Academics

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A UC Berkeley undergraduate education can transform your life. Whether you’re interested in starting your own company, or going off to graduate school, a Berkeley education provides you an experience of a lifetime.

With approximately 13,000 undergraduate courses, labs, and sections to choose from (taught annually), you can create a rich and personal academic experience and still graduate in four years.

You can double (or triple) major, study abroad, do research with faculty, and more.

- Academic Programs & Majors

• Study Abroad Opportunities

UC Berkeley is also the only university with a (nearly) half-century tradition of student-run democratic education, De-Cal, a program allowing students to create and facilitate their own classes. Another outstanding aspect of a Berkeley undergraduate education is research. We are the only university to offer undergraduates the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research as early their first-year and outside of their major. Research opportunities for undergraduates include many College-specific programs, the Big Ideas Initiative, and Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program.

Learn more about the many academics enrichment resources and support.

We are proud that…

• 68% of Berkeley students graduate with no debt
• Roughly two-thirds of Berkeley students receive some form of financial aid
• Berkeley is ranked in the top 5 of Best Value Colleges by Forbes
• Berkeley is among the top universities in the country for upward mobility of students.
• 80% of students graduate with either a job offer or graduate school admission offers.
• Berkeley is among the top producers of CEOs and students who start their own businesses.
• Over 1,000 companies founded by Berkeley grads in the past 10 years