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UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall, #5800
Berkeley, CA 94720

Official telephone: (510) 642-6000
Website: www.berkeley.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 27,496
Full-time undergraduates: 26,622
Part-time undergraduates: 874
Total graduate students: 10,708
Full-time graduate students: 9,353
Part-time graduate students: 1,355
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 15%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
38.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
25.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
12.4% Nonresident Alien
3.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
35.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
26.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
13.7% Nonresident Alien
2.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
UC Berkeley
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,232 acres
City or town school is located in: Berkeley, CA
Population of city/town: 116,768
Nearest major city: San Francisco
Distance of nearest major city: 10 miles
Population of nearest major city: 837,442
Online campus map: www.berkeley.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Theme housing. Single-parent/family apartments.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 26%
Percent of students who live off campus: 74%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Percent of men who join fraternities: 10%
Percent of women who join sororities: 10%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Daily Cal
Number of honor societies: 6
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus ministries
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert, jazz, and marching bands; choral groups, dance, drama/theatre, music ensembles, musical theatre, symphony orchestra

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Sandy Barbour,
Athletic Director
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Golden Bears (Oski)
Athletic conference memberships: Pacific-12 Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's crewyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I-A
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's gymnasticsyesNCAA Div. I
Men's rugbyyesNCRA
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's water poloyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's crewyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's gymnasticsyesNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's water poloyes 
Athletic facilities:
aquatics complex, boathouse, pavilion, recreational center, rugby field, sports facility, stadium, tennis courts, track
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, flag football, kayaking, martial arts, sailing, soccer (indoor/speed), softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wind surfing
Club sports for men:
badminton, boxing, crew, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, field hockey, in-line skating, lacrosse, racquetball, sailing, soccer, squash, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for women:
badminton, ballroom dance, boxing, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, lightweight crew, field hockey, in-line skating, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, sailing, soccer, skiing, squash, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: San Francisco (10 miles)
Nearest other airport: Oakland, CA (9 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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