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University of California-Berkeley

General Information

Name: University of California-Berkeley
Address: , Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone:

  • General information: (510) 642-6000
  • Financial aid office: (510) 642-0485
  • Admissions office: (510) 642-3175

Website: www.berkeley.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,654$6,512$5,956
        Out-of-state$25,338$23,961$22,912
Books and supplies$1,326$1,266$1,240
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$13,074$12,554$11,630
        Other expenses$2,072$1,978$1,938
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,122$9,064$9,182
        Other expenses$2,766$2,642$2,576
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,466$3,310$3,240

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$23,126$22,310$20,764
        Off-campus$19,868$19,484$18,954
        Off-campus with family$11,446$11,088$10,436
Out-of-state
        On-campus$41,810$39,759$37,720
        Off-campus$38,552$36,933$35,910
        Off-campus with family$30,130$28,537$27,392

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 71%
  • Federal grants: 29%
  • State/local grants: 46%
  • Institutional grants: 49%
  • Student loans: 31%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3134
  • State/local grants:$2923
  • Institutional grants:$6409
  • Student loans:$3846

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$60
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants37,01417,72619,288
Percent admitted26.5%24.6%28.3%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time41.3%42.0%40.8%
Part-time0.4%0.5%0.4%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 33547
Undergraduate enrollment: 23482
First-time student retention: 96%
Overall graduation rate: 87%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 95%
    • Part Time: 5%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 46%
    • Women: 54%

White non-hispanic: 31%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 11%
Asian/pacific islander: 41%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 13%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agricultural Economics - Master, Doctor
  • Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other - Doctor
  • Range Science and Management - Master
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master, Doctor
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Doctor
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • American Indian/Native American Studies - Bachelor
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Asian-American Studies - Bachelor
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Master
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biophysics - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Biostatistics - Master, Doctor
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Epidemiology - Master, Doctor
  • Exercise Physiology - Bachelor
  • Genetics, General - Bachelor
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other - Doctor
  • Microbiology, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Toxicology - Bachelor
  • Vision Science/Physiological Optics - Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Journalism - Master
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Information Science/Studies - Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Education, General - Master, Doctor
  • Education, Other - Doctor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Doctor
    Engineering
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Physics - Bachelor
  • Engineering Science - Bachelor
  • Engineering, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Materials Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Ocean Engineering - Master
  • Operations Research - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor
  • Chinese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Japanese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other - Bachelor
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Environmental Health - Master, Doctor
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Doctor
  • Optometry (OD) - First Professional
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD) - Master, Doctor
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Legal Studies, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cognitive Science - Bachelor
  • International/Global Studies - Master
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Neuroscience - Doctor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management - Bachelor
  • Forestry, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy - Bachelor
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Doctor
  • Logic - Doctor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Master
  • Astrophysics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Bachelor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, Other - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - Bachelor
  • Physical Sciences - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Policy Analysis - Master
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Anthropology, Other - Doctor
  • Demography and Population Studies - Master, Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Urban Studies/Affairs - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Master
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor


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