Berkeley Graduate Student Profile 2021-22UC Berkeley is famed for the breadth, depth, and reach of more than 100 graduate programs in 14 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. View our Graduate Student Profile brochure as a PDF. RankingsEnrollmentCareer OutcomesStudent FundingRankings Rankings and other measures of excellence Overall UC Berkeley rankings can be found here. U.S. News and World Report The new “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 biological sciences, computer science, economics, English, history, psychology, and sociology; second in chemistry, earth sciences, and mathematics and statistics. Nine other subject areas ranked in the top 10. 1st – Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Economics, English, History, Psychology, Sociology 2nd – Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics 3rd – Clinical Psychology, Engineering, Physics, Social Welfare 4th – Political Science, Public Affairs 7th – Business (#2 in Part-time MBA) 9th – Law Academic Rankings of World Universities New global rankings place UC Berkeley at the pinnacle of public universities on the U.S. and fifth overall in the world. The 2021 Academic Rankings of World Universities is an assessment of 500 top institutions around the globe by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Among 54 subject areas, Berkeley ranked first in the world in chemistry and sociology, second in materials science and statistics, and third in computer science and engineering and electrical and electronic engineering. In addition, Berkeley ranked fourth in economics, and fifth in computer science and engineering and ecology. Berkeley Stands Tall in World Reputation Rankings The six “most powerful global brands” in the U.K. publication’s annual World Reputation Rankings lists UC Berkeley in the Top 10 universities in the world with Oxford at the top, followed by Stanford, Harvard, California Institute of Technology, MIT, University of Cambridge and then Berkeley. Graduate Alumni Satisfaction Berkeley doctoral alumni, surveyed 5 to 45 years after graduation, report very high level of satisfaction with their graduate education and the value of their Ph.D.s: 90% overall (and 85% of those who pursued non-academic careers) say they were well prepared for their careers by Berkeley 95% overall (and 93% of those who pursued non-academic careers) would pursue a doctoral degree again 86% would select the same field of study 95% would choose graduate study at Berkeley if they could start again The Berkeley Graduate Profile is produced by the Institutional Research and Communications units in the Graduate Division. Additional Resources Faculty Excellence Research Centers Enrollment2021-22 Graduate Student Enrollment Among the 45,057 students at Berkeley, nearly 29% are pursuing doctoral and master’s degrees in more than 100 disciplines. The fall 2020 incoming graduate class of 4,654 students was selected from more than 49,000 applicants. Enrollment (Fall 2020) Doctoral Master’s Total New 879 3,775 4,654 Continuing 4,462 4,129 8,591 Overall 5,341 7,904 13,245 Applicant Age Average 28 Youngest 17 Oldest 73 Women Underrepresented Minorities 48% 15% Ethnic Diversity (United States) Total Asian 2,715 Black/African-American 636 Chicano/Mexican-American 715 Latino/Other Spanish-American 542 American Indian/Alaskan Native 74 Pacific Islander 14 White/Caucasian 4,046 Unknown 601 Total 9,343 International Graduate Students (Top 16) Doctoral Master’s Total China 587 1,018 1,605 India 142 508 650 Canada 94 146 240 South Korea 121 108 229 Taiwan 63 91 154 Mexico 47 87 134 France 23 85 108 Japan 23 65 88 Brazil 33 38 71 Germany 39 29 68 UK 33 22 55 Turkey 36 16 52 Chile 25 26 51 Colombia 27 19 46 Singapore 19 27 46 Total 1,312 2,285 3,597 Graduate majors (Fall 2021 Enrollment) Berkeley offers more than 100 graduate majors (master’s and doctoral), 93 of which grant doctoral degrees. School/College Doctoral Master’s/ First Professional Total Business Administration 69 1,749 1,818 Chemistry 512 54 566 Education 161 113 274 Engineering 1,486 1,332 2,818 Environmental Design 69 416 485 Journalism — 122 122 Law 67 1,429 1,496 Letters & Science (all divisions) 2,344 117 2,461 Arts & Humanities 567 13 580 Biological Sciences 478 — 478 Mathematics & Physical Sciences 569 72 641 Social Sciences 730 32 762 Natural Resources 376 36 412 Optometry 35 271 306 Public Health 153 611 764 Public Policy 11 284 295 School of Information 29 1,176 1,205 Social Welfare 29 192 221 TOTAL 5,341 7,902 13,243 Degrees Granted Degree Date Doctoral Master’s/Professional 2006 – 07 895 2,351 2007 – 08 864 2,406 2008 – 09 863 2,385 2009 – 10 888 2,397 2010 – 11 906 2,481 2011 – 12 887 2,506 2012 – 13 936 2,552 2013 – 14 930 2,045 2014 – 15 1,066 2,764 2015 – 16 818 3,084 2016 – 17 765 2,991 2017 – 18 963 3,531 2018 – 19 887 4,538 2019 – 20 807 3,663 2020 – 21 794 3,238 Career OutcomesCareer Outcomes Top 5 academic institutions that hire Berkeley Ph.D.s University of California System Stanford Princeton MIT Harvard Long-term employment trends (Based on a survey of Ph.D. recipients who graduated between 2013 to 2017) 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 31.4% work in the private for-profit sector 3.4% work in the non-profit sector or for the state, local or national government 3.9% are self-employed or have other employment Career placement of doctoral degree recipients First positions of students who graduated between 2011 – 2019 (based on a survey conducted 12-18 months after graduation). Industry Count Percent Business (for profit) 1,323 34% College or university* 2,011 52% Government 118 3% Hospital/clinic 24 1% K-12 school 71 2% National laboratory 180 5% Self-employed 36 1% Other/unknown 75 2% Total 3,348 100% *First positions taken by Berkeley Ph.D.s who went into academia: Type of Position Count Percent Tenure track faculty 531 14% Postdoc 1,121 29% Non-tenure track faculty 297 8% Other 1,876 49% Total 3,825 100% Student FundingSources of financial support for graduate students (2019 – 2020) Funding for Doctoral Study University multi-year fellowships Berkeley offers prestigious multi-year awards to the most highly qualified entering doctoral students, including those who will enhance the diversity of the graduate student population. Recipients are nominated by their departments and selected through a competitive process. Humanities/Social Sciences multi-year packages include: 2 years of fellowship funding 2 years of departmental funding: combination of GSI (teaching) or GSR (research) appointments and/or fellowship 1 year of Doctoral Completion Fellowship* Sciences/Engineering multi-year packages include: 2 years of fellowship funding 3 years of departmental funding: combination of GSI or GSR appointments and/or fellowship Departmental multi-year funding packages: Departmental funding offers often include funding from a variety of sources, including departmental fellowships, training grant awards, GSI (teaching) appointments, and GSR (research) positions. External multi-year fellowships, such as the NSF GRFP, NDSEG (DoD), Hertz, Ford, and others, are integrated into university and 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 Conference Travel Grants Parent Grants Research Grants/Fellowships (from Institutes/Centers and others) Training Grant Programs