Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Computer and Information Sciences, Other (10% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 70% of faculty are full-time. Spends $23,741 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
10,346 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 90 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other 11.019910% 1,060
- Computer Science 11.07018.8% 915Graduates in this field earn $204,379 4 years out
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 45.06037.2% 741Graduates in this field earn $135,050 4 years out
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 26.04066.9% 712Graduates in this field earn $66,577 4 years out
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.10014.9% 505Graduates in this field earn $200,543 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 3.7% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (1,975 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Computer Science$204,379 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $149,866
4 years after completion$204,379National median: $107,009Above typical4 years out, Pell: $175,856 · Non-Pell: $197,430(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $13,750 · 1,842 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$200,543 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $137,295
4 years after completion$200,543National median: $100,647Above typical4 years out, Pell: $197,892 · Non-Pell: $210,388(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $13,674 · 1,008 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$144,599 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $90,008
4 years after completion$144,599National median: $68,257Above typical4 years out, Pell: $118,947 · Non-Pell: $126,204(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $11,300 · 837 graduates, two most recent years combined
Operations Research$138,883 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $88,685
4 years after completion$138,883National median: $122,531Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 134 graduates, two most recent years combined
Economics$135,050 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $80,446
4 years after completion$135,050National median: $82,686Above typical4 years out, Pell: $105,854 · Non-Pell: $108,890(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $12,650 · 1,708 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 18.2 to 1 in its Common Data Set (43,410 students, 2,382 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
51%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 22% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 679 | 23% |
| 10–19 | 852 | 28% |
| 20–29 | 427 | 14% |
| 30–39 | 230 | 8% |
| 40–49 | 168 | 6% |
| 50–99 | 298 | 10% |
| 100+ | 352 | 12% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- English as a Second Language
- Domestic exchange program
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Weekend college
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.
$192,150
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of California-Berkeley Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of California-Berkeley Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)