College profile
University of California-Berkeley
CA · Public · Mid-size city · 125,910 applicants 2023
A parent's read
- Top feeder high schools: Lynbrook High School (23.5), Mira Costa High School (21), Orange County School of the Arts (20), Henry M. Gunn High School (19), Tamalpais High School (18). Graduates per class year, from each high school's own published list. 170 high schools' lists name University of California-Berkeley; every one is ranked below.
- Built for the AI economy. Top 7 in the country. About 1 in 9 degrees here is already in AI, computer science, or data fields; its AI research output ranks #7 among US universities. This campus is leaning into the shift, not waiting for it.
- The major moves the money more than the admit letter. Computer Science grads from here earn about $204,379 four years out; fine and studio arts grads about $51,699 — a 4.0× spread on the same diploma. Have the major conversation before you deposit, not after.
- The payoff holds even at full price: roughly 5× over a decade. With no aid at all — the full in-state ~$45,619/yr — a decade of median earnings (~$92,446/yr) still runs about 5× the four-year cost. This payoff doesn't depend on qualifying for anything. (Out-of-state costs more.)
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Feeder high schools
Which high schools send graduates to University of California-Berkeley?
The high schools sending the most graduates per class year to University of California-Berkeley, from each school's own published list: Lynbrook High School (23.5), Mira Costa High School (21), Orange County School of the Arts (20), Henry M. Gunn High School (19), Tamalpais High School (18). 170 high schools' lists name University of California-Berkeley.
Enrolled — from the schools' matriculation lists
All 170 schools, with the class years each list covers
Published, but not ranked — these schools name University of California-Berkeley on a list of where their graduates enrolled whose class years we cannot read ("Since 2023", or no class year printed), so their totals are shown rather than divided: Yorba Linda High School (3, not stated).
How this is counted
170 high schools publish a numbered matriculation list — where their graduates actually enrolled, counted, in the school's own School Profile — and name University of California-Berkeley on it. Between them they printed 1137 enrolled graduates. Ranked by graduates per class year enrolling at University of California-Berkeley, from each school's own published list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, so a one-year list and a five-year list can sit on the same page. A list whose class years we cannot read is not divided by a guess — it is listed below with its total instead.
Is my high school on this list?
Admitted — from the schools' acceptance lists
All 27 schools, with the class years each list covers
How this is counted
27 high schools publish a numbered list of college acceptances — where their graduates were admitted, not where they enrolled — and name University of California-Berkeley on it. Between them they printed 469 admissions. Ranked by admissions per class year to University of California-Berkeley, from each school's own published acceptances list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. Admits are counted at each college a student was admitted to, the same way the UC Reach Score counts a student admitted to three UC campuses three times — so this is a count of admissions, not of students. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, and a list whose class years we cannot read is listed below with its total rather than divided by a guess.
All 190 feeder schools, ranked →
Counted from each school's own published document, linked on that school's page. A high school that is not here does not publish a numbered list we could read — that is all absence means, and it says nothing about its graduates. Where a school publishes both, the two lists are shown separately: an acceptances list is not a list of enrollments, and the two are never added together.
Parent/student verdict
Highly selectiveHighly selective reach for nearly every applicant. Affordable — net price averages ~$13,481/yr among aid recipients.
Best for
- Strong overall academic profile (avg admit unweighted GPA 3.90 per CDS — school is test-blind, so scores aren't part of the decision at all — the transcript carries the weight)
- Students drawn to Social Sciences or Computer & Information Sciences (the two biggest majors)
- Research-oriented students (R1 — top tier of federal research funding)
- Students who thrive in a large, programmatic environment
The reality
- You'd be near the bottom of their admitted class if: unweighted GPA below 3.70 (test bands are the school's own; the 3.70 line is our estimate, not a published figure)
- Test-blind — scores aren't considered at all, so transcript GPA, course rigor, and essays do all the work
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- Out-of-state tuition is 3.1× the in-state rate
Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price with aid and at full price, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.
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Institutional snapshot
What kind of college is this?
Source: admit rate is UC's Fall 2026 preliminary release (see banner above); federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.
