UC Berkeley Web Feature

Student facts at a glance
Fall semester 2006 - UC Berkeley

Expected fall enrollment

• 4,200 new freshmen, 2,000 new transfer students, 2,775 new graduate students

The new freshmen class

Ethnic breakdown:  

• 47 percent Asian-American
• 30 percent Caucasian
• 12 percent Chicano/Latino
• 3.4 percent African American
• 0.5 percent Native American
• The remainder declined to report ethnic status or checked "other."

Where they're from

• Bay Area's nine counties – 35 percent
• Los Angeles County – 26 percent
• Other parts of Southern California – 18 percent
• Remainder of Northern California – 12 percent
• Central Valley and Inland Empire – 9 percent
• Out of state – 294
• International students – 72

Underrepresented minorities

• 16 percent, an increase from 14.5 percent in fall 2005

Women

• Same as fall 2005 – 55 percent

First-generation college-goers

• 19 percent, up from last year's 16.5 percent

Grade point average

• Stronger than ever, slightly higher than last year – 3.83 unweighted and 4.26 weighted. Five students received perfect SAT scores of 2400.

Fun facts

• Most popular CD purchased by fall freshmen: Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Source: survey of new freshmen in fall 2006, Office of Student Research)
• Membership to Facebook: 45% of Cal undergraduates, and 60% of freshmen, use Facebook everyday. Only 6 % of freshmen said they have never used Facebook. (Source: survey of undergraduates in spring 2006, Office of Student Research)