Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UC Berkeley

At University of California-Berkeley, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 15.53%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 12.00%. University of California-Berkeley has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 43.45%, and the 2024 yield is 45.00%. The number of UC Berkeley applicants decreased by -1.79% (2,299 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 15.53%, and this year's acceptance rate is 12.00% at University of California-Berkeley. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 13.59% and women students' rate is 17.43%. University of California-Berkeley has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of California-Berkeley over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	18.00%	17.04%	18.95%
2014-15	16.02% -1.98%	14.61% -1.50%	17.45% -1.50%
2015-16	16.88% 0.86%	15.42% 0.90%	18.35% 0.90%
2016-17	16.93% 0.04%	15.13% 0.36%	18.71% 0.36%
2017-18	17.11% 0.18%	15.20% 0.22%	18.93% 0.22%
2018-19	14.84% -2.26%	12.82% -2.18%	16.75% -2.18%
2019-20	16.25% 1.41%	14.16% 1.64%	18.39% 1.64%
2020-21	17.48% 1.22%	15.36% 1.08%	19.48% 1.08%
2021-22	14.00% -3.48%	12.00% -2.48%	17.00% -2.48%
2022-23	11.33% -2.67%	8.75% -3.32%	13.68% -3.32%
2023-24	12.00% 0.67%	9.00% 0.32%	14.00% 0.32%
Average	15.53%	13.59%	17.43%

University of California-Berkeley Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 43.45% where the current academic year yield is 45.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-Berkeley from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.47%	38.91%	36.19%
2014-15	46.25% 8.78%	46.95% 9.46%	45.65% 9.46%
2015-16	41.67% -4.59%	43.92% -5.87%	39.78% -5.87%
2016-17	44.24% 2.57%	48.27% 1.24%	41.01% 1.24%
2017-18	43.84% -0.39%	46.76% 0.59%	41.60% 0.59%
2018-19	45.20% 1.35%	47.66% 1.81%	43.42% 1.81%
2019-20	45.21% 0.01%	48.13% -0.34%	43.08% -0.34%
2020-21	39.75% -5.46%	43.38% -6.05%	37.03% -6.05%
2021-22	43.00% 3.25%	47.00% 2.96%	40.00% 2.96%
2022-23	46.33% 3.33%	50.42% 3.94%	43.93% 3.94%
2023-24	45.00% -1.33%	48.99% -0.93%	43.00% -0.93%
Average	43.45%	46.40%	41.34%

University of California-Berkeley Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 92,225, the average number of admitted is 13,925, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,059. The number of UC Berkeley applicants decreased by -1.79% (2,299 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of California-Berkeley from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	61,717	11,108	4,162
2014-15	73,782 12,065	11,820 1,305	5,467 1,305
2015-16	78,893 5,111	13,320 83	5,550 83
2016-17	82,561 3,668	13,975 632	6,182 632
2017-18	85,044 2,483	14,549 197	6,379 197
2018-19	89,607 4,563	13,301 -367	6,012 -367
2019-20	87,847 -1,760	14,278 443	6,455 443
2020-21	88,062 215	15,390 -338	6,117 -338
2021-22	112,843 24,781	15,798 676	6,793 676
2022-23	128,209 15,366	14,523 -65	6,728 -65
2023-24	125,910 -2,299	15,109 71	6,799 71
Average	92,225	13,925	6,059

University of California-Berkeley Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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