High-school GPA
3.90 avg unweightedGPA on the plain 4.0 scale, no honors/AP bonus. When a college publishes an "average admitted GPA of 3.9," it's often this scale — don't compare it to a weighted 4.3. GPA, enrolled first-years
unweighted 4.0 scale. Audit 2026-10-07. CDS 2024-25 (Google Sheet linked from opa.berkeley.edu/campus-data/common-data-set) C1201 = 3.9, 'UC Berkeley reports unweighted GPA'; C9-C12 cover ALL enrolled first-years, Fall 2024 (C11 column reads 'All enrolled students'). Re-filed from `admitted` to `enrolled`. The 4.31 previously stored as a weighted AVERAGE is the 25th percentile of the weighted middle 50% (4.31-4.65) of the 2024 ADMITTED class on admissions.berkeley.edu/apply-to-berkeley/student-profile/ (data as of 12/2024; unweighted 3.89-4.00) — not an average and not in the cited CDS, so removed. That admitted band is not stored; the live profile now shows the 2026 admitted class (3.90-4.00 / 4.36-4.72). Common Data Set 2024-25 ↗
As published by the college in its Common Data Set / admissions data (2024-25) — independently verified 2026-07-23 (source linked above). GPA basis (weighted vs. unweighted vs. 4.0-scale) varies by college and is labeled above.
Fall 2026 — just released by UC (preliminary)
133,154 applied · 13,967 admitted · 10.5% admit rate · admitted GPA middle 50%The middle half landed in this range — a quarter are below the low end and a quarter above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.: 4.16–4.28 · 67.6% of admits are California residents. First-year offers as of June 2026, per UC's own release ↗ — fresher than the federal figures below. Full analysis: UC's Fall 2026 numbers →
Admit rate by discipline — Fall 2025
The headline admit rate hides a wide spread by program.
University of California-Berkeley's own systemwide data, by broad discipline. Campus overall: 11%. UC admits to the campus, not the major, at most programs — but the spread below is the real selectivity of each applicant pool, and capped programs (computer science, engineering, nursing) do gate by major.
| Discipline | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate Fall 2025 |
Admit GPA (mid-50%)The middle half landed in this range — a quarter are below the low end and a quarter above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | 3,415 | 74 | 2% | 4.16–4.29 |
| Business | 7,102 | 323 | 5% | 4.20–4.30 |
| Computer Science | 9,750 | 629 | 6% | 4.20–4.29 |
| Engineering | 25,025 | 1,788 | 7% | 4.20–4.30 |
| Architecture | 2,865 | 222 | 8% | 4.14–4.30 |
| Social Sciences | 20,627 | 1,758 | 9% | 4.15–4.29 |
| Other/Interdisciplinary | 6,498 | 835 | 13% | 4.16–4.29 |
| Public Admin | 278 | 39 | 14% | 4.08–4.26 |
| Life Sciences | 19,316 | 3,114 | 16% | 4.16–4.29 |
| Physical Sciences/Math | 12,109 | 1,993 | 16% | 4.18–4.29 |
| Arts & Humanities | 8,925 | 2,256 | 25% | 4.06–4.27 |
By specific major — Fall 2025
| Major | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate Fall 2025 |
Admit GPA (mid-50%)The middle half landed in this range — a quarter are below the low end and a quarter above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection. | Earlier year for comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undeclared Undeclared | 8,862 | 1,214 | 14% | 4.11–4.28 | Fall 2021: 11% ↑ |
| Computer Science Computer Science | 7,215 | 283 | 4% | 4.20–4.29 | Fall 2021: 12% ↓ |
| Business Administration Business | 7,102 | 323 | 5% | 4.20–4.30 | Fall 2024: 4% |
| Business Administration, Management And Operations Business | 7,102 | 323 | 5% | 4.20–4.30 | Fall 2024: 4% |
