University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley is a public institution that was founded in 1868. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, ...
SFGate

BERKELEY / Ethnicity called tiny factor in admissions / Cal study finds only 2 small areas where race had effect

The most comprehensive review ever performed of UC Berkeley admissions found little support for criticisms that some students are accepted because of ethnicity or other nonacademic factors. The ...
The Daily Californian

CA audit says UC Berkeley falsified student-athlete recruitments for wealthy, connected applicants

More than a year after federal prosecutors revealed an investigation into a massive college admissions scheme, a recent report implicates UC Berkeley in similar practices from 2013 to 2019. The ...
The Washington Post

UC-Berkeley can’t use race in admissions. Is it a model for the country?

BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California at Berkeley has labored to enroll more Black and Latino students in the quarter century since the state barred the consideration of race or ethnicity in ...
NBC News

Black admissions drop at UC Berkeley

Sometimes, Adia Harrison looks around her classes at the University of California, Berkeley and is slightly surprised at the reminder: Just about no one else looks like her. Subscribe to read this ...