Affordability
1. Your expenses may vary from the official estimate, but Berkeley estimates the total cost for California residents living in University housing at about $32,600 for the academic year. How are you paying for your current academic year expenses (e.g., registration fees, housing, meals, transportation, books)? Please check all that apply.
| My personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, wages, income, savings, grants & scholarships) | 743 |
| 53% | |
| My parents' sources of funding (e.g., loans, wages, income, savings) | 1139 |
| 81% | |
| Contributions from grandparents or other family | 230 |
| 16% | |
| Other [Contact OPA for more information] |
60 |
| 4% |
My personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)
| An amount that I don't know | $0 (Zero) | $1 to $1,999 | $2,000 to $4,999 | $5,000 to $9,999 | $10,000 to $14,999 | $15,000 to $19,999 | $20,000 to $24,999 | $25,000 or more | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans to me that I must repay | 80 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 37% | 1% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 9% | |
| My savings and income | 140 | 159 | 203 | 122 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 20% | 23% | 29% | 17% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | |
| Grants or scholarships that I do not repay | 89 | 81 | 80 | 109 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 73 | 87 |
| 12% | 11% | 11% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 12% |
Parents' sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)
| An amount that I don't know | $0 (Zero) | $1 to $1,999 | $2,000 to $4,999 | $5,000 to $9,999 | $10,000 to $14,999 | $15,000 to $19,999 | $20,000 to $24,999 | $25,000 or more | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from various sources | 420 | 453 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 43 |
| 41% | 44% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | |
| Savings and income | 406 | 23 | 53 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 34 | 47 | 416 |
| 37% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 38% |
Grandparents' or other family members' personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)
| An amount that I don't know | $0 (Zero) | $1 to $1,999 | $2,000 to $4,999 | $5,000 to $9,999 | $10,000 to $14,999 | $15,000 to $19,999 | $20,000 to $24,999 | $25,000 or more | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from various sources | 75 | 112 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38% | 57% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | |
| Savings and income | 80 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 37% | 1% | 19% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 9% |
2. If you worked for pay this past summer, how many hours per week did you usually work?
| I did not work any hours this summer | 832 | 61% |
| 1-5 hours | 87 | 6% |
| 6-10 hours | 83 | 6% |
| 11-15 hours | 67 | 5% |
| 16-25 hours | 98 | 7% |
| 26-35 hours | 69 | 5% |
| More than 35 | 120 | 9% |
3. About how many hours per week are you expecting to work (paid employment) this semester?
| I do not plan to work this semester | 942 | 70% |
| 1-5 hours | 90 | 7% |
| 6-10 hours | 175 | 13% |
| 11-15 hours | 103 | 8% |
| 16-25 hours | 25 | 2% |
| 26-35 hours | 10 | 1% |
| More than 35 | 10 | 1% |
4. By the time you graduate from Cal, what is the estimated total amount of loans that you and your parents will have to repay?
| An amount that I don't know | None | Less than 5,000 | $5,000 to 14,999 | $15,000 to 29,999 | $30,000 to 49,999 | $50,000 to 74,999 | $75,000 to $99,999 | $100,000 or more | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | 498 | 479 | 46 | 68 | 113 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 34 |
| 38% | 36% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| Your parents | 557 | 561 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 39 |
| 43% | 43% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| Your grandparents or other family | 331 | 869 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27% | 71% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
5. How much do you plan to spend on books for this term?
| Don't know | 204 | 15% |
| $100 to $199 | 457 | 34% |
| $200 to $299 | 321 | 24% |
| $300 to $399 | 184 | 14% |
| $400 to $499 | 87 | 6% |
| $500 to $599 | 53 | 4% |
| $600 to $699 | 15 | 1% |
| $700 to $799 | 12 | 1% |
| $800 to $899 | 7 | 1% |
| $900 to $999 | 4 | 0% |
| $1,000 or more | 8 | 1% |
6. If you were offered subsidized loans through the Financial Aid office, did you accept them?
| Not Applicable; I was not offered subsidized loans | 600 | 45% |
| Yes, I accepted subsidized loans that I was offered | 287 | 21% |
| No, I did not accept subsidized loans that I was offered | 303 | 23% |
| I do not know if I have accepted a subsidized loan | 152 | 11% |
6a. Please share with us why you did not accept the subsidized loans.
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7. As you start this term, has there been an expense that greatly exceeded your anticipated budget amount?
| No | 979 | 74% |
| Yes (please explain) [Contact OPA for more information] |
349 | 26% |
8. Thanks for taking the time to share information about yourself with us. Is there anything else that you would like to tell us about your experiences as a new Berkeley student?
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9. Where would you like to get updated information about the campus? (Please select up to five):
| UC Berkeley Home Page - www.berkeley.edu | 215 |
| 15% | |
| Berkeley email - Bmail | 921 |
| 66% | |
| myBerkeley App | 392 |
| 28% | |
| Campus news portal - UC Berkeley NewsCenter | 59 |
| 4% | |
| The Berkeley Blog | 43 |
| 3% | |
| Independent student newspaper - Daily Californian | 136 |
| 10% | |
| Monthly publication of the Cal Alumni Association - California magazine | 18 |
| 1% | |
| Newsletter for parents of UC Berkeley undergraduates - Letter Home | 58 |
| 4% | |
| Campus radio station (90.7 FM) - KALX | 17 |
| 1% | |
| IT-related news for the campus community - iNews headlines | 12 |
| 1% | |
| Student run magazine - Caliber Magazine | 23 |
| 2% | |
| Department or Division Websites | 46 |
| 3% | |
| Residence Halls | 520 |
| 37% | |
| 537 | |
| 38% | |
| 82 | |
| 6% | |
| YouTube | 87 |
| 6% | |
| Text message | 270 |
| 19% | |
| bSpace | 150 |
| 11% | |
| Info: In-person - fellow student | 273 |
| 19% | |
| Info: In-person - advisor | 180 |
| 13% | |
| Info: In-person - faculty | 158 |
| 11% | |
| Info: In-person - staff | 121 |
| 9% | |
| Other social media, please specify: [Contact OPA for more information] |
9 |
| 1% | |
| Other, please specify: [Contact OPA for more information] |
9 |
| 1% |