Overview

• UC Berkeley offered approximately 14,500 first-year places for fall 2025, an increase of 787 offers over last year from a record 126,798 applicants.
• Systemwide, the University of California admitted 149,368 first-year students, boosting its admission rate to 73% from 66% in 2024, with 100,947 California residents admitted at a 77% rate.
• Berkeley admitted over 5,600 transfer students for fall 2025—128 more than in 2024—from an all-time high of 23,277 applicants.
• International first-year offers at Berkeley rose to 1,469 for fall 2025, up from about 760 last year, reflecting a significant rebound in global outreach.
• About 25% of Berkeley’s admitted first-year students are first-generation college applicants and roughly 15% attended under-resourced high schools, underscoring continued diversity efforts.