Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UC Berkeley's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
UC Berkeley has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 44,268 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of California-Berkeley45,88233,07012,812
Similarly Ranked Schools44,26828,92715,340
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,7073,396
The below chart compares the student population between University of California-Berkeley and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 21,140 male and 24,742 female students attending UC Berkeley. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.85 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UC Berkeley.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Berkeley
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total33,07031,5761,494
Men14,62213,883739
Women18,44817,693755
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UC Berkeley
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,81210,1832,629
Men6,5184,9611,557
Women6,2945,2221,072

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 14,333 Asian students (31.24%) and 10,075 White students (21.96%) at University of California-Berkeley(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of California-Berkeley.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Berkeley
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native441925
Asian11,7225,3446,378
Black or African American679274405
Hispanic7,3082,7854,523
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander331518
White6,5442,9533,591
Two or More Races2,2429691,273
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,243604639
Total 33,07014,62218,448
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of California-Berkeley
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native30822
Asian2,6111,2771,334
Black or African American473214259
Hispanic1,273561712
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1495
White3,5311,7731,758
Two or More Races602246356
Race/Ethnicity Unknown267146121
Total 12,8126,5186,294

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 35,378 students whose age under twenty five and 4,462 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of California-Berkeley.
Especially, 729 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of California-Berkeley.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of California-Berkeley
TotalMenWomen
Total33,070 14,62218,448
Under 18728 289439
18-1912,668 5,2487,420
20-2114,594 6,3328,262
22-243,567 1,9351,632
25-29873 489384
30-34313 174139
35-39165 8679
40-49110 4862
50-6449 2128
65 and over3 03
Total 33,070 14,62218,448
Population by Student Age at University of California-Berkeley
TotalMenWomen
Total12,812 6,5186,294
Under 181 10
18-193 12
20-21249 131118
22-243,568 1,7451,823
25-295,169 2,5322,637
30-342,238 1,241997
35-39858 463395
40-49577 317260
50-64144 8460
65 and over5 32
Total 12,812 6,5186,294

Online Student Population

At University of California-Berkeley, 9,660 students (21.05% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,793 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 953 students live in California where University of California-Berkeley is located in and 691 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total45,88233,07012,812
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,793601,733
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,8676,2331,634
Not Enrolled in Online Classes36,22226,7779,445
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,793601,733
California Residents95353900
Other State in U.S.6914687
Outside of U.S.1483145
Unknown101