Overview
This page shows basic student-related counts and percentages for UC Berkeley. You can view the most current data in the tables below, or follow these links to see trend and more detailed data:
Fall 2017 Enrollment
|
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Female |
15,966 |
5,234 |
21,200 |
|
Male |
14,358 |
6,086 |
20,444 |
|
Decline to State |
250 |
16 |
266 |
|
Total |
30,574 |
11,336 |
41,910 |
|
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Total |
|
|
Asian |
11,793 |
1,972 |
13,765 |
|
White |
7,770 |
4,112 |
11,882 |
|
Chicano/Latino |
4,489 |
907 |
5,396 |
|
African American |
998 |
397 |
1,395 |
|
Native American/Alaska Native |
162 |
60 |
222 |
|
Pacific Islander |
60 |
11 |
71 |
|
Decline to State |
1,287 |
892 |
2,179 |
|
International |
4,015 |
2,985 |
7,000 |
|
Total |
30,574 |
11,336 |
41,910 |
For more detail, see Fall Enrollment Data (New Students), Fall Enrollment Trends (All Students), Fall Enrollment by Ethnicity & Gender, and Enrollment Data Since 1869. Fall enrollment data consists of UC Berkeley's student census, which is collected immediately after the 5th Friday of instruction each Fall semester and reported to UC's Office of the President.
2016-17 Degree Recipients
|
Degree Recipients | |
|---|---|
|
Bachelor |
7,724 |
|
Masters/Professional |
2,945 |
|
Doctoral |
818 |
This table shows degree recipients, excluding any rescinded degrees, for the 2016-17 academic year: Summer 2016, Fall 2016, and Spring 2017. For more detail, see Degrees Awarded. Note that some degree recipients (as shown in the table above) are awarded multiple degrees (as shown in the detail table) in the same year.
Undergraduate One-Year Retention Rate
|
Fall 2016 Entering Cohort |
Fall 2016 Entrants Returning in Fall 2017 |
|---|---|
| Freshman Entrants | 97% |
| Transfer Entrants | 93% |
One-year retention counts students who are enrolled (or, in very rare cases, have already graduated) in the semester that is one year after they first entered the university.
Undergraduate Graduation Rates
|
Fall 2011 Entering Cohort |
% Graduated Within 4 Years |
% Graduated Within 4.5 Years |
% Graduated Within 5 Years |
% Graduated Within 6 Years |
|
Freshman Entrants |
75% |
83% |
88% |
91% |
|
Fall 2013 Entering Cohort |
% Graduated Within 2 Years |
% Graduated Within 2.5 Years |
% Graduated Within 3 Years |
% Graduated Within 4 Years |
|
Transfer Entrants |
60% |
77% |
88% |
91% |
For more detail, see Undergraduate Graduation Rates. Graduation timeframes are elapsed time, not enrolled time; Spring and Summer graduations are grouped together in this data.
2017-18 Undergraduate Admissions
|
Applied |
Admitted |
Statement of Intent to Register |
|
|
Freshman Applicants |
85,057 |
15,491 |
6,602 |
|
Transfer Applicants |
18,609 |
4,755 |
2,982 |
|
Total |
103,666 |
20,246 |
9,584 |