Verified College DataA Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activityNCAA Division I

University of California-Berkeley CAL

Berkeley, CA, United States

14% admit rate93% graduationpublic

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University of California-Berkeley CAL

The University of California system doesn’t formally designate a “flagship” campus, but informally, Berkeley has held that honor for quite some time. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Berkeley is one of the top public universities in America. Berkeley became especially famou...

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