Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 33,068 undergrads, where 29% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.77
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
6,272 first-time students
9.4% came from other states and 7.0% from abroad; 84% are from California. Fewer from other states than at 74% of colleges.
- In-state (California)84%
- Other states9.4%
- Abroad7.0%
Top home states
- California(home state)84% 5,245
- Washington0.9% 55
- New York0.8% 53
- Texas0.7% 46
- Illinois0.6% 37
From 46 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
2,725
new transfer students, 30% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 59% of colleges.
2,624 full-time, 101 part-time.
Going on to another college
3.3%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 305 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
4.5% of undergrads study part-time.
56% women
Another gender: 1,108 undergraduates (3.4%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 9,899 students.
Housing
Beds
9,899
About 30 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Pacific-12 Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference, 2024–25
How the Atlantic Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 19% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 5
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of California Berkeley Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 3.2% of men, 7.1% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1998
Policies
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Trans-inclusive athletic policy (intramurals and club sports)
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 702
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of California-Berkeley Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of California-Berkeley Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)