| Psychology Social Sciences | 6,361 | 343 | 5% | 4.15–4.29 | Fall 2021: 8% ↓ |
| Psychology, General Social Sciences | 6,361 | 343 | 5% | 4.15–4.29 | Fall 2021: 8% ↓ |
| Psychology, Other Social Sciences | 6,361 | 343 | 5% | 4.15–4.29 | Fall 2021: 8% ↓ |
| Mechanical Engineering Engineering | 6,148 | 252 | 4% | 4.20–4.30 | Fall 2021: 9% ↓ |
| Economics Social Sciences | 5,345 | 264 | 5% | 4.13–4.28 | Fall 2021: 9% ↓ |
| Political Science Social Sciences | 4,295 | 477 | 11% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 17% ↓ |
| Public Health Public Health | 3,415 | 74 | 2% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 18% ↓ |
| Bioengineering Engineering | 3,128 | 249 | 8% | 4.21–4.29 | Fall 2021: 10% ↓ |
| Neuroscience Life Sciences | 3,120 | 472 | 15% | 4.17–4.28 | — |
| Aerospace Engineering Engineering | 2,890 | 95 | 3% | 4.20–4.29 | Fall 2022: 4% |
| Data Science Computer Science | 2,535 | 346 | 14% | 4.20–4.29 | Fall 2021: 20% ↓ |
| Integrative Biology Life Sciences | 2,275 | 348 | 15% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 18% ↓ |
| Architecture Architecture | 2,247 | 150 | 7% | 4.16–4.30 | Fall 2021: 11% ↓ |
| Chemistry Physical Sciences/Math | 2,229 | 247 | 11% | 4.20–4.30 | Fall 2021: 14% ↓ |
| Civil Engineering Engineering | 2,197 | 225 | 10% | 4.20–4.30 | Fall 2021: 9% |
| Sociology Social Sciences | 2,194 | 237 | 11% | 4.12–4.28 | Fall 2021: 10% |
| Applied Mathematics Physical Sciences/Math | 2,105 | 476 | 23% | 4.18–4.30 | Fall 2021: 24% |
| Chemical Biology Physical Sciences/Math | 2,089 | 227 | 11% | 4.22–4.30 | Fall 2021: 9% ↑ |
| Physics Physical Sciences/Math | 1,663 | 262 | 16% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 20% ↓ |
| Physics, Applied Physical Sciences/Math | 1,663 | 262 | 16% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 20% ↓ |
| Physics, General Physical Sciences/Math | 1,663 | 262 | 16% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 20% ↓ |
| Physics, General - Secondary Education Physical Sciences/Math | 1,663 | 262 | 16% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 20% ↓ |
| Environmental Science Life Sciences | 1,623 | 233 | 14% | 4.15–4.28 | Fall 2021: 28% ↓ |
| Chemical Engineering Engineering | 1,529 | 204 | 13% | 4.22–4.32 | Fall 2021: 26% ↓ |
| Legal Studies Other/Interdisciplinary | 1,509 | 71 | 5% | 4.10–4.30 | Fall 2021: 17% ↓ |
| English Arts & Humanities | 1,413 | 501 | 35% | 4.08–4.29 | Fall 2021: 22% ↑ |
| Biological Sciences Life Sciences | 1,393 | 242 | 17% | 4.15–4.29 | Fall 2023: 12% ↑ |
| Media Studies Other/Interdisciplinary | 1,189 | 72 | 6% | 4.10–4.28 | Fall 2021: 8% ↓ |
| Cognitive Science Other/Interdisciplinary | 1,126 | 232 | 21% | 4.18–4.29 | Fall 2021: 18% ↑ |
| History Arts & Humanities | 1,065 | 138 | 13% | 4.17–4.30 | Fall 2021: 10% ↑ |
| Mathematics Physical Sciences/Math | 1,059 | 192 | 18% | 4.21–4.30 | Fall 2021: 23% ↓ |
| Mathematics, Applied Physical Sciences/Math | 1,059 | 192 | 18% | 4.21–4.30 | Fall 2021: 23% ↓ |
| Mathematics, Applied (Pre) Physical Sciences/Math | 1,059 | 192 | 18% | 4.21–4.30 | Fall 2021: 23% ↓ |
| Mathematics, Financial Actuarial (Pre) Physical Sciences/Math | 1,059 | 192 | 18% | 4.21–4.30 | Fall 2021: 23% ↓ |
| Art Arts & Humanities | 1,049 | 61 | 6% | 4.11–4.27 | Fall 2021: 10% ↓ |
| Statistics Physical Sciences/Math | 892 | 134 | 15% | 4.16–4.28 | Fall 2021: 16% |
| Molecular Environmental Biology Life Sciences | 881 | 134 | 15% | 4.16–4.30 | Fall 2021: 25% ↓ |
