+19%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at University of California-Berkeley rose 19% between 2007 and 2010 ($11.0k → $13.1k).
California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California. 33,073 undergraduate students. 273 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at UC Berkeley
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of California-Berkeley fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.5% → 0.0%).
+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of California-Berkeley rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.2k → $16.3k).
+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of California-Berkeley rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($44.0k → $50.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$92,446+23% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$74,919
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry92.9%+15% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$12,000+19% · '97→'10
At program completion33,073+20% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS96.8%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time11.7%-58% · '01→'24
latest cohort$14,850
out-of-state $45,627SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.7%Median federal debt $12,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $92,446 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+77%
UC Berkeley · completion · 100% rose
45.2% → 79.9%
+20%
UC Berkeley · undergrad enrollment rose
21,226 → 25,540
+1635%
UC Berkeley · in-state tuition rose
$0 → $16,347
+245%
UC Berkeley · out-of-state tuition rose
$14,661 → $50,547
-100%
UC Berkeley · cohort default rate fell
2.6% → 0.0%
+53%
UC Berkeley · earnings_median_8yr rose
$55,500 → $84,865
+63%
UC Berkeley · earnings_median_6yr rose
$45,900 → $74,919
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$266,651Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$240,462Computer Science.$225,140Information Science/Studies.$214,399Law.$188,806Chemistry.$165,865Statistics.$145,658Business Administration, Management and Operations.$145,003Applied Mathematics.$144,689Mechanical Engineering.$135,617Chemical Engineering.$126,322Economics.$125,636Chemical Engineering.$122,239Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.$120,275Optometry.$117,797Public Policy Analysis.$116,708Social Sciences, Other.$113,294Mechanical Engineering.$112,325Civil Engineering.$107,621Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$107,038Public Health.$106,720Urban Studies/Affairs.$105,067Civil Engineering.$104,581Cognitive Science.$100,651
Showing top 24 of 63 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
63 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“UC Berkeley graduates earn $X” — not “UC Berkeley makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UC Berkeley caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.