UC Berkeley Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Berkeley, California (West) · 33,469 undergrads · ~40 avg class size · 18:1 student-faculty · $16,347/yr sticker
public Tier 2
Median earnings (10yr)
$92K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
11.4% is the average applicant's shot. Your odds depend on your GPA, scores, and hooks. See where you actually stand.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Regular Decision11.5%
State residency
In-state18.0%
Out-of-state8.0%
By college within the university
EECS (Electrical Eng & CS)Direct CS admit at Berkeley is sub-5%
4.0%College of Engineering
8.5%Haas School of BusinessJunior-year transfer admit; need to enter via L&S first
10.0%College of Letters & Science (CDSS data sci)
6.0%College of Letters & Science
11.5%College of Environmental Design
16.0%
Career outcomes · 12 sources
Median graduate earnings · 2.0 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $890K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 12 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Tech / SWE at every Bay Area firm (Cal CS rivals Stanford)
- Startup founding (deep VC ties)
- Public policy + academia
- Engineering at every top firm
About UC Berkeley
Top public university in the country. Engineering, CS, and business (Haas) are powerhouses. In-state tuition is a steal; out-of-state is full freight.
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