University of California – Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, California, Berkeley, Cal-Berkeley, UCB, and UC Berkeley), is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. The university occupies 6,651 acres (2,692 ha) with the central campus resting on approximately 200 acres (80.9 ha).

Facts at a glance: Student-body makeup, campus statistics, tuition and fees.

National rankings and awards held by faculty: UC Berkeley ranks first nationally in the number of graduate programs in the top 10 in their fields, according to the most recent National Research Council study. In the study, 35 of Berkeley’s 36 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in their fields in terms of faculty competence and achievement. The national and international awards held by facultyunderscore Berkeley’s preeminence.

History of UC Berkeley: Historical highlights, arranged by topic, following the campus’s development — from UC’s founding in 1868 to a turn-of-the-century building boom, a research explosion in the 1930s, the Free Speech Movement of the ’60s, and Berkeley’s key role today in science and technology revolutions.

University of California, Berkeley Rankings in 2010

• BEST EXECUTIVE M.B.A. PROGRAM – BUSINESS SCHOOL
• MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IN 2010 RANKING
• TOP 15 COMPUTER ENGINEERING COLLEGES RANKING
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY RANKING
• TOP 20 BEST UNDERGRADUATE MARKETING COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• TOP 25 COLLEGES / SCHOOLS RANKING BY JOB RECRUITER – WALL STREET JOURNAL
• TOP 100 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES
• CIVIL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• WORLD’S BEST UNIVERSITY RANKINGS – TOP 400 UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
• TOP NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING BY HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
• TOP UNDERGRADUATE FINANCE UNIVERSITY IN 2010
• TOP UNDERGRADUATE ACCOUNTING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY IN 2010
• TOP 50 ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN 2010
• TOP 100 EDUCATION COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES IN 2010
• BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS (MBA PROGRAM) RANKING IN 2010
• TOP 100 FINE ARTS COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• TOP CHEMISTRY COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING PROGRAM RANKING IN U.S.
• TOP 200 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM IN 2010
• BEST COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS
• BEST MARKETING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2010

University of California, Berkeley Rankings in 2011

• BEST BUSINESS GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2011
• TOP 100 LAW SCHOOLS IN 2011
• TOP 100 GRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011
• MATERIALS GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011
• POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011
• WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN 2011-2012
• 2011-2012 TOP 200 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES
• QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2011
• FORBES AMERICAN’S BEST COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011
•  TOP ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKING IN 2011-2012
•  WORLD’S TOP 50 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN 2011
• 2011 TOP PUBLIC COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN UNITED STATES
• BEST LAW SCHOOL RANKING FOR HIRING BY THE NATION’S LARGEST LAW FIRMS

University of California, Berkeley Rankings in 2012

•  2011-2012 BEST MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKING
• TOP 100 COMPUTER ENGINEERING COLLEGE RANKING IN 2011-2012

University of California – Berkeley Tuition and Fees

2010-11 FEE SCHEDULE (note: fees are per semester)
Undergraduates
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,701.00	5,130.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	761.00	761.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	11,010.50
Total	$6230.75	$17,670.25
Graduate Academic
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,701.00	4,905.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	7,347.00
Total	$6,474.75	$14,025.75
Graduate Professional
Haas School of Business (full-time MBA program only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,656.00	4,656.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	14,410.00	12,271.00
Total	$20,839.75	$24,823.25
Students in self-supporting programs (e.g., the Evening/Weekend MBA Program, Masters in Financial Engineering Program) are subject to a different fee schedule than indicated in the table above. Contact the program office for details.
School of Law (JD program only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,656.00	4,656.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	15,677.50	1355.00
Instructional Materials Fee	15.00	15.00
Total	$22,122.25	$26,122.25
School of Law JSD & JSP students are not assessed the Professional Degree Fee.Students in self-supporting programs (e.g., the LLM Program) are subject to a different fee schedule than indicated in the table above. Contact the program office for details.
School of Optometry (OD program only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,656.00	4,656.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	6610.00	6610.00
Total	13,039.75	$19,162.25
School of Public Health (MPH & DrPH programs only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	5,325.00	553.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	3,158.50	3,158.50
Total	$10,257.25	$16,607.75
Goldman School of Public Policy (MPP program only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	5,325.00	553.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	2,747.00	2,747.00
Total	$9,845.75	$16,196.25
UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program*
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee*	4,656.00	4,656.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee*	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee*	8765.50	8765.50
Medical Disability Insurance Fee	30.50	30.50
Total	$15,225.75	$21,348.25
*First-year students in this program are assessed the Educational Fee and Nonresident Tuition Fee (if applicable) as Graduate Academic students and are not assessed the Professional Degree Fee or the Special Fee.
Architecture / Landscape Architecture / City & Regional Planning / Urban Design (M.Arch., M.C.P., M.L.A., and M.U.D. programs only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,701.00	4,905.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	3,000.00	3,000.00
Total	$9,474.75	$15,801.25
School of Information (MIMS program only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,701.00	4,905.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	3,000.00	3,000.00
Total	$9,474.75	$15,801.25
Social Welfare (MSW program only)
	Residents	Nonresidents
Student Services Fee (formerly University Registration Fee)	450.00	450.00
Educational Fee	4,701.00	4,905.00
Berkeley Campus Fee	250.75	250.75
Class Pass Fee – Transit	68.00	68.00
Health Insurance Fee	1,005.00	1,005.00
Nonresident Tuition Fee	N/A	6,122.50
Professional Degree Fee	2,000.00	2,000.00
Total	$8,474.75	$14,801.25

