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University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

14.4%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$120

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Berkeley during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 112,843 53,561 59,282
Admitted students 16,295 6,325 9,970
Enrolled students 6,931 2,956 3,975
Acceptance rate 14% 12% 17%
Yield rate 42% 47% 40%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Berkeley received a total of 112,843 applications. These applications included 53,561 male applicants and 59,282 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 112,843 applicants, Berkeley admitted 16,295 students. Among the admitted students, there were 6,325 males and 9,970 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 6,931 students chose to enroll at Berkeley. This means that 6,931 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,956 were male and 3,975 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Berkeley had an overall acceptance rate of 14% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 12% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 17%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Berkeley had an overall yield rate of 42% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 47%, and for female admitted students, it was 40%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Berkeley over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 78,893 39,443 39,450 13,320 6,082 7,238 17% 15% 18% 5,550 2,671 2,879 42% 44% 40%
2016 82,561 41,046 41,515 13,975 6,209 7,766 17% 15% 19% 6,182 2,997 3,185 44% 48% 41%
2017 85,044 41,597 43,447 14,549 6,324 8,225 17% 15% 19% 6,379 2,957 3,422 44% 47% 42%
2018 89,607 43,552 46,055 13,301 5,585 7,716 15% 13% 17% 6,012 2,662 3,350 45% 48% 43%
2019 87,847 42,497 44,900 14,278 6,019 8,259 16% 14% 18% 6,455 2,897 3,558 45% 48% 43%
2020 88,062 42,794 45,268 15,390 6,574 8,816 18% 15% 20% 6,117 2,852 3,265 40% 43% 37%
2021 112,843 53,561 59,282 16,295 6,325 9,970 14% 12% 17% 6,931 2,956 3,975 42% 47% 40%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of California-Berkeley uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Berkeley operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Considered

  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of California-Berkeley.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Not Accepted

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