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United States · California
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley · Graduate-degree institution · Public
Verified application and program coverage
UC Berkeley first-year admission
Program coverage
- Indexed programmes
- 274
- Official programme listings
- 274
- Admission route coverage
- 274
- Convertible subject requirements
- 274
Application
- Platform
- University of California application
- Application fee
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$80
Details
$80 per campus · $95 for international/non-immigrant applicants
- Application scope
- Select UC Berkeley and an intended college/major in the UC application
Deadlines
- Application opens
- 1 August
- Filing period
- 1 October–30 November · no Early Action or Early Decision
- Decision
- End of March · reply by 1 May
Academic review and testing
- Academic preparation
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UC first-year subject requirements plus comprehensive review of achievement in…
Details
UC first-year subject requirements plus comprehensive review of achievement in educational context
- SAT/ACT policy
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Test-free for admission and scholarships
Details
Test-free for admission and scholarships · SAT/ACT is not considered
- Fixed admission cutoff
- No GPA, IB, SAT or ACT score guarantees admission
Required application file
- School documents
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Self-reported courses, grades, activities and 4 Personal Insight Questions
Details
Self-reported courses, grades, activities and 4 Personal Insight Questions · no transcript at application stage
- Applicant writing
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Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states…
Details
Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states otherwise
International applicant
- English proficiency
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UC English-proficiency requirement applies when secondary education was not in…
Details
UC English-proficiency requirement applies when secondary education was not in English; accepted evidence is defined by UC Admissions
- Financial aid
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International students generally are not eligible for U.S.
Details
International students generally are not eligible for U.S. federal or California state aid and should plan for nonresident costs
- Credential language
- Official English translations are required when school records are not in English
Programme-specific notes
- Recommendations
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Berkeley may invite a small number of applicants to send up to 2 letters
Details
Not submitted with the UC application; Berkeley may invite a small number of applicants to send up to 2 letters
- Supplemental forms
- Some Berkeley majors and programmes require forms through MAP@Berkeley
Federal benchmark · College Scorecard May 2025 release
- Institution admission rate
- 11.0%
- In-state tuition
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USD 14,850
Details
USD 14,850 · Published tuition and fees
- Published tuition
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USD 45,627
Details
USD 45,627 · Published tuition and fees
Strongest subjects
- Social sciences
- 18.3% of undergraduate degrees
- Computer and information sciences
- 15.1% of undergraduate degrees
- Engineering
- 12.2% of undergraduate degrees
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10.0% of undergraduate degrees
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 5.0% of undergraduate degrees
Students
- Undergraduate students
- 33,073
- International undergraduate share
- 11.5%
Tuition, financial aid and accommodation
- Published annual budget
- $42,708 · Annual on-campus academic-year budget
- In-state tuition per year
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$14,850
Details
$14,850 · Published tuition and fees
- Out-of-state tuition per year
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$45,627
Details
$45,627 · Published tuition and fees
- Accommodation and price
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$22,692
Details
$22,692 · Published room and board
- Average net price
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$14,979
Details
$14,979 · Average annual net price for Title IV students
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27.3%
- Federal-loan recipients
- 18.2%
Net price by family income
- Family income $0–30,000
- $5,895
- Family income $30,001–48,000
- $7,751
- Family income $48,001–75,000
- $11,424
- Family income $75,001–110,000
- $18,713
- Family income above $110,000
- $35,154
About University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California, United States. The surrounding setting is Midsize city.
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