University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA
200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
510-642-6000

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public research university in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the flagship institution of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system. Berkeley has since grown to instruct over 40,000 students in approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs covering numerous disciplines.

Berkeley is one of the 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities, and is home to many Nobel laureates, Fields Medalists, MacArthur Fellows, and Pulitzer Prize winners. Berkeley alumni have founded a large number of companies, including Apple, Google, Levi Strauss & Co., Clorox, and Berkeley Breathed. They have also played a major role in the development of many fields, such as the personal computer, synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and the internet.

The University of California was chartered in 1868 and its flagship campus — envisioned as a "City of Learning" — was established at Berkeley, on San Francisco Bay. Today, Berkeley is the 10th-oldest university in the world, with more than 1,400 faculty members and more than 35,000 students. It has an annual budget of over $2 billion.

The University of California, Berkeley, is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. The university was founded in 1868 and serves as the flagship institution of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system. Berkeley has since grown to instruct over 40,000 students in approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs covering numerous disciplines.

Berkeley is one of the 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and is home to many Nobel laureates, Fields Medalists, MacArthur Fellows, and Pulitzer Prize winners. Berkeley alumni have founded a large number of companies, including Apple, Google, Levi Strauss & Co., Clorox, and Berkeley Breathed. They have also played a major role in the development of many fields, such as the personal computer, synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and the internet.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 42327

Acceptance Rate: 17.48%

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.berkeley.edu/

Financial Aid: https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/contact-us

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $41528

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $71282

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of California-Berkeley is $153430.54. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at University of California-Berkeley. For graduates of University of California-Berkeley, we saw an average early-career income of $77400.00 and mid-career income of $147300.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.