Sather gate and Sather tower (the Campanile) from Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus The official university mascot is Oski the Bear, who debuted in 1941. Previously, live bear cubs were used as mascots at Memorial Stadium. It

Sather gate and Sather tower (the Campanile) from Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus The official university mascot is Oski the Bear, who debuted in 1941. Previously, live bear cubs were used as mascots at Memorial Stadium. It

Berkeley's 32 libraries tie together to make the fourth largest academic library in the United States surpassed only by Harvard University Library, Yale University Library and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.[99] However, considering the relative sizes and ages of these University libraries, Berkeley's collections have been growing about as fast as those at Harvard and Yale combined: specifically, 1.8 times faster than Harvard, and 1.9 times faster than Yale. In 2003, the Association of Research Libraries ranked it as the top public and third overall university library in North America based on various statistical measures of quality.[100] As of 2006, Berkeley's library system contains over 11 million volumes and maintains over 70,000 serial titles.[101] The libraries together cover over 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land and form one of the largest library complexes in the world.[102] Doe Library serves as the library system's reference, periodical, and administrative center, while most of the main collections are housed in the subterranean Gardner Main Stacks and Moffitt Undergraduate Library. The Bancroft Library, with holdings of over 400,000 printed volumes, maintains a collection that documents the history of the western part of North America, with an emphasis on California, Mexico and Central America.
Student life and traditions[edit]



Sather gate and Sather tower (the Campanile) from Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus
The official university mascot is Oski the Bear, who debuted in 1941. Previously, live bear cubs were used as mascots at Memorial Stadium. It was decided in 1940 that a costumed mascot would be a better alternative to a live bear. Named after the Oski-wow-wow yell, he is cared for by the Oski Committee, whose members have exclusive knowledge of the identity of the costume-wearer.[103]
The University of California Marching Band, which has served the university since 1891, performs at every home football game and at select road games as well. A smaller subset of the Cal Band, the Straw Hat Band, performs at basketball games, volleyball games, and other campus and community events.[104]
The UC Rally Committee, formed in 1901, is the official guardian of California's Spirit and Traditions. Wearing their traditional blue and gold rugbies, Rally Committee members can be seen at all major sporting and spirit events. Committee members are charged with the maintenance of the five Cal flags, the large California banner overhanging the Memorial Stadium Student Section and Haas Pavilion, the California Victory Cannon, Card Stunts and The Big "C" among other duties. The Rally Committee is also responsible for safekeeping of the Stanford Axe when it is in Cal's possession.[105] The Chairman of the Rally Committee holds the title "Custodian of the Axe" while it is in the Committee's care.
Overlooking the main Berkeley campus from the foothills in the east, The Big "C" is an important symbol of California school spirit. The Big "C" has its roots in an early 20th-century campus event called "Rush," which pitted the freshman and sophomore classes against each other in a race up Charter Hill that often developed into a wrestling match. It was eventually decided to discontinue Rush and, in 1905, the freshman and sophomore classes banded together in a show of unity to build the Big "C".[106] Owing to its prominent position, the Big "C" is often the target of pranks by rival Stanford University students who paint the Big "C" red and also fraternities and sororities who paint it their organization's colors. One of the Ra

Berkeley's 32 libraries tie together to make the fourth largest academic library in the United States surpassed only by Harvard University Library, Yale University Library and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.[99] However, considering the relative sizes and ages of these University libraries, Berkeley's collections have been growing about as fast as those at Harvard and Yale combined: specifically, 1.8 times faster than Harvard, and 1.9 times faster than Yale. In 2003, the Association of Research Libraries ranked it as the top public and third overall university library in North America based on various statistical measures of quality.[100] As of 2006, Berkeley's library system contains over 11 million volumes and maintains over 70,000 serial titles.[101] The libraries together cover over 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land and form one of the largest library complexes in the world.[102] Doe Library serves as the library system's reference, periodical, and administrative center, while most of the main collections are housed in the subterranean Gardner Main Stacks and Moffitt Undergraduate Library. The Bancroft Library, with holdings of over 400,000 printed volumes, maintains a collection that documents the history of the western part of North America, with an emphasis on California, Mexico and Central America.
Student life and traditions[edit]



