Side-by-Side Comparison of University of California-Berkeley

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	University of Arizona	University of California-Hastings College of Law	California Institute of Technology	University of California-Berkeley	Claremont Graduate University	Harvey Mudd College
Overview
Location	Tucson, Arizona	San Francisco, California	Pasadena, California	Berkeley, California	Claremont, California	Claremont, California
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Quarter	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	84.0%		99.0%	96.0%		98.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	87.3%	N/A	3.9%	14.4%	N/A	10.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $85		Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $100	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $120	$80	$70
SAT range	1120 - 1370	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1480 - 1560
ACT range	21 - 29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	34 - 36
Students submitting SAT score	13.0%					40.0%
Students submitting ACT score	19.0%					20.0%
Total number of applicants	48,065		13,026	112,843		4,737
Total number of admissions given out	41,946		510	16,295		473
Admitted students who chose to enroll	8,436		270	6,931		225
Yield rate	20.1%		52.9%	42.5%		47.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	Not required	N/A	N/A		N/A
High school GPA	Required	N/A	Not required	Required	N/A	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	N/A	Required	Not required	N/A	Required
High school transcript	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	N/A	Required	Required	N/A	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $30,136 Out of state: $54,658		$82,122	In state: $37,920 Out of state: $67,674		$82,236
Average net price	$17,242		$30,162	$17,652		$33,838
Tuition	In state: $11,299 Out of state: $35,821		$56,364	In state: $11,442 Out of state: $41,196		$60,402
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,400 Meal plan: $5,050		Room/dormitory: $10,398 Meal plan: $7,350	$20,236		Room/dormitory: $10,592 Meal plan: $8,741
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	92.0% Average amount $13,790		54.0% Average amount $47,556	52.0% Average amount $21,406		63.0% Average amount $32,188
Students receiving federal student loan	24.0% Average amount $4,845		5.0% Average amount $5,333	15.0% Average amount $4,586		38.0% Average amount $4,821
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $20,814		15.0% Average amount $4,732	6.0% Average amount $7,122		4.0% Average amount $9,820
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	37,434 Men 44.3% Women 55.7%		987 Men 55.3% Women 44.7%	31,814 Men 45.4% Women 54.6%		905 Men 50.3% Women 49.7%
Graduate students	10,840 Men 44.5% Women 55.5%	1,140 Men 38.9% Women 61.1%	1,410 Men 66.7% Women 33.3%	13,222 Men 51.7% Women 48.3%	1,953 Men 40.8% Women 59.2%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	N/A	Moderate	Moderate	N/A	Moderate
Out-of-state students	48.8%	N/A	92.2%	16.9%	N/A	N/A
International students	6.5%	N/A	29.4%	18.0%	N/A	8.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	7,036	421	1,572	9,630	N/A	926
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	N/A	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Arizona California Washington Illinois Colorado	N/A	California Texas Georgia Maryland Florida	California New Jersey Texas Virginia New York	N/A	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Engineering Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Legal Profession Public Administration and Social Service	Engineering Physical Science Computer and Information Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences Mathematics and Statistics	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Legal Profession Health Professions	Business Education Computer and Information Science Psychology Social Sciences	Engineering Computer and Information Science Multidisciplinary Studies Physical Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	N/A	3:1	20:1	N/A	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	64.3%	N/A	92.9%	92.8%	N/A	94.4%
Dropout rate	14.3%	N/A	4.6%	6.3%	N/A	0.5%
Transferred out	19.6%	N/A	1.7%	N/A	N/A	4.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Physics (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $88,673 Year 2: $123,527 Year 3: $127,192 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $110,426 Year 2: $117,473 Year 3: $122,962 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $110,630 Year 2: $103,746 Year 3: $104,908 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,116 Year 2: $83,388 Year 3: $98,461 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,677 Year 2: $92,743 Year 3: $98,271 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $96,308 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,806 Year 2: $75,518 Year 3: $89,884 Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,657 Year 2: $73,035 Year 3: $87,557 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,627 Year 2: $79,199 Year 3: $86,387 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,284 Year 2: $74,953 Year 3: $83,742	Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $72,823 Year 2: $76,998 Year 3: $98,137	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $155,297 Year 3: N/A Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $129,693 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: N/A Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $59,996 Year 2: $89,875 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $171,936 Year 3: $191,597 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $167,052 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $125,250 Year 2: $125,388 Year 3: $161,399 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $126,367 Year 2: $128,868 Year 3: $160,666 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $160,390 Year 2: $142,470 Year 3: $143,984 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $119,358 Year 3: $143,516 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $107,442 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $112,973 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $74,750 Year 2: $91,363 Year 3: $104,601 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,600 Year 2: $85,760 Year 3: $103,738 Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,282 Year 2: $65,387 Year 3: $102,543	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $128,163 Year 3: $147,326 Education, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $102,093 Year 2: $103,913 Year 3: $100,459 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $84,759 Psychology, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $80,513 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: $83,239 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,093 Year 2: $59,986 Year 3: $76,105 Psychology, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,329 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $63,452 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,085 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $60,099 Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,112 Year 2: $46,254 Year 3: $48,539 Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $23,887 Year 2: $19,455 Year 3: $22,762 Religion/Religious Studies (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $36,208 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A	Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $118,973 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $166,134 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $123,339 Year 2: $142,581 Year 3: $159,657 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $81,948 Year 2: $81,997 Year 3: $90,517

Side-by-Side Comparison of University of California-Berkeley

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