Does UC Berkeley require the SAT? No, it's test blind
UC Berkeley is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 11% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
UC Berkeley doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 11% admit rate, UC Berkeley is a Reach for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
UC Berkeley by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 11%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · UC Berkeley admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
UC Berkeley admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 57%, from 78,893 in 2015 to 124,242 in 2024, and UC Berkeley's admit rate went from 17% to 11%.
- 17%
- 11%
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| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124,242 | 13,639 | 11% |
| 2023 | 125,910 | 14,677 | 12% |
| 2022 | 128,209 | 14,523 | 11% |
| 2021 | 112,843 | 16,295 | 14% |
| 2020 | 88,062 | 15,390 | 17% |
| 2019 | 87,847 | 14,278 | 16% |
| 2018 | 89,607 | 13,301 | 15% |
| 2017 | 85,044 | 14,549 | 17% |
| 2016 | 82,561 | 13,975 | 17% |
| 2015 | 78,893 | 13,320 | 17% |
In fall 2024, 6,272 of the 13,639 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
UC Berkeley GPA
What enrolled first-year students brought from high school.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.90
- 100% of new students reported one
Common Data Set 2025–26.
UC Berkeley waitlist
Waitlist
9,102 applicants were offered a spot, 6,479 took it, and 1 was admitted from it.
0.0%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2025–26.
UC Berkeley cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $13,481
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 93%
- Median earnings
- $92,446
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 34,998
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like UC Berkeley
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- UCLALos Angeles, CA · 9.0% admittedTest blind
- PitzerClaremont, CA · 25% admittedTest blind
- ReedPortland, OR · 25% admittedTest blind
- UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 27% admittedTest blind
- UC IrvineIrvine, CA · 29% admittedTest blind
- Cal Poly SLOSan Luis Obispo, CA · 31% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- UC Berkeley Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- UC Berkeley admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- UC Berkeley website
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