University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #20
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #9
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #5
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #6

The publishers disagree by 15 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Berkeley, United States

Founded

1868

Total students

≈ 45,000

International students

≈ 17%

Official site

www.berkeley.edu

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Engineering - Civil & Structural #3
2. Anthropology #4
3. Statistics & Operational Research #4
4. English Language & Literature #5
5. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #5
6. Sociology #5
7. History #6
8. Modern Languages #6
9. Engineering & Technology #6
10. Computer Science & Information Systems #6
11. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #6
12. Biological Sciences #6
13. Mathematics #6
14. Physics & Astronomy #6
15. Arts & Humanities #7
16. Engineering - Chemical #7
17. Natural Sciences #7
18. Chemistry #7
19. Geography #7
20. Materials Science #7
21. Economics & Econometrics #7
22. Archaeology #8
23. Social Policy & Administration #8
24. Linguistics #9
25. Earth & Marine Sciences #9
26. Environmental Sciences #9
27. Social Sciences & Management #9
28. Accounting & Finance #9
29. Architecture & Built Environment #10
30. Law #10
31. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #11
32. Geophysics #11
33. Education #11
34. Marketing #11
35. Psychology #12
36. Development Studies #12
37. Geology #13
38. Business & Management Studies #13
39. Politics & International Studies #13
40. Life Sciences & Medicine #14
41. Communication & Media Studies #14
42. History of Art #15
43. Agriculture & Forestry #16
44. Classics & Ancient History #17
45. Philosophy #21
46. Performing Arts #39
47. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies #44
48. Medicine #45
49. Anatomy & Physiology #50
50. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #57
51. Art & Design #79
52. Music —
53. Library & Information Management —