| Global Studies Other/Interdisciplinary | 873 | 196 | 22% | 4.15–4.30 | Fall 2021: 17% ↑ |
| Microbial Biology Life Sciences | 793 | 142 | 18% | 4.17–4.29 | Fall 2021: 31% ↓ |
| Anthropology Social Sciences | 765 | 128 | 17% | 4.16–4.29 | Fall 2021: 16% |
| Philosophy Arts & Humanities | 741 | 265 | 36% | 4.06–4.26 | Fall 2021: 20% ↑ |
| Astrophysics Physical Sciences/Math | 739 | 174 | 24% | 4.17–4.29 | Fall 2021: 24% |
| Music Arts & Humanities | 574 | 175 | 30% | 4.00–4.25 | Fall 2021: 29% |
| Political Economy Social Sciences | 550 | 102 | 19% | 4.20–4.29 | Fall 2021: 17% ↑ |
| Interdisciplinary Studies Other/Interdisciplinary | 549 | 39 | 7% | 4.15–4.28 | Fall 2021: 9% ↓ |
| Theater And Performance Studies Arts & Humanities | 468 | 109 | 23% | 4.08–4.25 | Fall 2021: 12% ↑ |
| Society And Environment Life Sciences | 452 | 102 | 23% | 4.13–4.28 | Fall 2021: 30% ↓ |
| Linguistics Arts & Humanities | 445 | 101 | 23% | 4.13–4.29 | Fall 2021: 14% ↑ |
| Linguistics, Applied Arts & Humanities | 445 | 101 | 23% | 4.13–4.29 | Fall 2021: 14% ↑ |
| Sustainable Environmental Design Architecture | 437 | 48 | 11% | 4.20–4.30 | Fall 2021: 19% ↓ |
| Environmental Earth Science Life Sciences | 427 | 114 | 27% | 4.11–4.28 | Fall 2021: 28% |
| Marine Science Physical Sciences/Math | 395 | 115 | 29% | 4.07–4.28 | Fall 2021: 15% ↑ |
| Engineering Physics Engineering | 384 | 29 | 8% | 4.21–4.28 | Fall 2021: 11% ↓ |
| Nuclear Engineering Engineering | 346 | 52 | 15% | 4.20–4.30 | Fall 2021: 30% ↓ |
| Urban Studies Social Sciences | 318 | 42 | 13% | 4.18–4.30 | Fall 2021: 18% ↓ |
| Urban Studies, Planning, And Policy Social Sciences | 318 | 42 | 13% | 4.18–4.30 | Fall 2021: 18% ↓ |
| Social Welfare Public Admin | 278 | 39 | 14% | 4.08–4.26 | Fall 2021: 19% ↓ |
| Environmental Engineering Engineering | 243 | 39 | 16% | 4.21–4.30 | Fall 2021: 11% ↑ |
| Comparative Literature Arts & Humanities | 226 | 97 | 43% | 4.05–4.26 | Fall 2021: 40% ↑ |
| Landscape Architecture Architecture | 181 | 24 | 13% | 4.08–4.23 | Fall 2021: 8% ↑ |
| Landscape Architecture, Pre- Architecture | 181 | 24 | 13% | 4.08–4.23 | Fall 2021: 8% ↑ |
| Analytics Engineering | 163 | 16 | 10% | 4.18–4.34 | Fall 2024: 19% ↓ |
| Rhetoric Arts & Humanities | 127 | 57 | 45% | 4.10–4.26 | Fall 2021: 42% ↑ |
| Ancient Greek And Roman Studies Other/Interdisciplinary | 120 | 47 | 39% | 4.01–4.25 | Fall 2022: 32% ↑ |
| Geology Physical Sciences/Math | 99 | 36 | 36% | 4.11–4.24 | Fall 2021: 20% ↑ |
| American Studies Social Sciences | 97 | 16 | 16% | 3.58–4.16 | Fall 2022: 22% ↓ |
| Geography Life Sciences | 95 | 12 | 13% | 4.11–4.27 | Fall 2022: 7% ↑ |
| Geography, Physical Life Sciences | 95 | 12 | 13% | 4.11–4.27 | Fall 2022: 7% ↑ |
| Asian American And Asian Diaspora Studies Social Sciences | 90 | 28 | 31% | 4.14–4.29 | Fall 2021: 15% ↑ |
| Ethnic Studies Social Sciences | 87 | 19 | 22% | 4.11–4.28 | Fall 2021: 18% ↑ |
| French Arts & Humanities | 72 | 24 | 33% | 3.98–4.28 | Fall 2021: 27% ↑ |
| Planetary Science Physical Sciences/Math | 63 | 24 | 38% | 4.02–4.28 | Fall 2021: 21% ↑ |
| Atmospheric Science Physical Sciences/Math | 53 | 14 | 26% | 4.22–4.30 | Fall 2022: 36% ↓ |
| Geophysics Physical Sciences/Math | 37 | 14 | 38% | 4.07–4.22 | Fall 2022: 16% ↑ |
| Latin Arts & Humanities | 32 | 15 | 47% | 4.12–4.30 | — |
Majors are shown as UC's systemwide data reports them; programs too small to clear UC's reporting floor don't appear. Admit rates by major reflect who applies as much as who gets in — at most UC programs, students are admitted to the campus, not the major.
