University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Public
- City
- 33,068 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 11%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,538per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 93%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $100,21210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through URAP, undergraduates apply each fall and spring to work on faculty research projects as mentored apprentices, with or without course credit.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 11%About 1 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From University of California-Berkeley's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
90% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.90. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 11%14,524 admitted of 126,864 first-year applicants
Where you'd stand
Enter your numbers to see where they'd fall among University of California-Berkeley's first-year students. This isn't a prediction: it shows how you compare with students who enrolled, using the sources linked below.
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Sources: University of California-Berkeley Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,538full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $47,842sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $17,198Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $54,800Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 93%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 97%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $100,21210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,416federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 33,068Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 32%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of California-Davis Davis, CA — admits 42%
- University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA — admits 27%
- University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA — admits 29%
- San Diego State University San Diego, CA — admits 36%
Also worth a look
- University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA — admits 9%
- University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA — admits 27%
- University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA — admits 29%
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI — admits 16%
- San Diego State University San Diego, CA — admits 36%
- University of California-Davis Davis, CA — admits 42%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of California-Berkeley, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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