University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley
Former names
University of California (1868–1958)
MottoFiat lux (Latin)
Motto in English
"Let there be light"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedMarch 23, 1868 (1868-03-23)[1]
Parent institution
University of California
AccreditationWSCUC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$6.9 billion (2022)[2][3]
ChancellorCarol T. Christ
ProvostBenjamin E. Hermalin[4]
Total staff
23,524 (2020)[5]
Students45,307 (Fall 2022)[6]
Undergraduates32,479 (Fall 2022)[6]
Postgraduates12,828 (Fall 2022)[6]
Location, ,
37°52′22″N 122°15′37″W / 37.8728°N 122.2602°W / 37.8728; -122.2602[7]
CampusCore Campus: 178-acre (72-hectare)[8][9]
Total: 8,164-acre (3,304-hectare)[3]
NewspaperThe Daily Californian
Colors  Berkeley Blue
  California Gold[10]
NicknameGolden Bears
Sporting affiliations
MascotOski the Bear
Websiteberkeley.edu

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California)[11][12] is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868 and named after Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university and the founding campus of the University of California system. Berkeley is also a founding member of the Association of American Universities. It has been regarded to be among the top universities in the world.[13]

Berkeley is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities—Very high research activity" and has three national laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory).[14][15] Between 2001 and 2010, it was the No. 1 recipient of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships with 1,333 awards.[16] In 2021, the funding for research and development exceeded $1 billion.[17] Thirty-two libraries compose the Berkeley library system which is the sixth largest research library by number of volumes in the United States.[18][19][20] Berkeley's athletic teams, the California Golden Bears, compete in the Pac-12 Conference and have won 107 national championships and 223 Olympic medals (121 gold).[21][22]

Among Berkeley's alumni, faculty, and researchers are 260 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows,[23] 190 recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship,[24] 144 members of the National Academy of Sciences,[25] 139 Guggenheim Fellows, 125 Sloan Fellows, 75 members of the National Academy of Engineering,[26] 68 recipients of the National Medal of Science, 34 Pulitzer Prize winners, 30 Wolf Prize winners, 25 Turing Award winners, 22 cabinet members, 19 Academy Award winners, 14 Fields Medalists, 10 state governors, 7 heads of state or government, 6 chief justices,[27] and 1 Pritzker Prize winner.[28] It is also a top producer of Fulbright Scholars.[29]

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  2. ^ As of June 30, 2022; includes assets managed by the UC Regents in the General Endowment Pool for the exclusive benefit of Berkeley. "Annual Endowment Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022" (PDF). University of California.
  3. ^ a b "University of California 21/22 Annual Financial Report" (PDF). University of California. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Home | Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost". evcp.berkeley.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "About Berkeley: What We Do". Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "UC Berkeley Quick Facts". UC Berkeley Office of Planning and Analysis. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "University of California - Berkeley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 14, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "College Navigator – University of California-Berkeley". National Center for Education Statistics.
  9. ^ "UC Berkeley Zero Waste Plan" (PDF). University of California-Berkeley. September 2019. p. 5. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Primary Palettes". Berkeley Brand Guidelines. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "Trademark Use Guidelines and Requirements" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "Our Name". The Berkeley Brand Manual (PDF). Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley: Office of Communications and Public Affairs. June 2019. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  13. ^ Examples include:
    1. Selingo, Jeffrey. "Our dangerous obsession with Harvard, Stanford and other elite universities". The Washington Post. "…the Ivy League, along with Stanford, the University of Chicago, Duke, and a few elite public universities such as the University of Michigan, UC-Berkeley, and UNC-Chapel Hill are the pride of the American higher-education system around the world."
    2. Thoenig, Jean-Claude (August 31, 2023). "Organizational Governance and the Production of Academic Quality: Lessons from Two Top U.S. Research Universities". Minerva. 52 (4). Springer: 381–417. JSTOR 43548922. "MIT and UCB were selected as two consistently top ranked universities internationally speaking, not only in terms of prestige in the eyes of international public opinion but also in terms of actual outputs as measured by metrics of excellence. They enjoy a very long tenure in the first decile whatever the classification used, and despite the fact that ranking agencies do not allocate the same weight to excellence and prestige indicators. Once they reach the top, they seem to remain there forever, despite increasingly tough competition from research universities who all vie to join the academic heavens"
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Carnegie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "UC National Laboratories | UCOP". www.ucop.edu. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Graduate profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Table 20. Campus funding for sponsored research tops $1 billion for first time". Berkeley News. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "Berkeley Library Facts" (PDF). www.lib.berkeley.edu.
  19. ^ "New addition to UC Berkeley Main Library dedicated to former UC President David Gardner". Berkeley.edu. June 12, 1997. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  20. ^ "The Nation's Largest Libraries". American Library Association. July 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022.
  21. ^ "California Golden Bears Olympic Medals". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "Cal National Champions". University of California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  23. ^ "Nine faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". news.berkeley.edu. April 23, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  24. ^ Rachel Sugar (May 29, 2015). "Where MacArthur 'Geniuses' Went to College". businessinsider.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  25. ^ "Cal Facts" (PDF). admissions.berkeley.edu. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  26. ^ "National Academy of Engineering members". Berkeley Engineering. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  27. ^ "Berkeley Law Distinguished Alumni". sfgate.com. February 26, 2012.
  28. ^ "About UC Berkeley: Honors and Awards". Berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  29. ^ "Top Producers". us.fulbrightonline.org. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

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