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University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·berkeley.edu
Acceptance
11.0%
-36.6pp vs R1 Research
6-yr Graduation
93%
+8.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
45,882
peer median 50,180
Avg net price
$13,481
-$1.2k vs R1 Research
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About

The University of California, Berkeley is a public land-grant research university in the Southside and Northside neighborhoods of Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university and the founding campus of the University of California system.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
124,242
124,242 candidates competed
Admitted
13,639
11.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
6,272
46.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
93%+8.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
80%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
93%
Full-time retention
97%

Pell equity

7.6pp gap
Pell recipients
87%1187 of 1366
Non-Pell (all)
95%4372 of 4622
Subsidized loan, no Pell
93%507 of 544
No Federal Aid
95%3865 of 4078

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 239 Title IV programs, 67 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 172 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
239
Passing
67
28.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

239programs
  • Passing67 · 28.0%
  • No Data172 · 72.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
67
No data
172

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

67
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.4%
$86,225 vs $61,854
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+41.5%
$83,157 vs $58,761
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+43.3%
$51,699 vs $36,082
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+54.0%
$55,555 vs $36,082
Sociology
Doctoral Degree · Social Sciences
+59.4%
$101,699 vs $63,816
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
First Professional Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+60.3%
$86,011 vs $53,672
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+63.5%
$75,848 vs $46,391
Chemical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+65.1%
$114,034 vs $69,070

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

53
Optometry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
123%
$160,689 debt · $130,333 earn
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
94%
$78,188 debt · $83,157 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
69%
$156,898 debt · $226,996 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
First Professional Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
63%
$54,562 debt · $86,011 earn
Social Work
First Professional Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
58%
$52,569 debt · $90,782 earn
Public Health
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$45,260 debt · $109,806 earn
Public Policy Analysis
First Professional Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
41%
$46,476 debt · $113,884 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
40%
$22,156 debt · $55,555 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 1949Next review Feb 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 14

Action history · 17

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  2. Oct 2024Initial Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education · Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs
  4. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  5. Jun 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,311
$30–48k$6,501
$48–75k$9,693
$75–110k$15,074
$110k+$34,529

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,481
-$1,189vs R1 Research median $14,671
Federal loans
16.8%
In-state tuition
$16,347
Out-of-state
$50,547

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 11,151 students received $75.1M in Pell grants, alongside $176.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
11,151
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$75.1M
$75,062,019 total
Direct Loans
$176.6M
12,592 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

9k
’20
9k
’21
10k
’22
10k
’23
11k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$15.7M
4,045 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$16.8M
3,612 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$40.6M
2,014 loan awards
Parent PLUS$45.4M
1,543 loan awards
Grad PLUS$58.2M
1,378 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,575 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,575
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.0%
2017
1.7%
2018
1.8%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Berkeley

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs172
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

13,085 total completions
01Computer Sciences
2,88722.1%
02Engineering
2,44118.7%
03Social Sciences
1,97315.1%
04Biological Sciences
1,2439.5%
05Business
9727.4%
06Legal Professions
8476.5%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
7675.9%
08Mathematics
6845.2%
09Natural Resources
6474.9%
10Physical Sciences
6244.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
45,882
12-mo unduplicated
48,809
Undergraduate
34,998
Graduate
13,811

Gender split

Men
46%22,565
Women
54%26,244

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
35.4%
Hispanic
22.1%
White
19.8%
Non-resident
9.8%
Two or more
6.8%
Unknown
3.8%
Black
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
918
540 M · 378 W
Women athletes
41.2%
Athletic aid
$23.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$173.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$12.3M
$10.8M
Recruiting expense
$2.7M
$1.2M
Head-coach salaries
$788K
$234K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 17

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
143 M · 116 W
$4.1M
Rowing
72 M · 63 W
$5.4M
Football
120 M · —
$46.7M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
40 M · 37 W
$5.2M
Soccer
42 M · 33 W
$3.3M
Other Sports
61 M · —
$1.2M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
16.54
756 offenses · 45,699 students

3-year trend

15.972 yrs ago20.681 yr ago16.54Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2,412
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
360
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
47
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
17

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
444
Burglary
115
Aggravated assault
83
Robbery
36
Rape
31
Fondling
28
Arson
19

By location

756total
  • On campus530
  • Non-campus111
  • Public property115

Includes 55 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

29
Domestic violence
29
Dating violence
98
Stalking
156 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion8
  • National origin8
  • Gender identity4
  • Race3
  • Sexual orientation3
  • Ethnicity1
  • Disability1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons317
Drugs8831
Liquor52

Residence-hall fires

  • Bowles Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • International House (I-House)1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Unit 1 - Christian Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Stern Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Maximino Martinez Commons1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • UC Berkeley Washington Center1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 30 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1,974

