UC Berkeley CDS VERIFIED

Berkeley, California (West) · 33,469 undergrads · ~40 avg class size · 18:1 student-faculty · $16,347/yr sticker

public Tier 2

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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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

11.3%

most recent reported cycle

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 Business

Junior-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%

GPA range

3.86–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

Test-blind

does not consider SAT/ACT

ACT mid-50%

Test-blind

does not consider SAT/ACT

Median earnings (10-yr)

$92K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 2.0 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 12 sources

$74K

Entry

$92K

10-year

$100K

Mid-career

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

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