Chenming Hu receiving National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama in 2016

By the Numbers

Discover EECS through some of the facts and figures that describe our faculty, students and alumni, and see how our academic programs compare to those in other institutions.

Faculty

This is just a small sample of the many awards received by current and emeriti EECS faculty.

Research

  • Number of research areas: 21
  • Number of EECS-affiliated centers and labs: over 60
  • Many interdisciplinary projects including collaborations with
    • Other departments at Cal: Berkeley Center for New Media, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Economics, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Integrative Biology, International Computer Science Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology, School of Information, School of Optometry, and Statistics
    • Government agencies:  Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Army Research Office (ARO), California Department of Justice, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI), National Institute of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Office of Naval Research (ONR)
    • Other universities: CMU, GaTech, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Penn State, Stanford, TU Berlin, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, UIUC, UMD, UMich, University of Colorado Boulder, UT Austin, and UWash
    • Private companies: AMD, AT&T, Cray, Denso Corp, Globalfoundries, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Mathworks, MEARS Technologies, Microelectronics Advanced Research Corp (MARCO), Micron Technology, National Instruments, National Semiconductor, Nokia, nVidia, Oracle, Pixar, Raytheon, Samsung, SRC, Sumitomo Electric Ltd, Sun Microsystems, Synopsys, Texas Instruments, Toyota, and Willow Garage Inc
    • Open source communities

US News Graduate Rankings

US News Undergraduate Rankings

  • Computer Science  Undergraduate Programs (2022):   1 
    • Data Science:   1 
    • Computer Systems:    2  
    • Software Engineering:  2 
    • Artificial Intelligence:   3 
    • Theory:    3  
    • Cybersecurity:   4 
    • Programming Languages:    5 
    • Mobile/Web Apps:    5 
    • Biocomputing/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology:   6 

Global Rankings

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2022)

  • Engineering and Technology:  3 
  • Computer Science:    8 

QS World University Rankings (2021)

Number of Undergraduate Students

Head count of enrolled undergraduate students for EE, CS, and total, by year from 2009 to 2020
YearEECS BSCS BATotal
2020169217763468
2019163018483478
2018158215903172
2017140614512857
2016134312032546
201513129062218
201412517612012
201312964821778
201212292801509
201111552241379
201010911791270
20099911421133

Undergraduate Demographics

  • Percentage of freshman EECS applicants admitted for the 2020-21 academic year: 5.2% (EECS only)
  • Average time to undergraduate degree: 7.59 semesters (EECS & CS)
  • Percentage of undergraduates who are international students: 18% (EECS & CS)

Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Number of bachelor's degrees granted for EECS BS and Computer Science BA, by year from 2009-10 to 2020-21

Year

EECS BS

CS BA

Total

2020-21

516

802

1318

2019-20

452

851

1303

2018-19

441

706

1147

2017-18

336

609

945

2016-17

392

557

949

2015-16

362

422

784

2014-15

367

330

697

2013-14

407

218

625

2012-13

329

165

493

2011-12

317

115

432

2010-11

263

117

380

2009-10

274

84

358

Number of Graduate Students

Number of graduate students enrolled for EE, CS, and total, by year from 2007 to 2020
YearEECSTotal
2020453277730
2019490273763
2018434309743
2017462285747
2016374256630
2015383261644
2014359225584
2013316238554
2012319238557
2011321238559
2010310222532
2009316220536
2008303234537
2007304219523

Master's Degrees Awarded

The number of Master's degrees granted by degree type and by year, from 2010 to 2018

Year

5th Yr MS

MEng

2 Yr Terminal MS

2 Yr Non-terminal MS

Total Master's Awarded

2017-18

40

75

7

19

141

2016-17

22

28

16

13

79

2015-16

16

32

22

21

91

2014-15

6

58

15

23

102

2013-14

7

18

18

25

68

2012-13

12

N/A

19

27

58

2011-12

9

N/A

14

23

46

2010-11

7

N/A

11

37

55

2009-10

9

N/A

17

44

70

Doctorate Degrees Awarded

Number of PhD degrees granted for EE, CS, and total by year from 2009-10 to 2020-21

Year

EE

CS

total

2020-21

53

51

104

2019-20

38

38

76

2018-19

46

39

85

2017-18

51

34

85

2016-17

39

29

68

2015-16

47

31

78

2014-15

47

18

65

2013-14

49

41

90

2012-13

39

33

72

2011-12

51

25

76

2010-11

45

31

76

2009-10

36

32

68

2008-09

44

35

79

2007-08

52

35

87

Curriculum

Average Starting Salary

Class of 2017

  • Bachelor's: $108,250

Class of 2018

  • Master's: $110,000 - $119,999
  • PhD: $130,000 - $139,999

Other Metrics

Many distinguished EE Alumni and CS Alumni including 9 ACM A.M. Turing Award winners: Ken Thompson, Niklaus Wirth, Butler Lampson, Douglas Engelbart, Jim Gray, Leonard Adleman, Charles Thacker, Silvio Micali, and Shafi Goldwasser