Sather gate and Sather tower (the Campanile) from Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus
The official university mascot is Oski the Bear, who debuted in 1941. Previously, live bear cubs were used as mascots at Memorial Stadium. It was decided in 1940 that a costumed mascot would be a better alternative to a live bear. Named after the Oski-wow-wow yell, he is cared for by the Oski Committee, whose members have exclusive knowledge of the identity of the costume-wearer.[103]
The University of California Marching Band, which has served the university since 1891, performs at every home football game and at select road games as well. A smaller subset of the Cal Band, the Straw Hat Band, performs at basketball games, volleyball games, and other campus and community events.[104]
The UC Rally Committee, formed in 1901, is the official guardian of California's Spirit and Traditions. Wearing their traditional blue and gold rugbies, Rally Committee members can be seen at all major sporting and spirit events. Committee members are charged with the maintenance of the five Cal flags, the large California banner overhanging the Memorial Stadium Student Section and Haas Pavilion, the California Victory Cannon, Card Stunts and The Big "C" among other duties. The Rally Committee is also responsible for safekeeping of the Stanford Axe when it is in Cal's possession.[105] The Chairman of the Rally Committee holds the title "Custodian of the Axe" while it is in the Committee's care.
Overlooking the main Berkeley campus from the foothills in the east, The Big "C" is an important symbol of California school spirit. The Big "C" has its roots in an early 20th-century campus event called "Rush," which pitted the freshman and sophomore classes against each other in a race up Charter Hill that often developed into a wrestling match. It was eventually decided to discontinue Rush and, in 1905, the freshman and sophomore classes banded together in a show of unity to build the Big "C".[106] Owing to its prominent position, the Big "C" is often the target of pranks by rival Stanford University students who paint the Big "C" red and also fraternities and sororities who paint it their organization's colors. One of the Ra

4,356 4,261 Average GPA 3.84

4,356 4,261 Average GPA 3.84

67,658
61,731    52,966    50,393    48,650    48,461
Admits   
14,101
11,130    11,441    10,844    10,528    10,474
 % Admitted   
20.8
18.0
21.6
21.5
21.6
21.6
Enrolled       
4,162
4,443
4,109
4,356
4,261
Average GPA       
3.84
3.83
3.84
3.80
3.90
Berkeley received 77,485 freshmen and transfer applications for admission to the undergraduate program in Fall 2012; 14,527 were admitted (18.7%).[94] Of the Fall 2011 cohort, 97% of freshmen enrolled the next year. The four-year graduation rate for the Fall 2007 cohort was 61%, and the six-year rate was 88%.[85][95] Admitted freshman applicants had an average high school GPA of 4.16, an average ACT Composite score of 30, and an average combined SAT score of 2067 (average SAT scores of 674 for Critical Reading, 701 for Mathematics, and 692 for Writing).[96] Berkeley's enrollment of National Merit Scholars was third in the nation until 2002, when participation in the National Merit program was discontinued.[97] 31% of admitted students receive federal Pell grants.[98]
There were 18,231 applications to masters programs with 20% admitted and 14,361 applications to doctoral program with 16% admitted.[85]


The north side of Doe Library with Memorial Glade in the foreground.
Library system[edit]
Main article: University of California, Berkeley Library System