Source: University of California Information Center ↗, first-year applicants by broad discipline (data back to Fall 2012). GPA is UC's capped weighted GPAUC's own GPA recalculation: extra points for honors/AP/IB classes, but capped at 8 semesters of bonus. That cap is why UC admitted-GPA bands cluster between 4.0 and 4.3 — a 4.28 here is a stronger number than it looks next to an uncapped 4.6 from a high school transcript.. UC's own guidance: use this as a general guide to selectivity, not a predictor of any one student's chances. Small programs are suppressed by UC.
Outcomes & cost
What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.
Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).
The real cost
What University of California-Berkeley actually costs
Which side your family lands on isn't set by any national income line — it's set by University of California-Berkeley's own aid decision: the gap between its price and your family's finances.
University of California-Berkeley's own published aid policy · 2026-27
Who qualifies: CA residents; UC Blue and Gold, systemwide tuition only.
Most California families that earn up to $100,000 receive enough grant and scholarship funds (from ALL sources) to cover their UC Tuition.
Income thresholds assume typical assets. Policy independently verified against the college's financial-aid pages ↗.
Your odds + estimated cost across your whole college list, side by side.
The payoffTen years of typical graduate pay minus four years of cost — how many dollars ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten. Check both the full-price and with-aid versions to see which applies to you; median pay reflects who a college admits and what they study as much as the college itself., both ways
+$742K ahead at full price +$871K with aidSource: College Scorecard (average net price among Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates who received aid) and each college's published cost of attendance. We don't show the federal net-price-by-income brackets: their categories were fixed in 2008 and never adjusted, and none of the averages is your family's own number — the full story. Payoff = (10-yr median earnings × 10) − (4 years of cost), in dollars — how far ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten; medians travel with the students a college admits and the majors they choose as much as with the college itself. Full price is the published cost of attendance, largely in-state for publics; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.
What students study here
Most popular majors at University of California-Berkeley
Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what University of California-Berkeley actually graduates — not just what it markets.
What those majors earn here
Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — University of California-Berkeley's own graduates, not national averages.
| Major (CIP) | 4-yr earnings |
|---|---|
| Computer Science. | $204,379 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $200,543 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $144,599 |
| Operations Research. | $138,883 |
| Economics. | $135,050 |
| Statistics. | $133,986 |
| Chemical Engineering. | $121,027 |
| Cognitive Science. | $120,193 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $119,371 |
| Applied Mathematics. | $118,414 |
Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →
Student body & economic mobility
Who attends here — and what the campus adds.
