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Acceptance Rate 10.98%
Yield 45.99%
Applicants 124,242
Admitted 13,639
Enrolled 6,272

UC Berkeley Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 10.98% at University of California-Berkeley. Total 124,242 students applied and 13,639 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$120
Admission Informationadmissions.berkeley.edu/
Online Applicationadmission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
Acceptance Rate10.98%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 10.98%. A total of 124,242 students (60,612 men and 63,630 women) have applied to and 13,639 (5,473 men and 8,166 women) students admitted to University of California-Berkeley.
Among them, 2,705 male and 3,567 female students have enrolled into UC Berkeley and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 45.99%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UC Berkeley
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants124,24260,61263,63000
Admitted13,6395,4738,16600
Enrolled6,2722,7053,56700
Acceptance Rate 10.98% 9.03% 12.83% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 45.99% 49.42% 43.68% - -
[Chart] University of California-Berkeley Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of California-Berkeley, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Work experience.
Application Requirements for UC Berkeley
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UC Berkeley

The calendar system at University of California-Berkeley is Semester. University of California-Berkeley accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of California-Berkeley accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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