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Official Admissions Statistics 2010 - 2011
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 48,682 |
| Admitted | 10,524 |
| Acceptance rate | 21.6% |
| Yield rate | 41.4% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at University of California, Berkeley.
University of California, Berkeley's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 590 and 710
- Math: 640 and 750
- Writing: 610 and 720
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at University of California, Berkeley.
University of California, Berkeley's average composite ACT score falls between 26 and 32.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (LL.M., M.C.L., M.L.I., M.S.L., J.S.D./S.J.D.) | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering & Bioengineering | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Anthropology | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Applied Mathematics | 71 | 28 | 99 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 24 | 58 | 82 |
| Astronomy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Astrophysics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 72 | 44 | 116 |
| Biophysics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Biostatistics | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Business Administration/Management | 182 | 135 | 317 |
| Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 55 | 9 | 64 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Celtic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Chemical Engineering | 51 | 32 | 83 |
| Chemistry, General | 59 | 47 | 106 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 111 | 58 | 169 |
| Classical, Mediterranean, & Near Eastern/Oriental Studies & Archaeology | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Comparative Literature | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Computer Science | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| Dance, General | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Design & Visual Communications, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| Dutch/Flemish Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Economics, General | 264 | 195 | 459 |
| Education, General | 4 | 26 | 30 |
| Education, Other | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 30 | 6 | 36 |
| Endocrinology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Engineering Science | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Engineering, General | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Engineering, Other | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Environmental Health | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Epidemiology | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| French Language & Literature | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| Geography | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| German Language & Literature | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| History, General | 112 | 106 | 218 |
| Information Science/Studies | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| International/Global Studies | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 136 | 160 | 296 |
| Law, Legal Services, & Legal Studies, Other | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Linguistics | 15 | 31 | 46 |
| Logic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mathematics, General | 53 | 20 | 73 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 144 | 14 | 158 |
| Microbiology, General | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Music, General | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 13 | 58 | 71 |
| Oceanography, Chemical & Physical | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Operations Research | 37 | 15 | 52 |
| Optometry (OD) | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Philosophy | 68 | 24 | 92 |
| Physics, General | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| Planetary Astronomy & Science | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Psychology, General | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 44 | 108 | 152 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 34 | 43 | 77 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Religion/Religious Studies, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 115 | 135 | 250 |
| Social Work | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Sociology | 54 | 127 | 181 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Special Education, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Statistics, General | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Toxicology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Vision Science/Physiological Optics | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 2117 | 1844 | 3961 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 15874 |
| Reported Results | 2437 |
| Accepted | 1292 (53%) 53,47 |
| Rejected | 1145 |
| Attending | 353 |
| Yield Rate | 27% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.76 | 3.92 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2031 | 2190 | 2301 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 744 | 866 | 944 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.44 | 3.69 | 3.83 |
| SAT I | 1839 | 2040 | 2169 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 622 | 740 | 832 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 10:00:09 AM
Newest applicant: 0 days, 1 hours, and 9 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2010 - 2011 academic year.
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