	University of California-Berkeley 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of California, Berkeley (also referred to as Berkeley, UC Berkeley, California or simply Cal) is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. It is the flagship campus of the University of California system, one of three parts in the state's public higher education plan, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges System. It is considered by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings as one of six university brands that lead in world reputation rankings in 2016 and is ranked third on the U.S. News' 2015 Best Global Universities rankings conducted in the U.S. and nearly 50 other countries. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) also ranks the University of California, Berkeley fourth in the world overall, and first among public universities. It is broadly ranked first in science, third in engineering, and fifth in social sciences, with specific rankings of first in chemistry, first in physics, third in computer science, fourth in mathematics, and fourth in economics/business. The university is also well known for producing a high number of entrepreneurs. Established in 1868 as the result of the merger of the private College of California and the public Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College in Oakland, UC Berkeley is the oldest institution in the UC system and offers approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. The University of California has been charged with providing both "classical" and "practical" education for the state's people. Cal co-manages three United States Department of Energy National Laboratories, including the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. Berkeley faculty, alumni, and researchers have won 72 Nobel Prizes (including 30 alumni Nobel laureates), 9 Wolf Prizes, 13 Fields Medals (including 3 alumni medalists), 22 Turing Awards, 45 MacArthur Fellowships, 20 Academy Awards, 14 Pulitzer Prizes and 105 Olympic gold medals (47 silver and 33 bronze). To date, along with Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley scientists and researchers have discovered 16 chemical elements of the periodic table (californium, seaborgium, berkelium, einsteinium, fermium, lawrencium, etc.) - more than any other university in the world. Lawrence Livermore Lab also discovered or co-discovered six chemical elements (113 to 118). Berkeley is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and continues to have very high research activity with $730.7 million in research and development expenditures in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. History View, from Memorial Glade, of Sather Tower (The Campanile), the center of UC Berkeley. The ring of its bells and clock can be heard from all over campus. 1866-2016 In 1866, the private College of California purchased the land comprising the current Berkeley campus. Because it lacked sufficient funds to operate, it eventually merged with the state-run Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College to form the University of California, the first full-curriculum public university in the state. Ten faculty members and almost 40 students made up the new University of California when it opened in Oakland in 1869. Frederick H. Billings was a trustee of the College of California and suggested that the college be named in honor of the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley. In 1870, Henry Durant, the founder of the College of California, became the first president. With the completion of North and South Halls in 1873, the university relocated to its Berkeley location with 167 male and 22 ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of California Details

University of California Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Pacific 12 Conference
public	Public
scores	2040/1360/31
level	Excellent
rank	[18
overall ROI rank	[26
size	large
undergrads	27126
grads	10439
price	57234
drop	9
stem	60
research	711
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of California-Berkeley?

1. number 18 for Academics.

2. number 26 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of California-Berkeley?

1. University of Maryland-College Park

2. University of California-San Diego

3. Georgia Institute of Technology

4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

5. Case Western Reserve University

6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

7. University of California-Los Angeles

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of California National Academic Rankings

University of California National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	18	53	29	18	15	4	20	75	26
All	17	50	29	18	15	4	20	41	21
All Nonivy	11	44	23	12	10	2	15	39	17
Div1	13	20	12	14	11	3	16	40	16
Div1 Nonivy	6	12	6	8	6	1	12	38	14
Div1 Public	2	3	2	3	3	1	6	33	9
Public	2	3	2	3	3	1	10	35	7
Power5	6	10	5	8	6	1	11	31	12
Stem High	4	10	10	4	4	2	5	28	14
Stem Low	12	30	23	14	12	4	17	52	20
Pacific - 12 Conference	2	3	1	3	2	1	4	4	2
West Coast Region	3	9	5	4	3	2	7	4	3
State of California	3	8	4	4	3	2	6	4	3
Top Ten Top250	18	53	29	18	15	4	20	75	26
Top Ten Div1 Nonivy	7	9	6	8	6	1	7	9	9
Top Ten Div1 Public	2	3	2	3	3	1	4	7	4
Top Ten Public	2	3	2	3	3	1	5	7	4
Top Ten Power5	7	8	5	8	6	1	8	8	7
Top Ten Stem High	4	9	9	4	4	2	5	7	6
Top Ten Pacific - 12 Conference	2	3	1	3	2	1	4	3	2
Top Ten West Coast Region	3	7	5	4	3	2	6	4	3
Top Ten State of California	3	7	4	4	3	2	5	4	3

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California

University of California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.98	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
86.10	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
83.61	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
81.38	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
81.21	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
79.70	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
79.44	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
79.23	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
78.06	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
77.84	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
77.38	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
74.58	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
74.44	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
74.37	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
74.30	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
74.04	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
73.89	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
73.55	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
72.65	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
72.63	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
72.56	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
72.16	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
72.15	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
71.93	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
71.28	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
71.24	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
68.66	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
68.11	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
67.78	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
67.30	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
66.89	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	New England Football Conferenc...	Public	Good	185	97
66.86	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
66.75	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
66.61	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California

University of California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.73	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
96.18	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
96.01	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
94.76	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
94.49	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
94.41	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
93.92	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Elite	6	1
93.60	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
92.05	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
91.76	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
91.72	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
91.69	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
91.20	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
90.97	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
90.32	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
90.30	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
90.12	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
90.00	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
89.88	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
89.81	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
89.25	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
89.22	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
88.93	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
88.54	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
88.22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
87.73	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
86.21	California Institute of Technology	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	1	5
80.39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31

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History

1866-2016

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