The Fall 2019 census of registered students is now complete and available to campus users in Cal Answers. Please see our Quick Facts page for summarized counts.
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October 7, 2019
August 28, 2019
The materials from the 2019 CSIR trainings are now available online. If you would still like a training consult before the next regularly scheduled CSIR training in the late spring or if you have specific questions about your CSIR data, email opa-csir@berkeley.edu for additional support.
March 5, 2019
UCUES is a system-wide survey of all undergraduates that serves multiple analytic needs on the Berkeley campus, including Academic Program Review. Spring 2018 UCUES results are now available via an interactive dashboard that allows for filtering by select student characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, entry status as a freshman or transfer, first generation college status).
February 28, 2019
The Spring 2019 census of enrolled students is now complete and available to campus users in Cal Answers.
December 21, 2018
See the Fall 2018 fact sheet with up-to-date information on undergraduate student demographics, financial aid, largest major programs, profile of the incoming class, and survey responses.
December 20, 2018
UCUES is a system-wide survey of all undergraduates that serves multiple analytic needs on the Berkeley campus, including Academic Program Review. The Spring 2018 UCUES overall results are now available. Results are also used to assess affordability and basic needs security, campus climate for diversity, the undergraduate advising experience, and students' satisfaction with access to courses. More than 1/3rd of the UC Berkeley undergraduate population completed the 2018 UCUES.
October 3, 2018
The Fall 2018 census of enrolled students is now complete and available to campus users in Cal Answers.
August 24, 2018
The Our Berkeley data digest is an easy-to-use, comprehensive site for public-facing UC Berkeley data. As of August 24, 2018, the Our Berkeley site now contains 21 interactive dashboards, showing campus data ranging from affordability to graduation rates. For a quick, visual overview of Berkeley's undergraduate population, check out the "Of Every 100 Students" dashboard!
February 28, 2018
The Spring 2018 census of enrolled students is now complete and available to campus users in Cal Answers.
January 9, 2018
See the Fall 2017 fact sheet with up-to-date information on undergraduate student demographics, financial aid, largest major programs, profile of the incoming class, and survey responses.
December 22, 2017
OPA's rankings reference sheet is now complete for 2017, with Kiplinger most recently naming Berkeley the 5th Best Value among public universities in the US. The sheet allows a quick comparison of UC Berkeley's results among major US and international rankings, with an overview of the indicators in play and the parameters used to define which institutions are included in each ranking. Several publishers provide separate rankings of disciplines or campus reputation, some of which are noted on this sheet.
November 13, 2017
Several OPA analysts gave presentations at the 2017 California Association for Institutional Research annual conference on Nov. 8th and 9th:
October 6, 2017
We've updated the following campus data pages to include Fall 2017 and academic year 2016-17 data:
- UC Berkeley Quick Facts
- Fall Enrollment Data (New Students)
- Fall Enrollment Trends (All Students)
December 15, 2016
The Spring 2016 UCUES overall results, as well as the Fall 2016 SONS results for freshmen and transfers are now available. UCUES is a system-wide survey of all undergraduates that serves multiple analytic needs on the Berkeley campus, including Academic Program Review.
October 7, 2016
OPA produced briefing notes about the number of units students attempted in their first term, and how this related to normative graduation. For both freshman and transfer entrants, attempting fewer than 13 units was associated with lower normative graduation rates. However, very few students (3% of freshman entrants and 7% of transfer entrants) attempted fewer than 13 units in their first term and, presumably, these students underwent an approval process to be allowed a lighter load.
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