67,658
61,731    52,966    50,393    48,650    48,461
Admits   
14,101
11,130    11,441    10,844    10,528    10,474
 % Admitted   
20.8
18.0
21.6
21.5
21.6
21.6
Enrolled       
4,162
4,443
4,109
4,356
4,261
Average GPA       
3.84
3.83
3.84
3.80
3.90
Berkeley received 77,485 freshmen and transfer applications for admission to the undergraduate program in Fall 2012; 14,527 were admitted (18.7%).[94] Of the Fall 2011 cohort, 97% of freshmen enrolled the next year. The four-year graduation rate for the Fall 2007 cohort was 61%, and the six-year rate was 88%.[85][95] Admitted freshman applicants had an average high school GPA of 4.16, an average ACT Composite score of 30, and an average combined SAT score of 2067 (average SAT scores of 674 for Critical Reading, 701 for Mathematics, and 692 for Writing).[96] Berkeley's enrollment of National Merit Scholars was third in the nation until 2002, when participation in the National Merit program was discontinued.[97] 31% of admitted students receive federal Pell grants.[98]
There were 18,231 applications to masters programs with 20% admitted and 14,361 applications to doctoral program with 16% admitted.[85]


The north side of Doe Library with Memorial Glade in the foreground.
Library system[edit]
Main article: University of California, Berkeley Library System

Main article: UC Berkeley financial aid See also: Student financial aid in the United States Students and prospective students of UC Berkeley are eligible for a variety of public and private financial aid. Most financial aid inquiries are proc

Main article: UC Berkeley financial aid See also: Student financial aid in the United States Students and prospective students of UC Berkeley are eligible for a variety of public and private financial aid. Most financial aid inquiries are proc

UC Berkeley Extension
UC Berkeley does not have a medical school; however, the university offers the UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program with the University of California, San Francisco, a standalone medical school that is located nearby.
The 2006–2007 budget totaled $1.7 billion; 33% came from the State of California. In 2006–2007, 7,850 donors contributed $267.9 million and the endowment was valued at $2.89 billion.[45]
UC Berkeley employs 24,700 people directly and employees are permitted to unionize and are represented by AFSCME, California Nurses Association (CNA), CUE-Teamsters Local 2010 (formerly the Coalition of University Employees (CUE)), UAW, UC-AFT, and UPTE.[45][80]
University finances[edit]
See also: University of California finances
UC Berkeley receives funding from a variety of sources, including federal and state authorities, and private donors. With the exception of government contracts, public money is proportioned to UC Berkeley and the other 9 universities of the University of California system through the UC Office of the President.
Due in part to the 2008–11 California budget crisis, the state of California has reduced its educational appropriations to the University of California.[81] State educational appropriations such as general support given in the state's annual budget, and appropriations given to the state through the federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) dropped $37M in 2010-11 from the previous calendar year. The university projects that state general support will drop from 15% to 11% of the university's total revenues in 2011-12. State budget shortfalls as well as rising costs in pensions have been cited by the university as two of the leading reasons for its current financial woes. During the formulation of the 2011-12 UC Berkeley budget, the university projected that it will have a $200M funding gap in the 5 years after that year's budget. In response to revenue shortfalls, the UC Regents have raised tuition, and the university is trying to increase the number of non-resident undergraduates, who will pay the more costly out-of-state tuition. Nearly 1/3rd of revenues from tuition and other student fees are returned to students as scholarships and fellowships.[82]
Cal has controversially borrowed $445 million to fund the $321 million renovation of seismically unsafe Memorial Stadium and construction of a new $153 million student athletic center,[83] both of which opened in 2012. (See Athletics section for additional details).
Financial aid and scholarship programs[edit]
Main article: UC Berkeley financial aid
See also: Student financial aid in the United States
Students and prospective students of UC Berkeley are eligible for a variety of public and private financial aid. Most financial aid inquiries are processed through the UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. Some graduate schools, such as the Haas School of Business[84] and UC Berkeley School of Law[3] have their own financial aid offices.
Student body[edit]
Demographics of student body[85][86]
Undergraduate    Graduate    California    U.S. Census
African American    3.4%    3.4%    6.2%    12.0%
Asian American    39.2%    17.8%    13%    4.7%
White American    29.0%    38.0%    40.1%    63.7%
Hispanic American    12.6%    7.1%    37.6%    16.3%
Native American    0.8%    1.1%    1%    0.7%
International student    10.4%    20.3%    N/A    N/A
Other/Unknown    4.7%    11.9%    2.1%    2.4%
Berkeley enrolled 25,574 undergraduate and 10,125 graduate students in Fall 2012.[2] Women make up 52.3% of undergraduate enrollments and 45.5% graduate and professional students.[2] 82% of undergraduates and 43% of graduate and professional students are California residents.[85] In the wake of Proposition 209, the plurality of Asian American students and under-representation of African-American and Hispanic students has received national attention.[87][88][89][90]
First-Time Freshman Profile[91][92][93]
     2013
(preliminary)    2012    2011    2010    2009    2008
Applicants   

