Facts and figures

The College of Engineering is recognized globally as a leader in engineering education. Our reputation for intellectual rigor, our talent for developing technologies that improve quality of life and our entrepreneurial spirit are reflected in our faculty and students, and by our physical environment.

This is what Berkeley Engineering looks like:

Students

4.52 average GPA (weighted, uncapped) of accepted applicants
29.9% of the student body are women
24.3% are international students

Faculty

245 faculty
76 faculty, active and emeriti, in the National Academy of Engineering
24 recipients, active and emeriti, of distinguished teaching awards

12.2%

Percentage of freshman applicants admitted for the 2020-21 academic year

$110,000

Median starting salary reported by 2020 undergraduates joining the workforce

Number of students by program:
Fall 2020
Program	Undergraduate enrollment	Graduate enrollment
Bioengineering	464	228
CEE	383	366
Computational Biology	N/A	28
EECS	1,692	762
Engineering Science	207	N/A
IEOR	203	186
Materials Science	133	158
Mechanical Engineering	698	333
Nuclear Engineering	69	89
Joint majors	20	N/A
Undeclared	111	N/A
Applied Science & Technology	N/A	39
Total enrollment	3,892	2,155

Degrees conferred: 2019-20
Bachelors
Bioengineering	86
Civil Engineering	81
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences	452
Joint Major Bioengineering and Materials Science & Engineering	2
Joint Major Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and Materials Science & Engineering	0
Joint Major Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering	0
Joint Major Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering	0
Joint Major Materials Science & Engineering and Nuclear Engineering	0
Energy Engineering	10
Engineering Math & Statistics	7
Engineering Physics	11
Environmental Engineering Science	2
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research	42
Materials Science & Engineering	36
Mechanical Engineering	177
Nuclear Engineering	12
Total Bachelors:	897
Masters
Applied Science & Technology	1
Bioengineering	47
Translational Medicine	18
Civil & Environmental Engineering	227
Computer Science	14
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences	188
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research	152
Materials Science & Engineering	41
Mechanical Engineering	149
Nuclear Engineering	20
Total Masters:	857
Doctoral
Applied Science & Technology	6
Bioengineering	13
Civil & Environmental Engineering	26
Computational Biology	3
Computer Science	38
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences	38
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research	16
Materials Science & Engineering	15
Mechanical Engineering	43
Nuclear Engineering	15
Total Ph.D.:	213