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Berkeley, CA

University of California-Berkeley

https://www.berkeley.edu

Repayment outcome

92.0%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$38,500–$97,600

middle 50% · median $62,700

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$13,769

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$14,480

Sticker price

before any aid

$32,715

Default rate

3.8%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Computer Science$119,358
  2. Health Professions$91,363
  3. Public Admin$83,177
  4. Business$81,456
  5. Engineering$63,005
  6. Education$56,302
  7. Math & Statistics$52,107
  8. Physical Sciences$51,273
  9. Communication and Media Studies.$47,473
  10. Interdisciplinary$46,673
  11. Legal Studies$45,500
  12. Psychology$40,896
  13. Visual & Performing Arts$40,821
  14. English & Literature$34,393
  15. History$32,711
  16. Biology$32,094
  17. Foreign Languages$29,747
  18. Social Sciences$28,598
  19. Philosophy$20,824

Academics

Acceptance

18.0%

Avg SAT

1,350

Enrollment

25,951

What students study

21 fields offered

Social Sciences

21% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Engineering11.7%
  2. 03Biology11.7%
  3. 04English & Literature5.8%
  4. 05Interdisciplinary5.0%
  5. 06Natural Resources4.9%
  6. 07Psychology4.4%
  7. 08Business4.4%
  8. 09Math & Statistics3.8%
  9. 10Area Studies3.3%
  10. 11Visual & Performing Arts3.2%
  11. 12Physical Sciences3.1%
  12. 13Communications3.1%
  13. 14Foreign Languages2.9%
  14. 15History2.2%
  15. 16Architecture2.0%
  16. 17Computer Science1.9%
  17. 18Legal Studies1.6%
  18. 19Health Professions1.5%
  19. 20Philosophy1.5%
  20. 21Public Admin1.3%
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