Often cited as the world's most prestigious public university. A hub of innovation, activism, and discovery just across the bay from San Francisco.
Students
Nobel Laureates
Chemical Elements Discovered
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Located just 45 minutes from Silicon Valley, Cal graduates are the top choice for employers like Google, Apple, and Tesla. It is a startup factory.
From discovering Vitamin E to the Flu Virus, Berkeley labs are legendary. Undergraduates often work directly alongside Nobel laureates.
One of the few top-tier US universities offering an undergraduate business degree. The Haas School is consistently ranked in the top 3 globally.
Birthplace of the Free Speech Movement. Berkeley students are known for being socially conscious, politically active, and changemakers.
The Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) program is arguably the best in the world, rivaling MIT and Stanford.
Enjoy the mild California weather, stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge from campus, and easy access to hiking, beaches, and the city.
Electrical Eng & Computer Science
Haas School (Highly Competitive)
World-renowned quantitative focus
Interdisciplinary major (CDSS)
College of Chemistry is #1 globally
Focus on theory and public policy
College of Environmental Design
Applying engineering to healthcare
Top-ranked social science major
Home to the Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Haas School of Business
Berkeley Law (Top IP/Tech Law)
MEng: Tech leadership focus
School of Public Health
Graduate School of Journalism
Goldman School of Public Policy
MIDS (Information & Data Science)
Advanced studio-based design
MFE (Top quantitative finance)
Doctoral research in 100+ fields
As a state university, UC Berkeley prioritizes California residents. Financial aid for international students is extremely limited.
The most prestigious merit scholarship. Awarded to the top entering undergraduates based solely on academic and personal achievement.
Merit-based scholarships that also consider resilience and leadership. Offers financial support and faculty mentorship.
PhD students are typically fully funded (tuition + stipend) through research (GSR) or teaching assistantships (GSI).
The Business School offers specific merit scholarships for MBA students, though competition is fierce.
International undergrads must show proof of funds (~$75k/year) and should heavily rely on external/home-country scholarships.
Sather Tower, the third-tallest clock and bell tower in the world, offering panoramic views of the entire Bay Area.
The main library with its stunning neoclassical reading room. Berkeley's library system holds over 13 million volumes.
The central green space where students relax, study, play frisbee, and hold protests or rallies.
An 8,500-seat outdoor amphitheater that hosts graduation ceremonies and concerts by world-famous bands.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab sits in the hills above campus, a US Department of Energy lab managed by the university.
The historic entrance to the university and a key site of the 1960s Free Speech Movement.
Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab brings together researchers in computer vision, ML, and robotics.
Berkeley's premier startup accelerator. It funds and mentors student startups, helping them launch into the global market.
Home to Jennifer Doudna and the IGI (Innovative Genomics Institute), the birthplace of CRISPR gene-editing technology.
16 chemical elements were discovered here, including Berkelium and Californium. The College of Chemistry is unrivaled.
Haas Energy Institute focuses on the economic and business aspects of energy markets and sustainability.
The new College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) is transforming how data is used for social good.
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