Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UC Berkeley

At University of California-Berkeley, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 16.40%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 11.33%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Berkeley than the previous year. 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 42.89%, and the 2023 yield is 46.33%. The number of UC Berkeley applicants increased by 13.62% (15,366 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 16.40%, and this year's acceptance rate is 11.33% at University of California-Berkeley. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 14.65% and women students' rate is 18.20%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of California-Berkeley than the previous year. 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 (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 21.61% 20.64% 22.53%
2013-14 18.00%
-3.61%
17.04%
-3.58%
18.95%
-3.58%
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%
Average 16.40% 14.65% 18.20%
University of California-Berkeley Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 42.89% where the current academic year yield is 46.33%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of California-Berkeley from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 38.80% 39.96% 37.79%
2013-14 37.47%
-1.34%
38.91%
-1.61%
36.19%
-1.61%
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%
Average 42.89% 45.58% 40.86%
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 85,595, the average number of admitted is 13,592, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,844. The number of UC Berkeley applicants increased by 13.62% (15,366 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 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 52,982 11,450 4,443
2013-14 61,717
8,735
11,108
-281
4,162
-281
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
Average 85,595 13,592 5,844
University of California-Berkeley Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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