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Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of California-Berkeley students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of California-Berkeley students is 92.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 93.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 91.9%.

92.8%

  • asian 95.8% 2,050 students
  • African American 81.4% 79 students
  • white 93.1% 1,286 students
  • unknown 96.6% 197 students
  • hawaiian 75.0% 9 students
  • hispanic 85.4% 591 students
  • International Students 92.0% 632 students
  • Mixed Race 91.9% 260 students

Drop Out

University of California-Berkeley has an overall drop-out rate of 6.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 7.0% and 5.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

6.3%

  • asian 3.7% 79 students
  • African American 16.5% 16 students
  • white 6.1% 84 students
  • unknown 2.9% 6 students
  • hawaiian 25.0% 3 students
  • hispanic 12.4% 86 students
  • International Students 6.8% 47 students
  • Mixed Race 7.8% 22 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.9%

  • asian 0.6% 12 students
  • African American 2.1% 2 students
  • white 0.8% 11 students
  • hispanic 2.2% 15 students
  • International Students 1.2% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer Science $125,250 $125,388 $161,399
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $126,367 $128,868 $160,666
Applied Mathematics $71,282 $65,387 $102,543
Business Administration, Management and Operations $74,034 $81,456 $95,007
Chemical Engineering $70,767 $80,718 $91,435
Economics $71,330 $70,379 $87,328
Mechanical Engineering $73,836 $75,518 $85,955
Statistics $70,227 $69,338 $84,255
Civil Engineering $69,327 $71,351 $80,483
Social Sciences, Other $55,102 $61,380 $72,999
Cognitive Science $62,295 $48,667 $72,251
Geography and Cartography NA $46,087 $63,751
Urban Studies/Affairs $50,338 $48,432 $63,298
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $41,250 $46,673 $61,273
Communication and Media Studies $48,287 $47,473 $61,158
Area Studies $40,373 $40,821 $59,499
Architecture $52,215 $51,273 $56,448
Physics $43,877 $41,193 $55,184
Social Work $42,882 $39,585 $53,757
Sociology $42,238 $41,261 $53,686
Political Science and Government $40,526 $45,220 $50,498
Public Health $44,447 $40,140 $49,279
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) $39,519 $45,500 $49,087
Psychology, General $39,365 $40,896 $48,159
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other $37,711 $42,123 $46,500
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $26,348 $40,458 $46,422
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution $37,358 $46,738 $46,116
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences NA NA $45,704
Biology, General $36,294 $32,094 $45,694
English Language and Literature, General $31,616 $34,393 $42,547
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $41,090 $38,289 $42,273
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences $35,329 $33,637 $40,039
Nutrition Sciences $28,612 $32,569 $39,787
History $31,678 $32,711 $38,662
Anthropology $28,620 $28,598 $38,547
Chemistry $47,449 $41,193 $37,973
Philosophy $23,934 $20,824 $32,816
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services $29,747 NA $31,190
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $31,313 NA $31,110
Fine and Studio Arts $27,475 $31,708 $29,169
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $31,067 $31,839 NA
Music NA $24,369 NA
Operations Research NA $76,460 NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $53,573 $63,005 NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $39,997 $38,289 NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology $38,349 $41,565 NA
Pharmacology and Toxicology NA $38,289 NA
Mathematics $47,541 $52,107 NA
Classical and Ancient Studies NA $29,685 NA
Astronomy and Astrophysics NA $36,848 NA
Research and Experimental Psychology $30,168 NA NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations NA $171,936 $191,597
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering NA $122,038 $167,052
Information Science/Studies NA $119,358 $143,516
Mechanical Engineering $95,600 $85,760 $103,738
Public Policy Analysis NA $83,177 $92,822
Civil Engineering $74,508 $78,971 $86,814
Chemical Engineering $59,096 $72,482 $86,024
Natural Resources Conservation and Research NA $58,673 $77,699
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NA $69,338 $74,276
Public Health NA $67,548 $72,148
Architecture NA $63,005 $70,428
Landscape Architecture NA $57,860 $67,631
Journalism $39,356 $49,136 $63,018
Education, General NA $56,302 $61,045
Biomedical/Medical Engineering NA $92,632 NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies NA $79,875 NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Law $160,390 $142,470 $143,984
Optometry $74,750 $91,363 $104,601
Social Work $64,287 $66,865 $72,048
Public Health $71,774 NA NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations $166,181 NA NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $48,329 NA NA
Architecture $62,966 NA NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning $78,993 NA NA
Information Science/Studies $128,592 NA NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $79,992 NA NA
Mechanical Engineering $94,925 NA NA
Public Policy Analysis $77,523 NA NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Chemistry $107,442 $63,005 $112,973
Education, General $85,849 $81,498 $82,318
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $64,496 $58,221 $80,666
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences $74,879 $57,645 $71,985
Political Science and Government NA $72,482 NA
Sociology $82,868 NA NA
History NA $55,964 NA
Civil Engineering NA $72,899 NA
Mechanical Engineering NA $109,763 NA
Physics $75,527 NA NA