The Campus Fee

consists of an ASUC fee ($27.50), a Student Center fee ($6), an Ethnic Studies fee ($2.25), an Intramural Sports Facility fee ($28.50), a Life Safety fee ($46), a Recruitment and Retention Centers fee ($3), a Campus Health Care fee ($52), a Recreational Sports Fee ($45), a Green Initiative Fund Fee ($5.50) and a Lower Sproul Fee ($35.00).

Schools of University of California – Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

UC Berkeley’s academic enterprise is organized by colleges and schools, most of which are subdivided into departments. Its 14 colleges and schools are:

• Letters & Science, College of
  Berkeley’s largest college includes more than 60 departments in the biological sciences, arts and humanities, physical sciences, and social sciences.
• Business, Haas School of
• Chemistry, College of
  Includes departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
• Education, Graduate School of
• Engineering, College of
  Includes departments of Bioengineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering; Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences; Industrial Engineering & Operations Research; Materials Science & Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; and Nuclear Engineering.
• Environmental Design, College of
  Includes departments of Architecture; Landscape Architecture; and City and Regional Planning.
• Information, School of
• Journalism, Graduate School of
• Law, School of
• Natural Resources, College of
  Includes departments of Agricultural and Resource Economics; Environmental Science, Policy, and Management; Nutritional Science; and Plant and Microbial Biology.
• Optometry, School of
• Public Health, School of
• Public Policy, Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of
• Social Welfare, School of

University of California – Berkeley (U.C. Berkeley News)

• Economics professor John Quigley, leading scholar of housing policy, urban economics, dies - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  
  Economist John Quigley, the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor and Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley with apppointments in the Goldman School of Public Policy and the Haas School of Business, passed away May 12 in Berkeley. He was a leading scholar of housing markets, energy-efficient buildings, homelessness and racial discrimination.

• Mexican ‘library mouse’ wins Bancroft prize for book collecting - Tue, 15 May 2012
  
  
  An exchange student from Mexico City is the newest winner of the Bancroft Library's Hill-Shumate Book Collecting Prize, given annually to an undergraduate. History student and bibliophile Luciano Concheiro San Vicente, 20, owns a collection of more than 5,000 items — from 19th-century cookbooks and monumental histories to early 20th-century government pamphlets — that help illuminate what it means to "be Mexican."

• Economics professor John Quigley, leading scholar of housing policy, urban economics, dies - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  
  Economist John Quigley, the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor and Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley with apppointments in the Goldman School of Public Policy and the Haas School of Business, passed away May 12 in Berkeley. He was a leading scholar of housing markets, energy-efficient buildings, homelessness and racial discrimination.

• Regents, meeting in Sacramento, call on Legislature to reinvest - Tue, 15 May 2012
  
  
  With state budget negotiations in full swing, members of the UC Board of Regents joined students in Sacramento Tuesday and called on lawmakers to reinvest in public higher education. Regents remained in the capital on Wednesday, holding their first board meeting there since 1993.

• New research grants to spur advances in low-cost solar power - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  
  UC Berkeley and Stanford today announced $7.5 million in new research awards as part of the Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium (BAPVC). The two universities received $25 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) in April 2011 to find ways to make solar power more affordable. The DOE's Sunshot Initiative seeks to bring down the cost of solar power to $1 per watt, comparable in price to coal-powered electricity, by 2020.

• University Medalist is optimistic about his uncertain future - Mon, 14 May 2012
  
  
  University Medalist Eric Olliff told his fellow graduates that he had no idea what he was going to do when he got to Berkeley, and the same is true now as he leaves. But college worked out pretty well for him — he's the top graduating senior , so he says he trusts his abilities to guide him into the future.

• Economics professor John Quigley, leading scholar of housing policy, urban economics, dies - Thu, 17 May 2012
  
  
  Economist John Quigley, the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor and Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley with apppointments in the Goldman School of Public Policy and the Haas School of Business, passed away May 12 in Berkeley. He was a leading scholar of housing markets, energy-efficient buildings, homelessness and racial discrimination.