University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley is a public institution that was founded in 1868. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, University of California, Berkeley is ranked No. #15 in National Universities ...
Reuters

How U.C. Berkeley tried to buoy enrollment of Black students without affirmative action

BERKELEY, California, June 18 (Reuters) - In the 25 years since California voters banned all consideration of race in college admissions, the state has spent more than $500 million to help create ...
SFGate

BERKELEY / Ethnicity called tiny factor in admissions / Cal study finds only 2 small areas where race had effect

The most comprehensive review ever performed of UC Berkeley admissions found little support for criticisms that some students are accepted because of ethnicity or other nonacademic factors. The ...
The Washington Post

UC-Berkeley can’t use race in admissions. Is it a model for the country?

BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California at Berkeley has labored to enroll more Black and Latino students in the quarter century since the state barred the consideration of race or ethnicity in ...