Category:North America/United States of America/California/Berkeley/University of California at Berkeley/

Coordinates: 37°52′17″N 122°15′50″W 37.87139, -122.26389

University of California at Berkeley

• Address & Directions
  • University of California at Berkeley, 110 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA
  • TELEPHONE 94720-5800
• History & Memorable Moments
• Overview & Photographs

Prospective Students

Just before Cal Day, UC Berkeley officials announced that out of more than 48,400 applicants they have offered admission to 12,616 high school students for the 2008-09 school year. This bevy of admitted students has an average total SAT I score of 2034, up from 2029 for fall 2007; their average GPA (on a 4.0 scale) is 3.87. The admitted class for fall 2008 includes a world champion in youth division sailing, a student who wrote a symphony during high school, a back-up dancer for a pop star on a U.S. concert tour, a national chess tournament champion, an international Irish dance competition winner, several Olympic and Junior Olympic medalists and a set of quadruplets!

Berkeley Engineering has kept its position as one of the top three engineering graduate programs in the country in U.S. News & World Report's 2009 rankings, released March 31. Berkeley's Bioengineering, Materials Science and Electrical Engineering department rankings moved up compared to 2008. Berkeley ranked first place for Civil Engineering, Computer Science, and Chemical Engineering.

• Admissions Tips
  • Required Examinations
  • Deadlines
  • Average High School Records of Accepted Applicants

New & Current Students

• Housing Tips
  • Dormitory and Residence
  • Off-campus housing
• Safety Tips
• Transportation
  • Carpool
• Financial Tips
• Campus Events
• Support Centers
  • Counseling
  • Campus Ministry
• Grading System
  • Grading Equivalent (to US System)
• Major Field of Study Tips
• Good Classes & Professors
• Groups & Organizations
• Fraternities & Sororities
• Career Tips

Alumni

• Benefits of Joining Alumni Association
• Chapters
• Alumni Directory

Visitors

• Hotels Nearby
• Restaurant Recommendations
• Places of Worship
• Tours & Museums
• Library Access
• Sports Facility Access
• Future Campus Talks & Seminars of General Interest

Employee

• Employment Opportunities

External Links

• Official Website

Directions

• From Northbound Highway 101 (Daly City)
  • Exit to San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
  • Exit to I-80 East (Berkeley/Sacramento)
  • Exit University Avenue. Veer to your right, heading East, towards the Berkeley Hills
  • Continue East on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street.
• From Westbound 24 (Contra Costa County)
  • Take 24 through the Caldecott Tunnel to Highway 13 Berkeley exit
  • Continue on 13, Hwy 13 becomes Ashby Avenue near the Claremont Hotel
  • Turn right at Shattuck Avenue
  • Turn right at University Avenue and continue east one block to Oxford Street
• From Westbound Highway 13
  • Highway 13 becomes Tunnel Road
  • Continue on Tunnel Road. Tunnel Road becomes Ashby Avenue near that Claremont Hotel
  • Turn right at Shattuck Avenue
  • Turn right at University Avenue and continue east one block to Oxford Street
• From I-80 East or West (San Francisco, Sacramento, Richmond, Vallejo)
  • Exit University Avenue
  • Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street.
• From Westbound I-580
  • Exit I-80 East (Berkeley/Sacramento)
  • Exit at University Avenue
  • Continue East on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street
• From North I-880 (San Jose; Hayward; Oakland Airport)
  • Head north on I-880
  • Exit 80 East (to Berkeley-Sacramento)
  • Exit at University Avenue
  • Continue East on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street