University of California - Berkeley Computer Science Programs

University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The location of UC Berkeley is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of California - Berkeley?

Contact details for UC Berkeley are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone:	510-642-6000
Website:	www.berkeley.edu

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How Do I Get Into UC Berkeley?

You can apply to UC Berkeley online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Berkeley

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Berkeley?

The acceptance rate at UC Berkeley is 11%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 14%.

Can I Afford University of California - Berkeley?

The overall average net price of UC Berkeley is $52,551. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UC Berkeley, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $7,202 a year. That adds up to $28,808 over four years for those students.

University of California - Berkeley Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 31,814 undergraduate students at UC Berkeley, with 30,200 being full-time and 1,614 being part-time.

There are also 13,222 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 30,200 full-time undergraduates at UC Berkeley, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Berkeley students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10,647
Black or African American	601
Hispanic or Latino	5,843
White	6,238
International Students	4,089
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,782

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Berkeley. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 129 countries are represented at UC Berkeley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at University of California - Berkeley

In 2022-2023, 9,700 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UC Berkeley has changed over the last few years.

University of California - Berkeley Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	848	8	47	903
Other Computer & Information Sciences	669	0	0	669
General Information Science	0	377	3	380
TOTAL	1,517	385	50	1,952

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

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