UC BERKELEY
By Mitchell Turner
Size Of School
•UC Berkeley is located on 200 acres near San
Francisco, CA
•Urban environment
•25,530 undergrads as of 2009
•10,313 grad students as of 2009
•53% male and 47% female undergrad population
•55% male and 45% female grad population
•Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.1 to 1
Popular Majors
•Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
•Political Science
•Molecular and Cell Biology
•Environmental Science, Policy and Management
•Economics
SAT/ACT Averages
•SAT Critical Reading: 580 / 700
•SAT Math: 620 / 700
•SAT Writing: 600 / 710
•ACT Composite: 25 / 32
•Average GPA: 3.87
Intramural Sports
•Basketball
•Dodgeball
•Flag football
•Indoor Soccer
•Speed Soccer
•Softball
•Tennis Ladder
•Ultimate
•Volleyball
Sports Club – Competitive Intramural Sports
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Archery
Badminton
Ballroom Dancing
Baseball
Boxing
Crew
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Figure Skating
Gymnastics
Hardball
Hurling
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
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Racquetball
Roller Hockey
Rugby
Sailing
Soccer
Squash
Table Tennis
Ultimate
Volleyball
Water Polo
School Rankings
•UC Berkeley ranked at #22 compared to other
national universities by U.S. News
•The engineering school at UC Berkeley ranked
at #3 by U.S. News
•4 teachers have had a Pulitzer Prize, while 8
teachers have had a Nobel Prize
Greek Life
•There are currently 19 sororities on campus.
•There are currently 38 fraternities on campus.
•There are 2 co-ed professional fraternities on
campus.
Extracurricular Activities
• Argentine Tango Club
• Asians on Stage By Any
Means Necessary Club
• Dancing Rice! Club
• elecTONIC Club, Fashion
Club
• Martial Arts Cinema Club
• Korean Rock Music Club
• Cheese and Bread
Conspiracy
• Butt Out! (non-smoking)
• Folklore Roundtable
• Portuguese Club
• Art Of Living
• CalSol (build solarpowered cars)
• Breakfast Club
• Canasta Club
• DeCadence (a’capella club)
• University Gospel Chorus
• FeelGood (free healthy
grilled cheese)
• Pokemon Club
• Quidditch League
• Random Club
Off-Campus Fun!
•Clif Bar Headquarters
•Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre
(famous show: premiere of Green Day’s American
Idiot)
•Amoeba Music Store (original location)
•Telegraph Avenue (SHOPPING!)
•Berkeley Jazz Festival at the Greek Theatre
•Chez Panisse, restaurant that is the “home” of
Californian culture
•Caffe Mediterraneum, where the late was created.
•20 minutes from San Francisco!
Even Berkeley Has Britney
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i
Sgt1qH5MXg