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How Well Is University of California - Berkeley Ranked?

2023 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

University of California - Berkeley was awarded 3,729 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general materials science.

Overall Quality

UC Berkeley is ranked #17 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 1% of all schools in the nation! This is an improvement over the previous year, when UC Berkeley held the #26 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

UC Berkeley also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

See all of the rankings for University of California - Berkeley.

How Much Money Do UC Berkeley Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UC Berkeley with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $80,364 in their early years. That's great news for UC Berkeley students since it is 89% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.