Graduate Student Enrollment
UC Berkeley is famed for the breadth, depth, and reach of more than 120 graduate
programs in 15 schools and colleges. Our passion for critical inquiry, debate,
discovery and innovation is informed by a deep commitment to contributing to
a better world. Nearly all first-year students cite the outstanding reputation and
quality of their graduate program as important in their decision to enroll at Berkeley.
Typically, half of admitted applicants choose Berkeley over other offers.
ENTERING CLASS 2022 – 23
INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS (Top 16)
STUDENT ENROLLMENT (FALL 2022)
STATISTICS
ETHNIC DIVERSITY (UNITED STATES)
California
Other US States
International
DOCTORAL MASTERS TOTAL
China 600 992 1,592
India 152 567 719
Canada 91 161 252
South Korea 128 98 226
Taiwan 73 70 143
Mexico 43 85 128
France 24 69 93
Japan 25 54 79
Brazil 33 41 74
Germany 41 28 69
Chile 27 27 54
Turkey 38 16 54
Indonesia 13 40 53
UK 30 23 53
Columbia 29 22 51
Total 1,347 2,293 3,640
DOCTORAL MASTERS TOTAL
New 802 3,239 4,041
Continuing 4,337 4,450 8,787
Overall 5,139 7,689 12,828
Women 48%
Underrepresented Minorities 15%
Average Age 28
Youngest Age 18
Oldest Age 74
TOTAL
Asian 2,680
Black/African-American 678
Chicano/Mexican-American 694
Latino/Other Spanish-American 524
American Indian/Alaskan Native 67
Pacific Islander 19
White/Caucasian 3,616
Unknown 588
Total 8,866
Among the 45,307 students at Berkeley, nearly 28%
are pursuing doctoral and master’s degrees in more
than 100 disciplines.
The fall 2022 incoming graduate class of 4,041
students was selected from more than 40,000
applicants.
Graduate Profile 22–23
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COUNTRIES
50
STATES
Our graduate
students
represent
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Doctoral Students Master’s & Professional
Students
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GRADUATE MAJORS (FALL 2022 ENROLLMENT)
Berkeley offers more than 100 graduate majors (master’s and
doctoral), 93 of which grant doctoral degrees.
DEGREES GRANTED
Top 5 academic institutions that hire Berkeley Ph.D.s
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University of California
System
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Stanford
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Princeton
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MIT
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Harvard
CAREER OUTCOMES
LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
CAREER PLACEMENT OF DOCTORAL
DEGREE RECIPIENTS
First positions of students who graduated between 2011 – 2020
(based on a survey conducted 12-18 months after graduation).
SCHOOL/COLLEGE DOCTORAL MASTER’S/ TOTAL
PROFESSIONAL
Business Administration 65 1,705 1,770
Chemistry 504 58 562
Education 136 101 237
Engineering 1,348 1,176 2,524
Environmental Design 66 421 487
Journalism — 119 119
Law 63 1,284 1,347
Letters & Science (all) 2,252 162 2,414
Arts & Humanities 554 26 580
Biological Sciences 457 - 457
Mathematical &
Physical Sciences 561 72 633
Social Sciences 679 64 743
Natural Resources 364 50 414
Optometry 31 262 293
Public Health 150 694 844
Public Policy 11 255 266
School of Information 25 1,308 1,333
Social Welfare 26 193 219
TOTAL 5,040 7,788 12,828
EMPLOYER COUNT PERCENT
College or university* 3,761 53%
Business (for profit) 2,241 32%
National laboratory 319 5%
Government 227 3%
Other 200 3%
K-12 school 111 2%
Unknown 82 1%
Self-employed 62 1%
Hospital/clinic 47 1%
TOTAL 7,058 100%
TYPE OF POSITION COUNT PERCENT
Tenure track faculty 1,075 15%
Postdoc 2,001 29%
Non-tenure track faculty 508 7%
Other 3,389 49%
TOTAL 6,972 100%
*First positions taken by Berkeley Ph.D.s who went into academia
Berkeley Graduate Profile
2022–23
(Based on a survey of Ph.D. recipients who graduated between 2013 to
2017)
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54.1% of Berkeley doctoral alumni (and 78% arts and humanities
Ph.D.s) work in 4-year academic institutions compared to 41.4%
nation-wide
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31.4% work in the private for-profit sector
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3.4% work in the non-profit sector or for the state, local or national
government
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3.9% are self-employed or have other employment
Master’s / Professional Doctoral
20-21 1
4,098
836
FUNDING PACKAGES
COSTS OF GRADUATE EDUCATION AT BERKELEY
2022-2023
Berkeley offers multi-year funding packages to most entering
doctoral students, including those who will enhance the diversity
of the graduate student population. Recipients are selected by their
departments at the admissions stage.
