University of California-Berkeley Student Population

How many students at UC Berkeley?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of California-Berkeley has a total enrollment of 45,882 students, including 33,070 undergraduate and 12,812 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 21,140 male students (46.1%) and 24,742 female students (53.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,333 Asian students (31.2%) and 10,075 White students (22%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 33,070 undergraduate students (72.1%) and 12,812 graduate students (27.9%).
• Class Delivery: 1,793 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 7,867 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UC Berkeley's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 21,140 male (46.07%) and 24,742 female (53.93%) students are attending University of California-Berkeley. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 85.44.

By class level, 33,070 (72.08%) are undergraduate students and 12,812 (27.92%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.22% are male and 55.78% are female, while among graduate students, 50.87% are male and 49.13% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 10,075 White, 1,152 Black, and 14,333 Asian students out of a total of 45,882 are attending at University of California-Berkeley. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of California-Berkeley is highly diverse with a diversity index of 81.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UC Berkeley has 729 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 35,378 students under 25 years old, and 10,504 students over 25 years old out of 45,882 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 728 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. UC Berkeley has 31,557 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,513 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at UC Berkeley, 1 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. It has 3,821 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,991 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of California-Berkeley, 1,793 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,867 students are enrolled in some online courses.

953 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 840 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 33,070 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,725 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.24%.2,624 students have transferred in as full-time status and 101 students transferred in as part-time status.