Berkeley vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Berkeley selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of California-Berkeley
93%11.0%45,882$13,481R1 Research
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
68%89.9%79,818$14,967R1 Research
Florida International University
74%54.7%54,723$9,288R1 Research
Florida State University
86%24.2%43,889$11,297R1 Research
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94%14.1%53,363$12,116R1 Research
Indiana University-Bloomington
80%78.2%48,424$16,264R1 Research
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$19,680R1 Research
Ohio State University-Main Campus
88%60.6%61,443$17,339R1 Research
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
86%60.6%50,737$32,875R1 Research
Purdue University-Main Campus
83%49.9%58,658$14,600R1 Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
84%58.1%52,269$24,406R1 Research
Texas Tech University
69%72.6%40,757$19,070R1 Research
The University of Texas at Arlington
54%79.9%44,956$13,951R1 Research
The University of Texas at Austin
89%26.6%53,864$19,857R1 Research
University of Arizona
68%86.1%56,365$16,674R1 Research
University of California-Davis
86%41.8%40,065$14,741R1 Research
University of California-Irvine
87%28.6%37,297$14,251R1 Research
University of California-Los Angeles
93%9.0%47,335$12,548R1 Research
University of California-San Diego
86%26.7%44,256$12,470R1 Research
University of Central Florida
78%40.1%69,713$10,411R1 Research
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
75%85.3%45,026$25,648R1 Research
University of Florida
91%24.2%56,311$6,541R1 Research
University of Georgia
90%37.7%43,146$13,936R1 Research
University of Houston
65%73.9%47,980$14,276R1 Research
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85%42.4%59,238$14,355R1 Research
University of Maryland-College Park
89%44.8%41,725$15,678R1 Research
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93%15.6%52,855$13,138R1 Research
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
85%79.7%56,666$16,778R1 Research
University of North Texas
61%72.2%46,864$15,649R1 Research
University of South Carolina-Columbia
79%60.2%38,532$22,811R1 Research
University of South Florida
77%43.2%49,622$9,812R1 Research
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
85%39.1%56,997$14,091R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
90%45.2%51,044$17,354R1 Research
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
86%54.8%38,857$24,953R1 Research
Peer group median85%47.5%50,180$14,671

Institutions like Berkeley

Explore the federal data for institutions in Berkeley's comparison group.

IPEDS

Berkeley Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Planning and Analysis
Reports to Office of the Vice Chancellor of Finance
Email
opa [at] berkeley.edu

The Office of Planning and Analysis is UC Berkeley's central institutional research unit, collaborating with campus partners to maintain key campus statistics and support data collection and analysis.

Visit IR office page
Team
10 members
  • Chris Stanich
    Associate Vice Chancellor, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Deputy CFO
  • Sereeta Alexander
    Executive Director, Office of Planning and Analysis
  • Russ Acker
    Associate Director, Information Systems
  • Beatriz Brando
    Associate Director, Institutional Research
  • Sara Adan
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst
  • Matthew Betts
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst
  • Olivia Lyles
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst
  • Malcolm Quon
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst
  • Erryn Rivers
    Institutional Research Analyst
  • Lan Tran
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
NSF awards
$8,065,396
USA Spending
$509,600,385
All sources
$517,665,781

Common Data Set

Berkeley's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (4)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Berkeley (29)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Carol Greider
    Medicine
  • Ken Thompson
    Computer Science
  • Barbara Liskov
    Computer Science
  • Gregory Peck
    Theatre/Film
  • Susanna Hoffs
    Music
  • Alex Morgan
    Athletics
  • Hamilton O. Smith
    Medicine
  • James van Hoften
    Astronautics
  • Tom Anderson
    Technology
  • Daniel Kahneman
    Economics
  • Rube Goldberg
    Art/Design
  • Viet Thanh Nguyen
    Literature
Showing 1–12 of 29
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Frequently asked questions about University of California-Berkeley

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Berkeley.

What is the acceptance rate at University of California-Berkeley?

University of California-Berkeley's acceptance rate is 11.0% (13,639 admitted from 124,242 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at University of California-Berkeley?

University of California-Berkeley reports a 6-year graduation rate of 93% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of California-Berkeley?

University of California-Berkeley reports a total enrollment of 45,882 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of California-Berkeley?

The average net price at University of California-Berkeley is $13,481 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of California-Berkeley?

University of California-Berkeley's yield rate is 46.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of California-Berkeley located?

University of California-Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California 94720.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of California-Berkeley?

University of California-Berkeley's IR work is done by the Office of Planning and Analysis, which reports to Office of the Vice Chancellor of Finance.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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