UC Berkeley Fall Enrollment Data for New Undergraduates

UC Berkeley Fall Enrollment Data (New Students)

New Freshman Entrant Enrollment by Ethnicity
Ethnicity2018 Fall2019 Fall2020 Fall2018 Fall2019 Fall2020 Fall
African American/Black 188 178 229 3.1% 2.8% 3.7%
Mexican American/Chicano 652 742 1,004 10.8% 11.5% 16.4%
Other Hispanic/Latino 231 233 306 3.8% 3.6% 5.0%
Native American/Alaska Native 20 24 17 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 11 8 12 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Chinese 1,074 1,119 986 17.9% 17.3% 16.1%
Filipino 187 218 195 3.1% 3.4% 3.2%
Japanese 82 96 65 1.4% 1.5% 1.1%
Korean 249 307 291 4.1% 4.7% 4.8%
Other Asian 73 91 71 1.2% 1.4% 1.2%
South Asian 650 746 711 10.8% 11.5% 11.6%
Vietnamese 199 213 232 3.3% 3.3% 3.8%
White 1,284 1,367 1,053 21.3% 21.1% 17.2%
Decline to State 288 298 259 4.8% 4.6% 4.2%
International 828 825 693 13.8% 12.8% 11.3%
Total 6,016 6,465 6,124 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Underrepresented Minority Subtotal 1,102 1,185 1,568 18.3% 18.3% 25.6%

New Transfer Entrant Enrollment by Ethnicity
Ethnicity2018 Fall2019 Fall2020 Fall2018 Fall2019 Fall2020 Fall
African American/Black 111 139 118 4.8% 5.4% 4.8%
Mexican American/Chicano 315 373 417 13.5% 14.6% 16.8%
Other Hispanic/Latino 112 146 154 4.8% 5.7% 6.2%
Native American/Alaska Native 12 17 19 0.5% 0.7% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 5 4 6 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Chinese 261 297 279 11.2% 11.6% 11.2%
Filipino 77 105 80 3.3% 4.1% 3.2%
Japanese 31 34 28 1.3% 1.3% 1.1%
Korean 63 101 84 2.7% 4.0% 3.4%
Other Asian 31 45 36 1.3% 1.8% 1.4%
South Asian 89 104 117 3.8% 4.1% 4.7%
Vietnamese 72 93 84 3.1% 3.6% 3.4%
White 666 650 635 28.6% 25.5% 25.6%
Decline to State 79 80 82 3.4% 3.1% 3.3%
International 407 366 344 17.5% 14.3% 13.9%
Total 2,331 2,554 2,483 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Underrepresented Minority Subtotal 555 679 714 23.8% 26.6% 28.8%

The Underrepresented Minority Subtotal includes African American/Black, Mexican American/Chicano, Other Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander.
Last updated on October 2, 2020