COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110635PUBLIC

BERKELEY, CA

University of California-Berkeley

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$13,481Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate92.9%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$96,018working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$13,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$96,018
Median earnings 5 years after completion$95,520

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$5,311
$30,001–48,000$6,501
$48,001–75,000$9,693
$75,001–110,000$15,074
$110,001+$34,529

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion92.9%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention96.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients28.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share16.8%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid54.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,028federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates33,068IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate11.0%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$13,000

4,695 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

24 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 304 working graduates$204,379 earnings · $13,900 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$200,543 earnings · $14,437 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$144,599 earnings · $12,195 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$135,050 earnings · $13,000 debt →Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree · 232 working graduates$120,193 earnings · $13,950 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$119,371 earnings · $13,200 debt →Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$118,414 earnings · $14,598 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$108,548 earnings · $14,392 debt →Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree · 153 working graduates$101,138 earnings · $15,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$79,163 earnings · $14,000 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 295 working graduates$78,624 earnings · $12,988 debt →ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$76,679 earnings · $15,000 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$76,572 earnings · $11,729 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$75,612 earnings · $11,180 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 319 working graduates$75,128 earnings · $13,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 229 working graduates$71,363 earnings · $13,131 debt →Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$70,636 earnings · $13,723 debt →Area StudiesBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$70,366 earnings · $14,972 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$67,393 earnings · $13,719 debt →Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree · 237 working graduates$66,577 earnings · $14,000 debt →Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$64,904 earnings · $12,111 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$64,755 earnings · $13,068 debt →AnthropologyBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$64,359 earnings · $12,949 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 198 working graduates$60,187 earnings · $13,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.