Opportunity Insights data. It measures two things at once: how many lower-income students a college enrols, and how many of them reach the top earnings quintile later. A high rate says the college does both — it does not establish that the campus caused the earnings, because the students it admits differ from the students it doesn't. Read it as a signal about access and destination, not as proof of value added.
Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantUniversity of California-Berkeley is a public four-year college in CA. It admitted 10% of applicants (125,910 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-blind.
Average enrolled GPA 3.9 (unweighted, 2024-25, as published by the college).
Cost: about $13,481 a year on average with aid, $45,619 a year at full price for in-state students.
Median earnings ten years after entry: $92,446 a year. Payoff, meaning ten years of that pay minus four years of cost: $870,536 ahead with aid, $741,984 ahead at full price.
Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Computer Science ($204,379); Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($200,543); Business Administration, Management and Operations ($144,599).
Admit rate by major, Fall 2025 (the UC admits to the campus, not the major, at most programs, so read these as a guide to selectivity): lowest Public Health 2% (3,415 applied); highest Rhetoric 45% (127 applied).
Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights): 9% of students came from families in the bottom fifth of income, and 55% of those reached the top fifth as adults.
Aid pledge published by the college for 2026-27: families earning under $100,000 pay no tuition (CA residents; UC Blue and Gold, systemwide tuition only).
High schools that publish a numbered matriculation list and name University of California-Berkeley: 170, 1137 enrolled students between them — ranked by graduates per class year, most often Lynbrook High School (23.5 per class year, 94 over 4 class years, 2022-2025); Mira Costa High School (21.0 per class year, 21 over 1 class year, Class of 2026); Orange County School of the Arts (20.0 per class year, 20 over 1 class year, Class of 2026). Each figure is the number that school printed divided by the class years its own list covers; the totals and years are shown. These are the schools that publish such a list, not every school that sends students; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/university-of-california-berkeley.
High schools that publish a numbered list of college acceptances naming University of California-Berkeley: 27, 469 admissions between them — ranked by admissions per class year, most often Mira Costa High School (45.0 per class year, 45 over 1 class year, 2022-2026 College Admission Data, counted column "The first column represents the number of students admitted from the Class of 2026"); Portola High School (30.8 per class year, 154 over 5 class years, Class of 2020 - 2024, counted column "Accepted"); Arcadia High School (28.0 per class year, 28 over 1 class year, Class of 2026, counted column "Accepted"). Admits are counted at each college, so this counts admissions, not students. These are a different set of documents from the matriculation lists above and the two are never added together; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/university-of-california-berkeley.
Machine-readable version of this page: https://highschoolreach.com/colleges/university-of-california-berkeley.json
Questions families ask
What is University of California-Berkeley's acceptance rate? University of California-Berkeley is a public four-year college in CA. It admitted 10% of applicants (125,910 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-blind.
Does University of California-Berkeley require the SAT or ACT? University of California-Berkeley is a public four-year college in CA. It admitted 10% of applicants (125,910 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-blind.
How much does University of California-Berkeley cost? Cost: about $13,481 a year on average with aid, $45,619 a year at full price for in-state students.
What do University of California-Berkeley graduates earn? Median earnings ten years after entry: $92,446 a year. Payoff, meaning ten years of that pay minus four years of cost: $870,536 ahead with aid, $741,984 ahead at full price.
Which majors at University of California-Berkeley pay the most? Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Computer Science ($204,379); Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($200,543); Business Administration, Management and Operations ($144,599).
Does the admit rate at University of California-Berkeley depend on the major? Admit rate by major, Fall 2025 (the UC admits to the campus, not the major, at most programs, so read these as a guide to selectivity): lowest Public Health 2% (3,415 applied); highest Rhetoric 45% (127 applied).
Does University of California-Berkeley offer free tuition or meet full need? Aid pledge published by the college for 2026-27: families earning under $100,000 pay no tuition (CA residents; UC Blue and Gold, systemwide tuition only).
Which high schools send the most graduates to University of California-Berkeley? The high schools sending the most graduates per class year to University of California-Berkeley, from each school's own published list: Lynbrook High School (23.5), Mira Costa High School (21), Orange County School of the Arts (20), Henry M. Gunn High School (19), Tamalpais High School (18). 170 high schools' lists name University of California-Berkeley.
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