University of California,

Berkeley
Diego Aguilar, Ayden Andersen & Yarely Rosas
 UC Berkeley's Location
UC Berkeley is located in the north area of California.
East of the city of San Francisco, North of Oakland

Berkeley is located in the middle of a city, houses,

appartment building as well as trees surround the
campuss

Address: UC Berkeley 110 Sproul Hall #5800Berkeley, CA 94720

Mailing Address: UC Berkeley 110 Sproul Hall #5800 Berkeley, CA 94720

Application Fees and Tuition

UC Berkeley has an application fee of $70 via credit
card or mail; this fee is not refundable.

UC Berkeley also requires a fee depending if the

applicant is a California Resident; these prices can
be up to $14,796.

This gives you a total of around 4,932 per quarter.

A non California resident pays a total of

$31,026 per year and a $10,342 per quarter.
Cost of a College Life At UC
Berkely
UC Berkeley also requires you to provide for the
applicant, meaning working for themselves. For
example living expenses.

Housing in Residence Hall: 19,520 yearly (Including Student Health Insurance)

Housing in an On-campus apartment: $15,528

Food in a year: $1,648

Personal Belongings if living off campus: $3.9k - $4.6k

Books and Supplies: $1,140

Transportation: $626 - $2.0k

Financial Aid at UC Berkeley
-Applicants or Students at UC Berkeley have opportunities to
apply for financial Aid

-Financial aid is given to everyone is the Berkeley community

including:
Prospective students
Current students
Parents

-Prospective student aid is usually given to Undergraduate and

graduate students

-Two thirds of undergraduate students qualify for Prospective

Students aid

There is options such as: Scholarships,

Grants, Loans, Work Study, etc.
GPAs required for UC Berkeley

The applicant must have a 3.89 GPA to get into UC Berkeley.

Weighted grade should be a 4.25

Unweighted grade should be a 3.89

Exams required for UC Berkeley

Applicants must take the SAT and ACT exams to get into UC
Berkeley.
An SAT exam is a standardized test created by the college board that's
usually taken by junior and seniors and used for college admissions, etc.

An ACT is an exam that consists of four multiple- choice sections of English,

mathematics science.

For the SAT must be a grade of 1530

For an Act must be a grade of 34

A personal statement
A personal statement is about the applicant and how they will contribute to
the diversity of ideas.

It is important so that the university can have a chance to get to know the applicant
unique talents, etc.

Questions they might ask

"What would you say is your greatest talent or skill?"

" How have you developed and demonstrated that

talent over time."

Majors and Programs

Social Sciences

Engineering

Biological and BIomedical sciences

Mathematics and Statistics

Business
Masters and PhD Programs
PhD Programs: Master Programs:

-Ancient History & Mediterranean -Bioengineering

Archaeology
-Economics
-Film and Media
-Molecular Science & Software
-Integrative BIology Engineering
-Physics -Geography
-Sociology & Demography -Performance Studies
 Admission and
Graduation Rates
UC Berkeley has an admission rate of %14.8 for
undergraduate students, they also have a
graduation rate of 91.6% meaning that only 8.4% do
not graduate
Retention Rates
UC Berkeley has a retention rate which is the rate at which many students come
back to the university for their second year of college or becoming a sophomore
in college.

The rentetion rate at Berkeley is 97%

This information is generalized
meaning that it has not change

What sports are popular at UC

Berkely?
Football

Soccer

Swimming & Diving

Gymnastics

Volleyball
What is UC Berkeley's mascot?
Oski the bear

Represents the California golden bears

Chosen because of the danger of having real

bear cubs on the field

Decided to have something more lovable

 Historical facts
UC Berkeley was built and founded on
March 23, 1868

Reimagined the world by challenging

convention

Generating unparalleled intellectual,

economic and social value

Has 26 faculty Nobel Prize winners

Has 32 alumni winners

 Famous alumni
Jennifer Doudna
Nobel prize winner for
chemistry in 2020
A Biochemist
Made other fundamental
contributions in
biochemistry and genetics
Jerome Adams
An Anesthesiologist
Former vixe admiral in the
U.S. Public Health
Commissioned Corps
Served as the 20th surgeon
general of the United State
Allison Stokke
American track and field
athlete and fitness
model
She broke several
American records for
High School pole
 Fun facts
Their motto "Fiat Lux" Roughly translated to
"let light be made"

UC Berkeleys Blue and Gold represent two

thing
Blue represents the California sky
Gold represents the "Golden State"

They have a Botanical Garden which has 34-

acres and more than 10,000 types of plants
as well as rare and endangered spicies
Traditions
Not wearing red to the Big Game

Walking under Athena

Rolling down 4.0 Hill

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