University of California - Berkeley Business Programs

University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University of California - Berkeley Rankings

UC Berkeley is ranked #17 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 out of 102 schools in California.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UC Berkeley has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UC Berkeley.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#88	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UC Berkeley has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#14	Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools	College Factual
#15	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#17	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#17	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of California - Berkeley?

Contact details for UC Berkeley are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone:	510-642-6000
Website:	www.berkeley.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UCBerkeley
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UCBerkeley

How Do I Get Into UC Berkeley?

You can apply to UC Berkeley online at: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for UC Berkeley

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC Berkeley?

The acceptance rate at UC Berkeley is 17%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 15%, and the acceptance rate for women is 19%.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to UC Berkeley submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 740. Math scores were between 660 and 790.

UC Berkeley received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 34. Composite scores were between 30 and 35.

Can I Afford University of California - Berkeley?

The overall average net price of UC Berkeley is $52,551. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UC Berkeley, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $7,086 a year. That adds up to $28,344 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of California - Berkeley Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 30,799 undergraduate students at UC Berkeley, with 29,300 being full-time and 1,499 being part-time.

There are also 11,528 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,300 full-time undergraduates at UC Berkeley, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of California - Berkeley students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10,523
Black or African American	580
Hispanic or Latino	5,328
White	6,335
International Students	3,781
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,753

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of California - Berkeley. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 129 countries are represented at UC Berkeley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at University of California - Berkeley

In 2019-2020, 41,164 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UC Berkeley has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UC Berkeley

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of California - Berkeley was 894.2%. This is the #97 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UC Berkeley regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of California - Berkeley Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	758	12	38	808
Management Science	0	595	0	595
General Business Administration and Management	392	15	8	415
Agricultural Economics	0	0	0	0
Real Estate Development	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Actuarial Science	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,150	622	46	1,818

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.