University of California, Berkeley

Name: University of California, Berkeley Common Data Set 2025-26
Creator: University of California, Berkeley
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2025-26

The 2025-26 Common Data Set for University of California, Berkeley — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: May 6, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.

In its 2025-26 report, University of California, Berkeley says 126,864 first-year students applied and 14,524 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 11%. 6,687 admitted students enrolled (46% yield). Waitlist: 9,102 offered a spot, 6,479 accepted one, and 1 admitted from it. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 2.1% (124,245 to 126,864) and the acceptance rate held at 11%.

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Acceptance Rate

11.4%

Applications

126,864

Admitted

14,524

Enrolled

6,687

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants126,864reported count

Admits14,52411%

Class seats6,68746% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	126,864	14,524	11%	6,687	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 46%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Wait list attrition

Offered a spot9,102

Accepted a spot6,479

Admitted from wait list1

71% joined after being offered a spot. 0% of students who joined were admitted. 7% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data

Wait-list data
Metric	Value
Offered a wait-list spot	9,102
Accepted a wait-list spot	6,479
Admitted from wait list	1
Joined after being offered	71%
Admitted after joining	0%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee not reported. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$92,446

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

93%

6-year completion

Average net price

$13,481

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$13,000

federal loans only

Nonpayment

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report471numbers from this report.

General Information

8 TABLES

A0 · Other

We invite you to indicate if there are items on the CDS for which you cannot use the requested analytic convention, cannot provide data for the cohort requested, whose methodology is unclear, or about which you have questions or comments in general. This information will not be published but will help the publishers further refine CDS items.Portions of the CDS that are not yet prepared are labelled with the expectant release date. Sections G & H will be available in the May 2026 release

City:Berkeley

StateCA

A0 · Respondent Information

First Name:Erryn

Last Name:Rivers

Title:Institutional Research Analyst

Office:Office of Planning and Analysis

Address Line 1:2850 Telegraph

Address Line 2:3rd Floor # 1510

Zipcode94,720

Country:United States

Email Address:opa@berkeley.edu

Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://opa.berkeley.edu/campus-data/common-data-set

A1 · Address Information

Name of College/University:University of California, Berkeley

Street Address Line 1:110 Sproul Hall

CityBerkeley

StateCA

Zip94,720

Country:United States

Main Phone Number (Area Code)510

Main Phone Number:642-6000

WWW Home Page Address:www.berkeley.edu

A1 · Admissions Office

Admissions Office Street Address (if different) Line 1:110 Sproul Hall

Street Address (if different) Line 2:#5800

CityBerkeley

StateCA

Zip94,720

Country:United States

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):510

Admissions Phone Number:642-3175

Admissions Email Address:gradadm@berkeley.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/

A2 · Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):X

A3 · Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:X

A4 · Academic Year

Academic year calendar:X

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://diversity.berkeley.edu/

A5 · Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sX

Postbachelor's certificateX

Master'sX

Post-master's certificateX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

6 TABLES

B1 · Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	2,949	3,705	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	96	150	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	10,946	13,811	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	13,991	17,666	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	119	135	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	14,110	17,801	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	16	17	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	5	3	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	699	723	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	720	743	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	70	69	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	790	812	0	Not reported
Total undergraduates	14,900	18,613	0	33,513

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	1,821	1,908	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	3,161	3,494	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	27	17	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	5,009	5,419	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	427	284	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	1,146	788	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	40	32	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	1,613	1,104	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	13,145

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Total
Total full-time students	19,119	23,220	Not reported
Total part-time students	2,403	1,916	Not reported
Grand total all students	21,522	25,136	46,658

B1 · All

B2 · Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	762	3,238	3,238
Hispanic/Latino	1,430	7,482	7,483
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	117	641	641
White, non-Hispanic	1,106	6,319	6,319
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	19	56	56
Asian, non-Hispanic	2,434	11,696	11,697
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	11	34	34
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	460	2,310	2,310
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	348	1,344	1,344
Total	6,687	33,120	33,122

B3 · Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	10,349
Postbachelor's certificates	72
Master's degrees	3,970
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	821
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	350
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

B14 · Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1,336	576	4,521	6,433
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	1,336	576	4,521	6,433
Completed in less than four years	958	487	3,787	5,232
Completed in less than five years	199	44	422	665
Completed in less than six years	43	8	80	131
Total completers	1,200	539	4,289	6,028
Six-year graduation rate	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1,366	544	4,079	5,989
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	1,366	544	4,079	5,989
Completed in less than four years	971	438	3,376	4,785
Completed in less than five years	182	63	425	670
Completed in less than six years	34	6	64	104
Total completers	1,187	507	3,865	5,559
Six-year graduation rate	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

B22 · Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	6,260
Still enrolled next fall	6,074
Retention rate	1.0%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

8 TABLES

C8D · Entrance Exams

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Y

If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program, student academic background, or if other examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT and ACT):References from first-year applicants only considered upon request..