UC Berkeley Extension
UC Berkeley does not have a medical school; however, the university offers the UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program with the University of California, San Francisco, a standalone medical school that is located nearby.
The 2006–2007 budget totaled $1.7 billion; 33% came from the State of California. In 2006–2007, 7,850 donors contributed $267.9 million and the endowment was valued at $2.89 billion.[45]
UC Berkeley employs 24,700 people directly and employees are permitted to unionize and are represented by AFSCME, California Nurses Association (CNA), CUE-Teamsters Local 2010 (formerly the Coalition of University Employees (CUE)), UAW, UC-AFT, and UPTE.[45][80]
University finances[edit]
See also: University of California finances
UC Berkeley receives funding from a variety of sources, including federal and state authorities, and private donors. With the exception of government contracts, public money is proportioned to UC Berkeley and the other 9 universities of the University of California system through the UC Office of the President.
Due in part to the 2008–11 California budget crisis, the state of California has reduced its educational appropriations to the University of California.[81] State educational appropriations such as general support given in the state's annual budget, and appropriations given to the state through the federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) dropped $37M in 2010-11 from the previous calendar year. The university projects that state general support will drop from 15% to 11% of the university's total revenues in 2011-12. State budget shortfalls as well as rising costs in pensions have been cited by the university as two of the leading reasons for its current financial woes. During the formulation of the 2011-12 UC Berkeley budget, the university projected that it will have a $200M funding gap in the 5 years after that year's budget. In response to revenue shortfalls, the UC Regents have raised tuition, and the university is trying to increase the number of non-resident undergraduates, who will pay the more costly out-of-state tuition. Nearly 1/3rd of revenues from tuition and other student fees are returned to students as scholarships and fellowships.[82]
Cal has controversially borrowed $445 million to fund the $321 million renovation of seismically unsafe Memorial Stadium and construction of a new $153 million student athletic center,[83] both of which opened in 2012. (See Athletics section for additional details).
Financial aid and scholarship programs[edit]
Main article: UC Berkeley financial aid
See also: Student financial aid in the United States
Students and prospective students of UC Berkeley are eligible for a variety of public and private financial aid. Most financial aid inquiries are processed through the UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. Some graduate schools, such as the Haas School of Business[84] and UC Berkeley School of Law[3] have their own financial aid offices.
Student body[edit]
Demographics of student body[85][86]
Undergraduate    Graduate    California    U.S. Census
African American    3.4%    3.4%    6.2%    12.0%
Asian American    39.2%    17.8%    13%    4.7%
White American    29.0%    38.0%    40.1%    63.7%
Hispanic American    12.6%    7.1%    37.6%    16.3%
Native American    0.8%    1.1%    1%    0.7%
International student    10.4%    20.3%    N/A    N/A
Other/Unknown    4.7%    11.9%    2.1%    2.4%
Berkeley enrolled 25,574 undergraduate and 10,125 graduate students in Fall 2012.[2] Women make up 52.3% of undergraduate enrollments and 45.5% graduate and professional students.[2] 82% of undergraduates and 43% of graduate and professional students are California residents.[85] In the wake of Proposition 209, the plurality of Asian American students and under-representation of African-American and Hispanic students has received national attention.[87][88][89][90]
First-Time Freshman Profile[91][92][93]
     2013
(preliminary)    2012    2011    2010    2009    2008
Applicants   

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