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Math & statistics at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 482 math & statistics majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 136 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 99% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $115,000 four years out, 1.31× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#21 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year4826% of the class
Courses in the catalog136more than 99% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$115,0001.31× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
Sather Tower 2013-09-29 13-34-23Photo: EricDLee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Wheeler Hall
Wheeler Hall - panoramioPhoto: Alexander Gude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Building, Valley Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. University of California, Los Angeles 93
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  3. Columbia University 93
  4. Williams College 93
  5. New York University 92
  6. University of Washington 92
  7. Brandeis University 92
  8. Boston College 92

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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