5,328
White 6,335
International Students 3,781
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,753

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Berkeley. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 129 countries are represented at UC Berkeley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

University of California - Berkeley Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 994 0 10 46 1,050
Economics 909 0 2 33 944
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 761 0 0 27 788
Computer Information Systems 737 0 5 0 742
Electrical Engineering 480 0 184 48 712
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 637 0 637
Information Science 0 0 599 3 602
Natural Resources Conservation 464 0 48 38 550
Public Health 202 0 295 5 502
Mechanical Engineering 188 0 233 42 463
Business Administration & Management 428 0 15 16 459
Political Science & Government 418 0 18 7 443
Child Development & Psychology 390 0 2 17 409
Civil Engineering 103 0 233 36 372
Applied Mathematics 264 0 80 5 349
Law 0 0 0 336 336
Sociology 294 0 21 14 329
Legal Research 0 0 324 0 324
Operations Research 63 0 194 9 266
Communication & Media Studies 265 0 0 0 265
Cognitive Science 257 0 0 0 257
General English Literature 240 0 2 11 253
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 234 0 0 0 234
Biomedical Engineering 113 0 88 15 216
Chemical Engineering 149 0 30 25 204
Chemistry 129 0 3 66 198
General Biology 168 0 3 26 197
Other Social Sciences 193 0 0 0 193
Social Work 81 0 103 4 188
Statistics 122 0 47 6 175
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 169 0 169
Physics 110 0 18 39 167
Fine & Studio Arts 127 0 11 6 144
Public Policy 0 0 131 11 142
Ethnic Studies 112 0 10 9 131
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 112 0 9 5 126
Mathematics 96 0 5 23 124
History 105 0 7 9 121
General Education 0 82 21 17 120
General Architecture 106 0 5 2 113
Nutrition Science 104 0 0 3 107
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 88 0 7 11 106
Philosophy 98 0 1 3 102
Materials Sciences 28 0 42 31 101
Other Engineering 12 0 84 0 96
Anthropology 73 0 6 9 88
International Studies 80 0 7 0 87
Optometry 0 9 0 69 78
Sustainability Science 0 0 76 0 76
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 70 0 0 4 74
Romance Languages 58 0 8 7 73
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 58 0 1 10 69
Area Studies 57 0 4 2 63
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 60 0 60
Astronomy & Astrophysics 46 0 7 3 56
Music 42 0 5 6 53
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 52 0 52
Writing Studies 42 0 0 3 45
Geological & Earth Sciences 31 0 6 5 42
Nuclear Engineering 14 0 13 10 37
Urban Studies 35 0 0 0 35
Drama & Theater Arts 30 0 0 2 32
Botany/Plant Biology 20 0 1 9 30
Educational Administration 0 0 28 0 28
Environmental Design 24 0 0 0 24
East Asian Languages 17 0 0 4 21
Classical & Ancient Studies 16 0 2 3 21
Engineering Science 17 0 0 0 17
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 14 14
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 3 11 14
Biochemical Engineering 0 0 14 0 14
Landscape Architecture 13 0 0 0 13
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 3 9 12
Classical Languages & Literature 3 0 2 7 12
Germanic Languages 5 0 3 4 12
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 1 10 11
Engineering Physics 11 0 0 0 11
Forestry 7 0 4 0 11
Environmental Engineering 10 0 0 0 10
General Engineering 0 0 2 8 10
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 4 0 1 5 10
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 5 0 2 3 10
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 2 7 9
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 6 3 9
Dance 8 0 0 0 8
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 7 0 0 0 7
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 2 4 6
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 5 5
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 2 2 4
Other Education 0 0 0 3 3
Religious Studies 1 0 0 2 3
Plant Sciences 0 0 2 0 2
Special Education 0 0 0 2 2
Celtic Language & Literature 2 0 0 0 2
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1 0 0 0 1
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 1 0 1
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 0 0 0
Other Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0
Real Estate Development 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 10,551 91 4,022 1,249 15,913

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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