Berkeley, CA
Highly competitive: fewer than 13 of every 100 applicants are accepted.
Source: IPEDS Admissions survey
The acceptance rate has fallen 5 percentage points since 2019, from 16% to 12% — it has become more selective.
| Fall | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87,847 | 14,278 | 6,455 | 16% |
| 2020 | 88,062 | 15,390 | 6,117 | 17% |
| 2021 | 112,843 | 16,295 | 6,931 | 14% |
| 2022 | 128,209 | 14,523 | 6,728 | 11% |
| 2023 | 125,910 | 14,677 | 6,641 | 12% |
Fall 2023 applicants
9,131 of 65,678 women and 5,546 of 60,232 men were admitted.
Policy: Neither required nor recommended
Reported by the institution to IPEDS
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Not considered |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Completion of college-preparatory program | Considered |
| Recommendations | Considered |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Not considered |
| Admission test scores | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Not considered |
| Work experience | Considered |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Undergraduate student body, not admitted applicants
University of California-Berkeley has an acceptance rate of 12% for the fall 2023 entering class, admitting 14,677 of 125,910 applicants.
Very Selective. Highly competitive: fewer than 13 of every 100 applicants are accepted.
125,910 students applied for the fall 2023 entering class, and 6,641 enrolled.
No. University of California-Berkeley is test-blind — scores are not considered even if submitted.
The acceptance rate has fallen 5 percentage points since 2019, from 16% to 12% — it has become more selective.