2024-2025
Accept rate
11.0%
- Applicants
- 124,245
- Admits
- 13,714
- Enrolled
- 6,272
- Yield
- 45.7%
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University of California, Berkeley
Admissions Data Dashboard | Common Data Set 2016-2025
Total Applications
124,245
2024-2025
Acceptance Rate
11.0%
2024-2025
Enrolled Students
6,272
2024-2025
SAT Middle 50%
N/A
2024-2025
University of California, Berkeley Admissions at a Glance
University of California, Berkeley received 124,245 applications for 2024-2025 and admitted 11.0% of applicants; 6,272 admitted students enrolled (a 45.7% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 16.9% in 2016-2017. The total cost of attendance was $52,147, and the average need-based grant was $31,583.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2023-2024
Accept rate
11.7%
- Applicants
- 125,916
- Admits
- 14,769
- Enrolled
- 6,641
- Yield
- 45.0%
2022-2023
Accept rate
11.4%
- Applicants
- 128,226
- Admits
- 14,614
- Enrolled
- 6,726
- Yield
- 46.0%
2021-2022
Accept rate
14.5%
- Applicants
- 112,846
- Admits
- 16,410
- Enrolled
- 6,931
- Yield
- 42.2%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 124,245 | 13,714 | 6,272 | 11.0% | 45.7% |
| 2023-2024 | 125,916 | 14,769 | 6,641 | 11.7% | 45.0% |
| 2022-2023 | 128,226 | 14,614 | 6,726 | 11.4% | 46.0% |
| 2021-2022 | 112,846 | 16,410 | 6,931 | 14.5% | 42.2% |
| 2020-2021 | 88,076 | 15,448 | 6,200 | 17.5% | 40.2% |
| 2019-2020 | 87,398 | 14,676 | 6,454 | 16.8% | 44.0% |
| 2018-2019 | 89,616 | 13,561 | 6,012 | 15.1% | 44.3% |
| 2017-2018 | 85,044 | 14,549 | 6,379 | 17.1% | 43.8% |
| 2016-2017 | 82,561 | 13,975 | 6,182 | 16.9% | 44.2% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1330
50th Percentile
1425
75th Percentile
1520
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
62%
Need Fully Met
32%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$52,147
2024-2025 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$13,602
Fees
$4,119
Room & Board
$24,558
Change Since 2016
+43%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
33,469
Total Enrollment
46,403
International
10%
Students of Color
80%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Source: CDS 2024-2025, Section C7
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||