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
- Over 130 faculty members
- 1 National Medal of Science
- 1 National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- 6 Turing Award Winners
- 33 ACM Fellows
- 69 IEEE Fellows
- 37 National Academy of Engineering Members
- 13 National Academy of Sciences Members
- 12 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
- 22 American Academy of Arts & Sciences Members
- 33 Sloan Research Fellows
- 14 Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients
- 18 Berkeley Citations
- 3 MacArthur Fellows
This is just a small sample of the many awards received by current and emeriti EECS faculty.
Entrepreneurial Culture
- UC Berkeley is the #2 university for Venture Capitalist-backed undergraduate entrepreneurs worldwide
- Berkeley EECS faculty and alumni have founded over 880 companies
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 Undergraduate Rankings
US News Graduate Rankings
- Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering Graduate Program (2019): 1
- Computer Science Graduate Program (2019): 1
Theory(2), Systems(3), Programming Languages(4), Artificial Intelligence(4) - Computer Engineering Graduate Program (2019): 2
- College of Engineering Graduate Programs (2019): 3
Global Rankings
US News Global Rankings (2018)
Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU) - 2018
CSRankings
U.S. and global overall ranking (2018): 4
- Systems: 2
operating systems(2), computer networks(2), computer security(4), design automation(5), mobile computing(5), embedded systems(6), high-performance computing(6), software engineering(9) - Theory: 5
cryptography(4), algorithms & complexity(8) - Artificial Intelligence: 5
machine learning(2), natural language processing(5), computer vision(9) - Interdisciplinary Areas: 8
comp. bio & bioinformatics(3), robotics(3), human-computer interaction(10), computer graphics(10)
Number of Undergraduate Students
| Year | EECS BS Program | Computer Science BA Program (juniors/seniors only) | Total Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,406 | 1,451 | 2,857 |
| 2016 | 1,343 | 1,203 | 2,546 |
| 2015 | 1,312 | 906 | 2,218 |
| 2014 | 1,251 | 761 | 2,012 |
| 2013 | 1,296 | 482 | 1,778 |
| 2012 | 1,229 | 280 | 1,509 |
| 2011 | 1,155 | 224 | 1,379 |
| 2010 | 1091 | 179 | 1270 |
| 2009 | 991 | 142 | 1,133 |
Undergraduate Demographics
- Percentage of freshman applicants admitted for the 2017-18 academic year: 6.9%
- Average time to undergraduate degree: 7.89 semesters
- Percentage of undergraduates who are international students: 15%
Bachelor's Degrees Granted
Year | EECS BS | Computer Science BA | Total Bachelor's Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
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
| Year | EE | CS | Total Graduate Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 462 | 285 | 747 |
| 2016 | 374 | 256 | 630 |
| 2015 | 383 | 261 | 644 |
| 2014 | 359 | 225 | 584 |
| 2013 | 316 | 238 | 554 |
| 2012 | 319 | 238 | 557 |
| 2011 | 321 | 238 | 559 |
| 2010 | 310 | 222 | 532 |
| 2009 | 316 | 220 | 536 |
| 2008 | 303 | 234 | 537 |
| 2007 | 304 | 219 | 523 |
Master's Degrees Granted
Year | 2 Yr MS | 5th Yr MS | MEng | Non-terminal | Total Master's Degrees Granted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-17 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 79 |
2015-16 | 22 | 16 | 32 | 21 | 91 |
2014-15 | 15 | 6 | 58 | 23 | 102 |
2013-14 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 68 |
2012-13 | 19 | 12 | N/A | 27 | 58 |
2011-12 | 14 | 9 | N/A | 23 | 46 |
2010-11 | 11 | 7 | N/A | 37 | 55 |
2009-10 | 17 | 9 | N/A | 44 | 70 |
Ph.D. Degrees Granted
Year | EE | CS | Total PhDs Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
2016-17 | 39 | 29 | 68 |
2015-16 | 32 | 46 | 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 |
Average Starting Salary
Class of 2016
- Bachelor's: $99,921
Class of 2017
- Master's: $110,000 - $119,000
- PhD: $110,000 - $119,000*
*Please note: Ph.D. starting salary averages are lowered by those who begin their careers as postdocs.
Other Metrics
- CS 61A named one of the Five Best Computer Science Classes in the US by Bloomberg Business.
- Many distinguished EE Alumni and CS Alumni