University of California–Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

Former names	University of California (1868-1958)
Motto	Fiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English	Let there be light
Type	Flagship Public research university Land Grant
Established	March 23, 1868 (1868-03-23)
Endowment	$1.795 billion (2017)
Chancellor	Carol T. Christ
Students	41,910 (fall 2017)
Undergraduates	30,574 (fall 2017)
Postgraduates	11,336 (fall 2017)
Location	Berkeley, California, U.S.
Campus	Urban Total 1,232 acres (499 ha) Core Campus 178 acres (72 ha) Total land owned 6,679 acres (2,703 ha)
Colors	Berkeley Blue, California Gold
Athletics	NCAA Division I FBS – Pac-12
Nickname	Golden Bears
Affiliations	University of California system, AAU, IARU, URA, APRU, APLU
Mascot	Oski the Bear
Website	www.berkeley.edu

Urban
Total 1,232 acres (499 ha)
Core Campus 178 acres (72 ha)

The University of California, Berkeley (also referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, and Cal) is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the flagship institution of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system and is ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities and the top public university in the United States.

Established in 1868 as the University of California, resulting from the merger of the private College of California and the public Agricultural, Mining and Mechanical Arts College in Oakland, Berkeley offers approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. The Dwinelle Bill of March 5, 1868 (California Assembly Bill No. 583) said that the "University shall have for its design, to provide instruction and thorough and complete education in all departments of science, literature and art, industrial and profession[al] pursuits, and general education, and also special courses of instruction in preparation for the professions". In the 1960s, Berkeley was particularly noted for the Free Speech Movement as well as the Anti-Vietnam War Movement led by its students.

Berkeley is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and continues to have very high research activity with $789 million in research and development expenditures in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. It also co-manages three United States Department of Energy National Laboratories, including Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as being home to many world-renowned research institutes and organizations including Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and Space Sciences Laboratory. Through its partner institution University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Berkeley also offers a joint medical program at the UCSF Medical Center, the top hospital in California, which is also part of the UC system.