University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 31,811
Graduate Enrollment: 13,222
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 14.44%
Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)
First generation college students: 34.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 86.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 82.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 78.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 72.3% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 20.7%
Black: 2.1%
Hispanic: 19.8%
Asian: 34.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 5.9%
Non-resident alien: 13.1%
Unknown race: 3.2%
Black: 2.1%
Hispanic: 19.8%
Asian: 34.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 5.9%
Non-resident alien: 13.1%
Unknown race: 3.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $37,510
In-State tuition: $14,226Out-of-State tuition: $43,980
Estimated books and supplies: $1,118 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $20,236 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,893 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,377 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,893 (2022)
Average Family Income: $65,341 (2017)
Median Family Income: $31,227 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 27.2%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 14.8%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $13,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $138 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $9,594 |
| $30k-48k | $10,880 |
| $48k-75k | $14,407 |
| $75k-110k | $21,217 |
| $110k+ | $33,136 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 79%6-year graduation rate: 93%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.0% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $13,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $11,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $11,211 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 82.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 84.9% (2017) |
| @5 year | 86.0% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 72.6% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 72.4% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $54,348 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $81,720 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 24 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Real Estate Development. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 37 | $57,758 ($4,813) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, General. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 546 | $12,988 | $136 | $46,209 ($3,851) | $72,049 ($6,004) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 78 | $80,426 ($6,702) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 34 | $75,237 ($6,270) | $82,283 ($6,857) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Forestry. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 137 | $15,000 | $159 | $53,650 ($4,471) | $63,901 ($5,325) |
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 7 | $83,276 ($6,940) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Architecture. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 50 | $89,621 ($7,468) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental Design. | 23 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 79 | $14,000 | $148 | $31,647 ($2,637) | $55,407 ($4,617) |
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 61 | $11,593 | $123 | $40,813 ($3,401) | $50,767 ($4,231) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 167 | $13,723 | $138 | $41,247 ($3,437) | $56,692 ($4,724) |
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 41 | $14,308 | $153 | $44,725 ($3,727) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 329 | $1,773 | $186,967 ($15,581) | $182,943 ($15,245) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 372 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 282 | $13,500 | $138 | $30,520 ($2,543) | $52,942 ($4,412) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 79 | $14,037 | $138 | $40,975 ($3,415) | $51,969 ($4,331) |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 255 | $14,000 | $138 | $33,690 ($2,808) | $61,867 ($5,156) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 687 | $14,000 | $143 | $37,736 ($3,145) | $53,788 ($4,482) |
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 36 | $61,191 ($5,099) | |||
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cognitive Science. | 342 | $13,950 | $155 | $65,617 ($5,468) | $91,715 ($7,643) |
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 20 | $466 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 115 | $14,500 | $154 | $41,673 ($3,473) | $76,643 ($6,387) |
| Doctoral Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 53 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 103 | $14,475 | $141 | $27,318 ($2,277) | $53,357 ($4,446) |
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 36 | $19,500 | $207 | ||
| Master's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 152 | $11,172 | $117 | $52,125 ($4,344) | $64,496 ($5,375) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 76 | $118,763 ($9,897) | $129,330 ($10,778) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 23 | $68,030 ($5,669) | |||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 131 | $15,508 | $159 | $46,183 ($3,849) | $61,607 ($5,134) |
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 31 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Operations Research. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 55 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 122 | $14,972 | $157 | $49,341 ($4,112) | $77,557 ($6,463) |
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Area Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 99 | $15,740 | $160 | $38,704 ($3,225) | $54,840 ($4,570) |
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 254 | $11,180 | $118 | $45,981 ($3,832) | $76,374 ($6,365) |
| Master's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 55 | $766 | $60,184 ($5,015) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 49 | $13,550 | $144 | ||
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 266 | $172,291 ($14,358) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 701 | $13,900 | $146 | $134,990 ($11,249) | $178,867 ($14,906) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 39 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 17 | $66,604 ($5,550) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 32 | $92,084 ($7,674) | $104,615 ($8,718) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Education, General. | 56 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 79 | $14,896 | $158 | $64,531 ($5,378) | |
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 43 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 126 | $18,155 | $192 | $75,816 ($6,318) | $108,067 ($9,006) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 47 | $85,689 ($7,141) | $119,390 ($9,949) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 91 | $14,392 | $152 | $77,284 ($6,440) | $91,006 ($7,584) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 220 | $92,372 ($7,698) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 26 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 442 | $14,437 | $145 | $130,107 ($10,842) | $202,911 ($16,909) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 163 | $170,258 ($14,188) | $158,594 ($13,216) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 46 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Science. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 164 | $13,200 | $138 | $77,958 ($6,497) | $98,455 ($8,205) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 130 | $106,340 ($8,862) | $131,211 ($10,934) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 53 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nuclear Engineering. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Nuclear Engineering. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Nuclear Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Operations Research. | 49 | $73,074 ($6,090) | |||
| Master's Degree | Operations Research. | 185 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 87 | $20,500 | $196 | $45,173 ($3,764) | |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 32 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 311 | $14,598 | $154 | $65,483 ($5,457) | $120,626 ($10,052) |
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 79 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 224 | $16,165 | $163 | $68,693 ($5,724) | $102,151 ($8,513) |
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 32 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 37 | $34,600 ($2,883) | $52,087 ($4,341) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 82 | $16,182 | $150 | $31,993 ($2,666) | $64,929 ($5,411) |
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 38 | $15,636 | $166 | $41,082 ($3,424) | |
| Master's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 41 | $129,793 ($10,816) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 40 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 30 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Sciences. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 232 | $12,111 | $130 | $31,092 ($2,591) | |
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 134 | $103,343 ($8,612) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 128 | $13,719 | $138 | $43,440 ($3,620) | $60,405 ($5,034) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 91 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Social Work. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Work. | 26 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 103 | $12,949 | $133 | $38,213 ($3,184) | $54,062 ($4,505) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Demography and Population Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Demography and Population Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 719 | $13,000 | $134 | $75,879 ($6,323) | $106,624 ($8,885) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 38 | $12,800 | $136 | $15,197 ($1,266) | |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 3 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Optometry. | 66 | $1,725 | $76,446 ($6,371) | $112,227 ($9,352) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Optometry. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 184 | $11,729 | $124 | $47,032 ($3,919) | $67,892 ($5,658) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 258 | $91,432 ($7,619) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 344 | $12,195 | $120 | $85,079 ($7,090) | $123,780 ($10,315) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 590 | $233,028 ($19,419) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 135 | $13,068 | $138 | $28,223 ($2,352) | $56,461 ($4,705) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 478 | $13,000 | $138 | $44,159 ($3,680) | $62,430 ($5,203) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 313 | $13,131 | $138 | $43,622 ($3,635) | $64,119 ($5,343) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 17 | $92,229 ($7,686) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 53 | $14,444 | $159 | $50,738 ($4,228) | $81,737 ($6,811) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, Other. | 251 | $15,000 | $159 | $55,734 ($4,645) | $97,257 ($8,105) |
| Doctoral Degree | Social Sciences, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 40 | $15,112 | $159 | $20,992 ($1,749) | $29,047 ($2,421) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 65 | $15,693 | $159 | $28,283 ($2,357) | $39,506 ($3,292) |
| Doctoral Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 95 | $13,254 | $132 | $23,600 ($1,967) | $46,596 ($3,883) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 7 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $168,930Full time faculty: 67%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 20.0
School's endowment start of year: $2,173,287,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $2,985,932,000 (2022)