R1 ResearchPublicLand-grant

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·berkeley.edu
6-yr Graduation
93%
+8.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
45,882
peer median 50,180
Avg net price
$14,979
-$111 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

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
87%
Non-Pell
93%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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$5,895
$30–48k$7,751
$48–75k$11,424
$75–110k$18,713
$110k+$35,154

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

Avg net price
$14,979
-$111vs R1 Research median $15,090
Federal loans
18.2%
In-state tuition
$14,850
Out-of-state
$45,627

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, 11,126 students received $75.1M in Pell grants, alongside $175.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
11,126
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$75.1M
$75,142,927 total
Direct Loans
$175.4M
12,408 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$15.3M
3,933 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$16.5M
3,565 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$40.5M
2,004 loan awards
Parent PLUS$45.2M
1,537 loan awards
Grad PLUS$57.9M
1,369 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 programs163
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

12,076 total completions
01Computer Sciences
2,45520.3%
02Engineering
2,41020.0%
03Social Sciences
1,72514.3%
04Biological Sciences
1,1469.5%
05Business
1,0268.5%
06Legal Professions
9898.2%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
5974.9%
08Mathematics
5844.8%
09Physical Sciences
5814.8%
10Health Professions
5634.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
45,882
12-mo unduplicated
48,556
Undergraduate
34,828
Graduate
13,728

Gender split

Men
46%22,448
Women
54%26,108

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
35.2%
Hispanic
21.8%
White
19.5%
Non-resident
11.5%
Two or more
6.2%
Unknown
3.4%
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
892
490 M · 402 W
Women athletes
45.1%
Athletic aid
$16.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$146.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$8.7M
$7.4M
Recruiting expense
$2.6M
$944K
Head-coach salaries
$817K
$172K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 17

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
130 M · 121 W
$3.3M
Rowing
73 M · 58 W
$4.2M
Football
121 M · —
$45.1M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
40 M · 34 W
$4.5M
Soccer
29 M · 39 W
$2.6M
Water Polo
32 M · 23 W
$2.7M

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
20.68
937 offenses · 45,307 students

3-year trend

10.372 yrs ago15.971 yr ago20.68Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2,095
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
319
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
24
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
13

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
522
Burglary
150
Aggravated assault
85
Rape
75
Robbery
58
Fondling
24
Arson
22
Statutory rape
1

By location

937total
  • On campus656
  • Non-campus143
  • Public property138

Includes 43 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

20
Domestic violence
15
Dating violence
77
Stalking
112 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race2
  • Religion2
  • Ethnicity2
  • National origin2

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons233
Drugs846
Liquor024

Residence-hall fires

  • Clark Kerr Campus Bldg. 72 fires
    arson of flyerDamage $0-$99
  • Clark Kerr Campus Bldg. 72 fires
    arson of flyerDamage $0-$99
  • Clark Kerr Campus Bldg. 81 fire
    arson of flyerDamage $0-$99
  • Clark Kerr Campus Bldg. 91 fire
    arson of flyerDamage $0-$99
  • Unit 3 - Beverly Cleary Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Unit 2 - Griffiths Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Unit 3 - Ida Sproul Hall1 fire
    Hazardous productDamage $250,000-$499,999

Data quality: 29 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%—45,882$14,979R1 Research
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
68%89.9%79,818$13,670R1 Research
Florida International University
74%54.7%54,723$9,133R1 Research
Florida State University
86%24.2%43,889$10,997R1 Research
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94%14.1%53,363$13,289R1 Research
Indiana University-Bloomington
80%78.2%48,424$15,342R1 Research
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$20,751R1 Research
Ohio State University-Main Campus
88%60.6%61,443$18,292R1 Research
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
86%60.6%50,737$32,598R1 Research
Purdue University-Main Campus
83%49.9%58,658$13,945R1 Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
84%58.1%52,269$23,519R1 Research
Texas Tech University
69%72.6%40,757$20,071R1 Research
The University of Texas at Arlington
54%79.9%44,956$15,235R1 Research
The University of Texas at Austin
89%26.6%53,864$19,678R1 Research
University of Arizona
68%86.1%56,365$15,960R1 Research
University of California-Davis
86%41.8%40,065$15,288R1 Research
University of California-Irvine
87%28.6%37,297$12,840R1 Research
University of California-Los Angeles
93%9.0%47,335$14,013R1 Research
University of California-San Diego
86%26.7%44,256$11,750R1 Research
University of Central Florida
78%40.1%69,713$10,650R1 Research
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
75%85.3%45,026$23,156R1 Research
University of Florida
91%24.2%56,311$6,351R1 Research
University of Georgia
90%37.7%43,146$13,816R1 Research
University of Houston
65%73.9%47,980$13,853R1 Research
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85%42.4%59,238$15,201R1 Research
University of Maryland-College Park
89%44.8%41,725$15,590R1 Research
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93%15.6%52,855$14,832R1 Research
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
85%79.7%56,666$17,139R1 Research
University of North Texas
61%72.2%46,864$14,352R1 Research
University of South Carolina-Columbia
79%60.2%38,532$24,532R1 Research
University of South Florida
77%43.2%49,622$10,043R1 Research
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
85%39.1%56,997$13,485R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
90%45.2%51,044$16,928R1 Research
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
86%54.8%38,857$23,790R1 Research
Peer group median85%49.9%50,180$15,090

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

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
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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 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 $14,979 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.

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