University of California - Berkeley
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Former names
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University of California |
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| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Let there be light |
| Type |
Flagship Public research university Land Grant |
| Established | March 23, 1868 |
| Endowment | $4.045 billion (2015) |
| Chancellor |
Nicholas Dirks Carol T. Christ (incoming) |
| Students | 40,173 (Fall 2016) |
| Undergraduates | 29,310 (Fall 2016) |
| Postgraduates | 10,863 (Fall 2016) |
| Location | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Campus |
Urban |
| Colors |
Berkeley Blue, California Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – Pac-12 |
| Nickname | Golden Bears |
| Mascot | Oski the Bear |
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| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | 3 |
| Forbes | 40 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 20 |
| Washington Monthly | 7 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | 3 |
| QS | 28 |
| Times | 10 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 4 |
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USNWR graduate school rankings |
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| Business | 7 |
| Education | 18 |
| Engineering | 3 |
| Law | 12 |
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USNWR departmental rankings |
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| Biological Sciences | 4 |
| Chemistry | 1 |
| Clinical Psychology | 2 |
| Computer Science | 1 |
| Earth Sciences | 3 |
| Economics | 1 |
| English | 1 |
| Fine Arts | 27 |
| History | 4 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Physics | 2 |
| Political Science | 4 |
| Psychology | 1 |
| Public Affairs | 8 |
| Public Health | 9 |
| Social Work | 3 |
| Sociology | 1 |
| Statistics | 2 |
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, Cal, Cal Berkeley, and California) is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the oldest of the ten research universities in the University of California system, and is often cited as one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
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) stated 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 1960s, UC 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, and is home to many world-renowned research institutes and organizations including Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and Space Sciences Laboratory.
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