Berkeley, CA · Public

At a glance

11%

Acceptance rate

$14,979

Avg net price

33,073

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 10,346Master’s 3,970Doctoral 1,171	10,346	3,970	1,171
Bachelor’s 1,975Master’s 716Doctoral 68	1,975	716	68
Bachelor’s 1,710Master’s 64Doctoral 59	1,710	64	59
Bachelor’s 1,146Master’s 1,096Doctoral 184	1,146	1,096	184
Bachelor’s 953Master’s 79Doctoral 127	953	79	127
Bachelor’s 532Master’s 160Doctoral 19	532	160	19
Bachelor’s 528Master’s 51Doctoral 42	528	51	42
Bachelor’s 443Master’s 130Doctoral 31	443	130	31
Bachelor’s 408Master’s 555Doctoral 9	408	555	9
Bachelor’s 354Master’s 109Doctoral 139	354	109	139
Bachelor’s 341Master’s 3Doctoral 23	341	3	23
Bachelor’s 326Master’s 17Doctoral 12	326	17	12
Bachelor’s 278Master’s 58Doctoral None reported	278	58	None reported
Bachelor’s 264Master’s 3Doctoral 8	264	3	8
Bachelor’s 201Master’s 313Doctoral 291	201	313	291
Bachelor’s 178Master’s 147Doctoral 70	178	147	70
Bachelor’s 170Master’s 16Doctoral 23	170	16	23
Bachelor’s 143Master’s 121Doctoral 8	143	121	8
Bachelor’s 139Master’s 9Doctoral 6	139	9	6
Bachelor’s 100Master’s 14Doctoral 15	100	14	15
Bachelor’s 74Master’s 1Doctoral 6	74	1	6
Bachelor’s 72Master’s 214Doctoral 9	72	214	9
Bachelor’s 11Master’s 93Doctoral 22	11	93	22
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1Doctoral 0	None reported	1	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

University of California, Berkeley

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Atlantic Coast Conference

Projected sponsored sports28

BaseballBeach VolleyballField HockeyFootball — Bowl SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Gymnastics

Athletic participation

918 unique student-athletes · 26 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Application deadline

FAFSA due Mar 2

Nov 30, 2026

· Apply with the UC application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $13,146
Required fees: $3,201
Food and housing: $23,750
Books and supplies: $1,131
Other expenses: $7,031
Total: $48,259

Total by year

$39,3762019–2019–20
$41,5282020–2120–21
$41,4732021–2221–22
$43,0432022–2322–23
$45,0532023–2423–24
$48,2592024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $14,979 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 42%
Average share of need met: 88%
Average need-based grant: $36,226
Required forms: FAFSA and State aid form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation81%

6-year graduation93%

Retention rate97%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$92,446

Median debt$13,000

Campus

Enrollment33,073

Student-faculty ratio18:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from University of California-Berkeley’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

University of California-Berkeley admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in University of California-Berkeley's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Nov 30

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of California-Berkeley withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.

Enrolled first-years by geography

6,687 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈1,126In-state (domestic)≈4,799International≈762

Admit odds by pool

In-state admit rateNot disclosed

Out-of-state admit rateNot disclosed

International admit rateNot disclosed

Test scores are considered but not required. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.

SAT scores: Not disclosed

ACT scores: Not disclosed

University of California-Berkeley’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.90

University of California-Berkeley rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Standardized test scores: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered
Class rank: Not considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Important
Character / personal qualities: Important
Volunteer work: Important
Work experience: Important
Talent / ability: Considered
First generation: Considered
State residency: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

University of California-Berkeley leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

University of California-Berkeley's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $14,979 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,783 of 6,654 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAState aid form

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. University of California-Berkeley reports institutional aid is not available to international students.

University of California-Berkeley admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

96.8% of University of California-Berkeley’s first-years return for a second year and 92.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03

University of California-BerkeleyView names for University of California-Berkeley

NCAA program details

University of California, Berkeley

Projected sponsored sports28

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Need-based aid, 2025–26

Sources

Sources