University of California, Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley), referred to as Berkeley, is located in Berkeley, San Francisco Bay Area, the United States. It is a world famous public research university and enjoys a high reputation in the academic community.
Berkeley is the founding campus of the University of California and one of the freest and most inclusive universities in the United States; The "Freedom of Speech Movement" launched by the students of the school in 1964 had a profound impact on American society, changing the views of several generations on politics and morality. Berkeley is one of the most important research and teaching centers in the world. ARWU science ranks first in the world, engineering and computer rank third in the world, and humanities and social sciences have long been among the top five in the world Stanford University Together, they constitute the academic center of the western United States.
The undergraduate program of the University of California, Berkeley, USA is a four-year full-time program, which emphasizes the cultivation of art and science. The entrance competition for freshmen is very fierce, but many students enter Berkeley through transfer in their sophomore and junior years. The University of California at Berkeley offers a wide range of graduate programs, many of which are the expansion and extension of corresponding undergraduate majors. Postgraduate degrees include Master's of Art, Master's of Science, Master's of Fine Art, Ph.D., and some special graduate degrees, such as Juris Doctor, Master of Business Administration, etc.
The University of California Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California, USA, in the northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, opposite San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge and other bays, close to mountains and near the sea, with magnificent scenery. The San Francisco Bay Area has a Mediterranean climate. The rainy season is in spring and winter. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. The climate is pleasant. The campus center of Berkeley is the famous Suther Tower, The Campanile, which is the third tallest clock tower in the world. People will ring the bell and play music on the tower every day at the important time. Berkeley campus has a beautiful environment and dense vegetation. Wild animals such as squirrels and sparrows can be seen almost everywhere, and wild deer, turkeys and raccoons often come and go. There are a large number of restaurants (including many Chinese restaurants), markets and student apartments around the campus, including the school canteen (Dinning Commons) and student dormitories.
University of California, Berkeley World Ranking:
UC Berkeley ranked 12th in 2025, proving its academic strength as the world's top public university again. Ranked 10th in the QS World University Ranking in 2024
In the QS World University Ranking in 2023, the university ranks No.27 in the world;
In the 2023 Thames World University Ranking, No. 8;
In 2023, U S. The University of California, Berkeley, ranked fourth in the News World University Ranking.
School setting
The University of California at Berkeley focuses on traditional multidisciplinary integration, supplemented by emerging disciplines and professional colleges. The university has 14 colleges, covering 170 departments. Among the 14 colleges, "Colleges" include undergraduate and graduate education, while "Schools" only have graduate students, the only exception being business schools. Berkeley provides 106 undergraduate degree programs, 88 master's programs, 97 academic doctoral programs, and 31 career oriented graduate programs.
get accommodation
The school does not require freshmen to live on campus, and freshmen have their own right to choose whether to stay on campus. But many freshmen choose to live on campus after they come to school. In terms of dormitory application, the school adopts the following rules: first come, first served, random assignment. So if students want to have more opportunities to live in their favorite dormitory buildings, they should submit their dormitory applications in advance.
One year fee
The non resident supplementary tuition of $31026 is 197500 yuan.
Accommodation+health insurance: 120000-150000 yuan for accommodation. According to the difference between accommodation and apartment, the cost is about 15568-19516 dollars, and about 100000 to 120000 yuan for one year.
Health insurance must be submitted. The cost is 4072 dollars and the RMB is 26000 yuan.
Personal expenses: The expenses range from $5310 to $2018, which can be converted into RMB 34000-128000.
Housing and utilities: the cost is nine months (about 1200 dollars/month).
The total annual expenditure is about 38-450000 yuan.
scholarship : Scholarship for outstanding leaders: about US $2000-2500; Berkeley bonus and honor programs are hundreds or dozens.
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