University of California, Berkeley
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of California, Berkeley is a public research university in Berkeley, CA (city setting), with 33,078 undergraduates (54% women). It admitted 12% of 125,910 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $75,830 a year for out-of-state students and $45,053 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,997 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 93% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in computer & information sciences, social sciences, engineering. The campus reported 2.61 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of California, Berkeley ranks
5 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $14,850 in-state · $45,627 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 39 burglaries · 66 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 19 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of California, Berkeley
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of California, Berkeley teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $1.7M | $52,501 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 43 | 9 over | 5 | $2.6M | $59,782 | 974 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | 7 over | 7 | $14M | $640,997 | 960 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 33 | 18 over | 5 | $11M | $325,762 | 983 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 20 | 1 over | 1 | $938k | $46,897 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic Coast Conference | 27 | at cap | 1 | $1.7M | $61,805 | 993 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 120 | 15 over | 1 | $47M | $389,349 | 977 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 3 over | 1 | $1.4M | $115,835 | 990 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $1.4M | $139,971 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | room 2 | 4 | $2.8M | $154,618 | 990 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 33 | room 5 | 3 | $1.6M | $48,090 | 1000 | |
| Men's Rowing | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 72 | — | 5 | $2.7M | $37,184 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic Coast Conference | 63 | room 5 | 4 | $2.8M | $43,845 | 987 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 42 | 14 over | 4 | $1.6M | $37,551 | 985 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | room 2 | 4 | $2.3M | $101,242 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 10 over | 7 | $2.7M | $66,533 | 974 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 37 | 7 over | 7 | $2.5M | $67,851 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 2 over | 3 | $963k | $80,243 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $1.4M | $140,407 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 143 | 98 over | 1 | $2M | $14,191 | 970 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 116 | 71 over | 1 | $2.1M | $18,151 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | at cap | 4 | $2.9M | $159,643 | 1000 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 32 | 8 over | 3 | $1.3M | $41,566 | 980 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 26 | 2 over | 3 | $1.6M | $60,659 | 994 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.