UC Berkeley is a place where the brightest minds from across the globe come together to explore, ask questions and improve the world. When you join the Golden Bear community, you're part of an institution that shifts the global conversation every single day.
Berkeley is home to some of the world's greatest minds leading more than 130 academic departments and 80 interdisciplinary research units and addressing the world's most pertinent challenges. 71% of undergraduate classes have fewer than 30 students and is ranked the #1 public university.
From expeditions to Egypt in the late 1800s to stem cell research and artificial intelligence today, Berkeley has been at the forefront of research throughout its history. Here students can work side-by-side with Nobel Laureates, Fields Medal winners, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur fellows.
