Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Berkeley is slightly skewed towards women students, with 54.6% of undergraduate students being women and 45.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 31,814, with 17,372 women and 14,442 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Berkeley is slightly skewed towards men students, with 51.7% of undergraduate students being men and 48.3% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 13,222, with 6,391 women and 6,831 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 45.4% 14,442 students
- women 54.6% 17,372 students
Graduate Students
- men 51.7% 6,831 students
- women 48.3% 6,391 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Asian, comprising 34.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 11,104 students.
Following closely behind are White students, constituting 20.7% of the student body, with 6,591 students. Hispanic students represent 19.8% of the population, with 6,300 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.9%, with 1,862 students. African American students account for 2.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 679 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 48 students.
International students make up 13.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 4,181 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.2% of the population, totaling 1,013 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Berkeley.
Undergraduate Students
- Asian 34.9% 11,104 students
- White 20.7% 6,591 students
- Hispanic 19.8% 6,300 students
- International students 13.2% 4,181 students
- Mixed race 5.9% 1,862 students
- Unknown race 3.2% 1,013 students
- African American 2.1% 679 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 48 students
Graduate Students
- White 31.7% 4,185 students
- International students 29.9% 3,941 students
- Asian 17.7% 2,340 students
- Hispanic 10.1% 1,334 students
- Mixed race 4.1% 546 students
- African American 3.5% 459 students
- Unknown race 2.8% 374 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 12 students
Transfer Students
- Asian 27.2% 727 students
- Hispanic 23.7% 634 students
- White 21.9% 586 students
- International students 16.9% 452 students
- Mixed race 6.0% 161 students
- African American 2.1% 56 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 56 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 42% 13,365 students
- 18-19 39% 12,493 students
- 22-24 11% 3,400 students
- 25-29 3% 993 students
- 30-34 1% 382 students
- 35-39 0% 157 students
- 40-49 0% 125 students
- 50-64 0% 45 students
- 25-29 42% 5,585 students
- 22-24 26% 3,468 students
- 30-34 18% 2,418 students
- 35-39 7% 861 students
- 40-49 4% 515 students
- 20-21 2% 240 students
- 50-64 1% 123 students
- 18-19 0% 4 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of California-Berkeley in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 4,861 | 83.68% | |
| New Jersey | 111 | 1.91% | |
| Texas | 82 | 1.41% | |
| Virginia | 67 | 1.15% | |
| New York | 64 | 1.10% | |
| Washington | 58 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 56 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 56 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 50 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 45 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 37 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 31 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 30 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 18 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 9 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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