Berkeley, California · United States · Public flagship university
University of California, Berkeley
Public research university in Berkeley, California: 130+ academic departments in six colleges and one school; you apply to a college and major.
- In English
- Every degree
- City
- Berkeley, California
- Apply via
- University of California application
- Next deadline
- 30 Nov 2026
Deadlines
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30 November 2026
UC application closes (one round for everyone)Hard deadlineDetails
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What you could study here
Every degree here is taught in English. What it is known for:
4 faculties: what each looks for
- College of Letters and Science: Broad liberal arts, sciences and social sciences majors; a first-year choice of major within a high-demand policy.
- College of Engineering: Apply directly to an engineering major; extra maths and science courses are encouraged.
- College of Computing, Data Science, and Society: Berkeley's newest college: Computer Science, Data Science and Statistics majors.
- Haas School of Business: UC application plus a Haas supplement with essay and video interview; grades and coursework, essays, activities.
What it asks of IB students
No IB points minimum. Berkeley reads your record holistically and counts IB courses and results; IB English A at HL 5 or SL 6 shows English proficiency, otherwise TOEFL 90 or IELTS 6.5.
Where it says so
Worth knowing
Berkeley offers no early admission or early decision; every applicant uses the same filing period, October 1 to November 30.
All 3 notes
- Berkeley offers no early admission or early decision; every applicant uses the same filing period, October 1 to November 30.
- For 2026-27, UC tuition and fees are $18,214 and new out-of-state students pay a further $39,270 in nonresident supplemental tuition.
- International students on a visa cannot be classed as California residents for tuition and must show funds for the first year before a visa document is issued.
Sources
- Berkeley Admissions: dates and deadlines — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley Admissions: requirements for international students — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley Admissions: first-year requirements — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley Admissions: majors by college — checked 2026-10-07
- UC Admissions: applying as a first year — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley Financial Aid: student budgets 2026-27 — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley EECS: Bachelor of Science — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley EECS: undergraduate admissions and programs — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley Haas: Spieker Undergraduate Business Program — checked 2026-10-07
- Berkeley Haas: high school students — checked 2026-10-07