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Y

C1 · Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	62,395	64,469	Not reported	126,864
Admitted	5,978	8,546	Not reported	14,524
Enrolled	2,965	3,722	Not reported	6,687
Enrolled full-time	2,949	3,705	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	16	17	Not reported	Not reported

C2 · Wait List

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Y

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:9,102

Number accepting a place on the waiting list:6,479

Number of wait-listed students admitted:1

Is your waiting list ranked?N

C3 · Admissions Requirements

High school completion requirementX

Total academic units15.0

English4.0

Mathematics3.0

Science2.0

Of these, units that must be lab2.0

Foreign language2.0

Social studies0.0

History2.0

Academic electives1.0

Computer Science0.0

Visual/Performing Arts1.0

Total academic units18.0

English4.0

Mathematics4.0

Science3.0

Of these, units that must be lab3.0

Foreign language3.0

Social studies0.0

History2.0

Academic electives1.0

Computer Science0.0

Visual/Performing Arts1.0

C4 · Other

Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?X

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:x

C7 · Basis for Selection

Rigor of secondary school recordx

Academic GPAx

Application Essayx

C11 · First-time, first-year Profile

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

ACT Composite: Total0

ACT English: Total0

ACT Math: Total0

ACT Reading: Total0

ACT Science: Total0

Total0

Percent who had GPA of 4.00.4

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.1

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.0

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.0

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.0

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.0

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total1

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.90

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:1

C13 · Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Y

Amount of application fee:$80 for domestic students / $95 for international

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Y

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Y

Does your institution have an application closing date?Y

Application closing date (fall): Month2026-11-30 00:00:00

Application closing date (fall): Day2026-11-30 00:00:00

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Y

Yes, by:x

Date: Month2026-03-31 00:00:00

Date: Day2026-03-31 00:00:00

Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified afterx

Weeks1

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month2026-05-02 00:00:00

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day2026-05-02 00:00:00

Amount of housing deposit:300

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Y

If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)N

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?N

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?N

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES

D1 · Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	12,889	10,512	Not reported	23,401
Admitted	2,720	2,938	Not reported	5,658
Enrolled	1,485	1,570	Not reported	3,055

Other fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

D3 · Application for Admission

FallX

SpringX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Y

Essay or personal statementx

If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):n/a

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.40

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Supplemental Forms are required only from some transfer students.

Fall Closing Date: Month2026-11-30 00:00:00

Fall Notification Date: Month2026-04-30 00:00:00

Fall Reply Date: Month2026-06-01 00:00:00

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?N/A

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Completion of prerequisite courses for intended major and freshman/sophomore general education courses.

Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:C

D4 · Transfer Credit Policies

Number60

Unit Typetransferable semester units in credit

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:70

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:semester unit credit

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:80

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:semester unit credit

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:n/a

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:60

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:semester unit credit

American Council on Education (ACE)No

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/preparing-transfer-students/transfer-credit-practice.html

D9 · Other

Fall Closing Date:Day2026-11-30 00:00:00

Fall Notification Date: Day2026-04-30 00:00:00

Fall Reply Date: Day2026-06-01 00:00:00

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

E1 · Special Study Options

Accelerated programx

Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilitiesx

Cross-registrationx

Distance learningx

Double majorx

Dual enrollmentx

English as a Second Language (ESL)x

Exchange student program (domestic)x

Honors Programx

Independent studyx

Internshipsx

Student-designed majorx

Study abroadx

Teacher certification programx

Undergraduate Researchx

Weekend collegex

E3 · Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsx

English (including composition)x

Historyx

Humanitiesx

Mathematicsx

Philosophyx

Sciences (biological or physical)x

Social sciencex

Student Life

5 TABLES

F1 · Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing1%

Percent who live off campus or commute0%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)0%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing0%

Percent who live off campus or commute1%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

F1 · Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

F2 · Activities Offered

Campus Ministriesx

Choral groupsx

Concert bandx

Dancex

Drama/theaterx

International Student Organizationx

Jazz bandx

Literary magazinex

Marching bandx

Model UNx

Music ensemblesx

Musical theaterx

Operax

Pep bandx

Radio stationx

Student governmentx

Student newspaperx

Student-run film societyx

Symphony orchestrax

Television stationx

Yearbookx

F3 · ROTC

Army ROTC is offered:x

Naval ROTC is offered:x

Marine Option (for Naval ROTC)x

Air Force ROTC is offered:x

F4 · Housing

Coed residence hallsx

Women's residence halls (Females)x

Apartments for married studentsx

Apartments for single studentsx

Special housing for disabled studentsx

Special housing for international studentsx

Fraternity/sorority housingx

Cooperative housingx

Theme housingx

Wellness housingx

Living Learning Communitiesx

Other housing options (specify):x

Specify:Offers apartments for students with children

Annual Expenses

1 TABLE

G0 · Information

Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:05/17/2026

Financial Aid

2 TABLES

H1 · Need-based Aid Awarded

Total Scholarships/Grants$0

Total Self-Help$0

H1 · Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Total Scholarships/Grants$0

Total Self-Help$0

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

2 TABLES

I1 · Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time
Total instructional faculty	Not reported	Not reported
Members of minority groups	Not reported	Not reported
Females	Not reported	Not reported
Males	Not reported	Not reported
Nonresidents	Not reported	Not reported
Doctorate or other terminal degree	Not reported	Not reported
Master's, but not terminal master's	Not reported	Not reported
Bachelor's degree	Not reported	Not reported
Unknown or other highest degree	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported

I3 · Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	679	96
10-19 students	852	493
20-29 students	427	1,199
30-39 students	230	664
40-49 students	168	250
50-99 students	298	117
100+ students	352	46
Total	3,006	2,865

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

J1 · Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.2%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
English	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.2%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
History	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0%	0%	1%

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