University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
University of California-Berkeley admitted 14,524 of 126,864 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (11.4%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at University of California-Berkeley
Three things University of California-Berkeley published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
University of California-Berkeley files the essay under “very important”.
That is the top of the scale the form offers, and the only other factors this school puts there are Course rigor and GPA.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
No one was admitted from a waitlist of 9,102.
6,479 students accepted a place on that list, and 0 were admitted from it, 0% of the students who waited. A waitlist offer here is not a near-miss anyone can plan around.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Families paid $13,481 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
11.4%
14,524 admitted of 126,864 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.90
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at University of California-Berkeley?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of California-Berkeley says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Class rank
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Interview
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
The waitlist, as the school reported it
Published counts, including the ones schools rarely lead with.
- Offered a waitlist place
- 9,102
- Accepted the place
- 6,479
- Admitted from the waitlist
- 0
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $13,481 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $5,311
- $30k–$48k
- $6,501
- $48k–$75k
- $9,693
- $75k–$110k
- $15,074
- Over $110k
- $34,529
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
8 essay prompts on the application: 4 you would write, 8 optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Regular DecisionNovember 30, 2026
Verified July 11, 2026 · Source
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