California offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your California research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Berkeley. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Berkeley is right for you.
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA QUICK STATSCounty: Alameda
Elevation: 150 feet
Land Area: 10.5 square miles
Population Density: 9692 people per square mile
Population: 101,371
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (55.2%), Black (13.6%), Hispanic (9.7%), Chinese (7.4%), Two or more races (5.6%), Other race (4.6%), Japanese (2.3%), Korean (1.9%), Asian Indian (1.7%), American Indian (1.6%), Other Asian (1.2%), Filipino (1.2%), Vietnamese (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (11.1%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.0%), Russian (4.2%), Italian (4.2%), Polish (2.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oakland, CA (5.9 miles , pop. 399,484)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (340.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: Albany, CA (1.3 miles ), Kensington, CA (1.5 miles ), Emeryville, CA (1.6 miles ), El Cerrito, CA (1.9 miles ), Piedmont, CA (2.0 miles ), East Richmond Heights, CA (2.3 miles ), Orinda, CA (2.3 miles ), Richmond, CA (2.4 miles )
Berkeley Compared to State Average: Median house value above state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage above state average. Renting percentage above state average. Number of rooms per house below state average. House age above state average. Number of college students significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
35
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
32
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
4
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
13
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
8
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
8
Population 25 and Older:62,893
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
6,955
Grades 9 through 12
3,196
College or graduate school
20,344
Total Enrolled:30,495
High school or higher: 92.20%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 64.30%
Graduate or professional degree: 34.30%
Colleges/Universities in Berkeley:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY Full-time enrollment: 29,690, Public, Website: www.berkeley.edu, Offers Doctor's degree VISTA COLLEGE FT enrollment: 1,728, Location: 2020 MILVIA ST, Public, Website: www.peralta.cc.ca.us/vista/ THE WRIGHT INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 281, Location: 2728 DURANT AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.wrightinst.edu, Offers Doctor's degree GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION FT enrollment: 246, Location: 2400 RIDGE RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: WWW.GTU.EDU, Offers Doctor's degree PACIFIC SCHOOL OF RELIGION FT enrollment: 186, Location: 1798 SCENIC AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.psr.edu, Offers Doctor's degree JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT BERKELEY FT enrollment: 139, Location: 1735 LEROY AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.jstb.edu, Offers Doctor's degree PACIFIC LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FT enrollment: 114, Location: 2770 MARIN AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.plts.edu, Offers Master's degree CHURCH DIVINITY SCHOOL OF THE PACIFIC FT enrollment: 102, Location: 2451 RIDGE RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cdsp.edu, Offers Doctor's degree FRANCISCAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY FT enrollment: 78, Location: 1712 EUCLID AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.fst.edu, Offers Master's degree DOMINICAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY FT enrollment: 73, Location: 2401 RIDGE RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.dspt.edu, Offers Master's degree STARR KING SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY FT enrollment: 62, Location: 2441 LE CONTE AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.sksm.edu, Offers Master's degree AMERICAN BAPTIST SEMINARY OF THE WEST FT enrollment: 55, Location: 2606 DWIGHT WAY, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.absw.edu, Offers Master's degree MEIJI COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE FT enrollment: 52, Location: 2550 SHATTUCK AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree WESTERN INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH Location: 3220 SACRAMENTO, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Doctor's degree COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM Location: 1918 Oxford Street, Private, not-for-profit, Website: CTPBERK.ORG BAY CITIES BIBLE INSTITUTE Location: 1343 HOPKINS ST, Private, not-for-profit CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK Location: 2110 SIXTH ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cicsw.edu, Offers Doctor's degree INTER-CITY SERVICES INC Location: 3269 ADELINE ST, Private, not-for-profit ACUPRESSURE INSTITUTE Location: 1533 SHATTUCK AVE, Private, for-profit VALLECITOS CET INC Location: 3264 ADELINE ST, Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Berkeley:
LANEY COLLEGE about 5 miles, OAKLAND, CA, Full-time enrollment: 5,549 COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA about 8 miles, ALAMEDA, CA, FT enrollment: 2,450 MERRITT COLLEGE about 8 miles, OAKLAND, CA, FT enrollment: 2,646 CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE about 8 miles, SAN PABLO, CA, FT enrollment: 3,626 ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE about 9 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 4,548 GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO about 9 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 3,092 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO about 12 miles, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, FT enrollment: 7,199
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