Multi-year packages typically include:
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2 years of fellowship funding
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2-3 years of departmental funding: combination of GSI (teaching)
or GSR (research) appointments and/or fellowship
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and/or 1 year of Doctoral Completion Fellowship*
Departmental funding often includes funding from a variety of
sources, including university fellowships, departmental fellowships,
training grant awards, GSI (teaching) appointments, and GSR
(research) positions. Note that GSI and GSR positions, and all
terms and conditions of employment, are covered by a collective
bargaining agreement.
External multi-year fellowships, such as the NSF GRFP, NDSEG
(DoD), Hertz, and others, are integrated into departmental funding
packages.
*The Doctoral Completion Fellowship provides one year of
fellowship funding to students in certain Humanities and Social
Science disciplines, for use after advancement to doctoral
candidacy.
Other Campus Funding Opportunities
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Conference Travel Grants
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Parent Grants
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Research Grants/Fellowships (from Institutes/Centers
and others)
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Training Grant Programs
1 Tuition & Fees: Out-of-state residents in Graduate Academic Programs add $15,102
in Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Nonresidents in professional degree programs
will pay nonresident supplemental tuition and fees of of $12,246 or $13,674, and some
programs have additional fees. Check with your school or department for the most
accurate information.
2 The Student Health Insurance Plan is optional and can be waived with proof of insurance
that is equivalent to SHIP or better.
3 See the financial aid website for up-to-date information: financialaid.berkeley.edu
ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL
PROGRAMS PROGRAMS
Tuition and fees
1
$14,476 $14,476
Student health insurance plan
2
$6,372 $6,372
Total Direct Costs $20,848 $20,848
Other Estimated Costs
Housing and Utilities $15,892 $17,838
Food $7,724 $8,578
Books and supplies $384 $672
Personal $2,402 $2,908
Transportation $2,836 $3,376
Total Cost of Attendance
3
$50,298 $54,432
Sources of financial support
for doctoral students (2022 – 2023)
Most admitted doctoral students are funded in full for the majority of their study. In some cases that funding includes teaching
and research appointments which are covered by collective bargaining agreements and come with many benefits of employment.
Berkeley Graduate Profile
2022–23
TOP 10 GRADUATE SCHOOL SUBJECT RANKINGS
1st Place English, History, Psychology, Sociology
2nd Place Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences,
Physics, Statistics
3rd Place Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Engineering,
Clinical Psychology, Social Welfare, Public Affairs
4th Place Economics, Political Science
7th Place Biostatistics
8th Place Business (#2 in Part-time MBA), Public Health
9th Place Law
Rankings and other measures of excellence
Berkeley Graduate Profile
2022–23
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
BERKELEY AGAIN SHINES AS TOP U.S. PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY IN FORBES RANKINGS
GRADUATE ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ACADEMIC RANKINGS OF
WORLD UNIVERSITIES
BERKELEY STANDS TALL IN WORLD
REPUTATION RANKINGS
The U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Berkeley as the number 1
public university in the nation, tied with UCLA.
The 2022-23 “Best Global Universities Rankings” of U.S. News &
World Report placed UC Berkeley fourth in the world. Only Harvard,
MIT, and Stanford ranked higher.
In the new rankings, Berkeley’s graduate programs placed first in
the world in English, History, Psychology and Sociology. Nine other
subject areas ranked in the top 10.
New rankings from the financial publication Forbes, again place
Berkeley at the very top of the list of public universities in the
United States.
On the new Forbes Top Colleges 2021 list, Berkeley is the only
public university among the top five schools overall.
UC Berkeley alumni are among the most accomplished in their fields.
Below is just a snapshot of graduate alumni accolades:
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26 faculty Nobel Prize winners, including 10 current faculty
members
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32 alumni Nobel Prize winners
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75 Fellows from 1981 to 2022
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30 National Medal of Science Recipients
The Berkeley Graduate Profile is produced by the institutional
research and communications units of the Graduate Division.
grad.berkeley.edu
New global rankings place UC Berkeley at the pinnacle of public
universities in the U.S. and fifth overall in the world. The 2022
Academic Rankings of World Universities is an assessment of
500 top institutions around the globe by the Shanghai Ranking
Consultancy.
Among 54 subject areas, Berkeley ranked first in the world in
chemistry and in electrical and electronic engineering, and third in
the world in computer science and engineering and statistics.
In addition, Berkeley ranked fifth in economics and sociology.
For the sixth year in a row, UC Berkeley ranks sixth in the world
when it comes to its reputation among its peers, according to new
rankings from Times Higher Education.
The six “most powerful global brands” in the U.K. publication’s
annual World Reputation Rankings vary little from year to year, with
Harvard at the top, then MIT, Oxford, Stanford, Cambridge, and then
Berkeley.
