Health + Safety
What are the different safety programs offered by the University?
WarnMe, Emergency Blue Light Poles, SafeWalk, Bear Transit (Night Safety Shuttle), UCPD
To which three undergraduate colleges are freshmen recommended to directly apply to a major?
Chemistry, Engineering, CDSS
What are the different residence hall housing options for incoming undergraduate freshmen?
Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Foothill, Stern, Clark Kerr Campus, Blackwell Campus
What is the student to faculty ratio?
19.4:1
How tall is the Campanile? When was it constructed? How many bells are there?
307 feet tall, 1915, & 61 bells
What is the hub for all health services and what are some services?
Tang Center; urgent care, pharmacy, physical therapy, x-rays, primary care and more.
Name the 6 undergraduate colleges
- College of Chemistry
- Rausser College of Natural Resources
- College of Engineering
- College of Letters and Science
- College of Environmental Design
- College of Computing, Data Science, and Society
What percentage of entering first-years live in the residence halls and then what precent of transfers?
95% & 36%
What percentage of classes has fewer than 50 students?
What year was the University founded and when did it move to Berkeley?
1868 & 1873
What are the mental health resources on campus?
CAPS, Student-to-Student Peer Counseling, clubs/organizations, Urgent Care/Crisis line
What was the acceptance rate for first-year students and then Transfer Students in Fall 2024?
11% and 25.5%
What must incoming first-year students select as their last preference on their housing application to receive a housing guarantee?
"any room size, any location"
As of Fall 2024, what is the total number of undergraduate and graduate students?
Undergraduate: 33,070 (approx. 33,000); Graduate: 12,812 (approx. 13,000)
What is the oldest building on campus? When was it built? What department did it originally house and what school is there now?
South Hall, 1873, Agriculture, School of Information (I-School)
What is CAPS short for and what services does it offer?
Counseling and Psychological Services, offers short term counseling for academic, career, and personal issues and also offers psychiatry services for circumstances when medication can help with counseling.
Where is the office of the Rausser College of Natural Resources?
Mulford Hall
What are the names of theme programs?
African American Theme Program, Bloom Asian American Community Program, South, Southwest Asian and North African Theme Program, Casa Magdalena Mora Theme Program, Native American Theme Program, WiSE: Empowering Womxn in STEAM, Global Environment Theme House, UNITY House Theme Program
What are the L&S high-demand (HD) majors of July 2024?
Art Practice, Operations Research & Management Science (Analytics), Political Economy, Public Health, Social Welfare
Which department uses the Campanile for additional storage? What do they store?
Which department uses the Campanile for additional storage? What do they store?
What does UCPD stand for and where are they located?
University of California Police Department and Under Sproul Hall
Name the 9 graduate/professional schools
Haas School of Business
Graduate School of Journalism
Berkeley School of Education
Berkeley Law
Herbert Wertheim
School of Optometry and Vision Science
School of Public Health
Goldman School of Public Policy
School of Social Welfare
School of Information
What are the 8 Centers for Educational Justice and Community Engagement (EJCE)
Native American Student Development + Native Community Center
African American Student Development + Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center
Gender-Equity Resource center
Multicultural Community Center
Chicanx Latinx Student Development + Latinx Student Resource Center
Asian Pacific American Student Development
Pacific Islander Initiative + Pacific Islander Community Office
South Asian, Southwest Asian and North African Initiative
What is the total cost of attendance for a California resident when living in an on-campus residence hall? How much is the non-resident supplemental tuition and fees?
California Resident: $44,610; Out of State Supplement: $34,200
What act did President Abraham Lincoln sign leading to the founding of UC Berkeley?
The Morrill Land Grant Act