University of California, Berkeley
(UCB)
Part of University of California System
About
The University of California, Berkeley is a public land-grant research university in the Southside and Northside neighborhoods of Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university and the founding campus of the University of California system.
Ranking Overview
LatestRanked Top 10 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 147 subject rankings
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Key Facts
- Students
- 42,565
- Student-Staff Ratio
- 18.4 : 1
- Int'l Students
- 25%
- Female : Male
- 53 : 47
- Staff
- 12,122
Historical Trend
Longitudinal View
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Top Subjects
Best-performing areasSubject Rankings
Detailed breakdownUS News
36 subjectsTHE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 2 | 94.1 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 3 | 91.7 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 5 | 90.6 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 6 | 95.5 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 90.9 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 6 | 88.9 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 7 | 95.3 | 2026 |
| Law | 7 | 82.1 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 8 | 93.5 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 10 | 86.1 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =13 | 92.8 | 2026 |