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UC Berkeley Deion:
Berkeley consistently ranks as the best public university in the country. It offers students a bustling and beautiful campus in the San Francisco Bay area, and top-ranked programs in the humanities, sciences, and engineering. Well known for its liberal and activist personality, Berkeley provides its students with a rich and vibrant social environment.
Admissions Data:
* Percent of Applicants Admitted: 23.8%
* Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
o SAT Critical Reading: 580 / 710
o SAT Math: 620 / 740
o SAT Writing: 590 / 710
o ACT Composite: 23 / 30
Enrollment:
* Total Enrollment: 33,920 (23,863 undergraduates)
* Gender Breakdown: 46% Male / 54% Female
* 96.8% Full-time
Costs:
* Tuition and Fees: $7,165 (in-state); $26,785 (out-of-state)
* Books: $1234
* Room and Board: $13,848
* Other Expenses: $3,062
* Total Cost: $25,309 (in-state); $ $44,929 (out-of-state)
UC Berkeley Financial Aid:
* Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 70%
* Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
o Federal Grants: 28%
o State / Local Grants: 44%
o Institutional Grants: 50%
o Loans: 33%
* Average Amount of Aid
o Federal Grants: $3,155
o State / Local Grants: $2,785
o Institutional Grants: $6,960
o Loans: $4,022
Most Popular Majors:
Business, Cellular Biology, Economics, Electrical Engineering, English, Political Science, Psychology
Data Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics (2006-2007 data)
Mission Statement for the University of California System:
"The distinctive mission of the University is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge. That obligation, more specifically, includes undergraduate education, graduate and professional education, research, and other kinds of public service, which are shaped and bounded by the central pervasive mission of discovering and advancing knowledge."
from http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/aboutuc/missionstatement.html