number 1

top ranked

undergrad data science program

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1 in 5

of 30,000+ undergrad students at Berkeley take a data science class each year

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45% women

nearly half of data science and statistics undergrad students at Berkeley are women

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#2 ranked

undergrad and grad computer science programs and grad statistics program

Facts and Figures

Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

The College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) at UC Berkeley brings together programs, departments, and partners to create accessible and equitable educational opportunities and catalyze groundbreaking research that meets society's greatest challenges.

Enrollment

Undergraduate Students: 3950

Graduate Students: 509

Academic Programs

Students graduating

Undergraduate Programs

  • Computer Science Major (B.A.) and Minor 
  • Data Science Major (B.A.) and Minor
  • Statistics Major (B.A.) and Minor

For more information on academic programs, visit the Academics section of this website.

Graduate Programs

  • Ph.D. in Computational Biology
  • Ph.D. in Computational Precision Health 
  • Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
  • Master of Science (M.S.) and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
  • Joint Bachelors/Masters (5th Year M.S.) in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science 
  • Master of Arts in Statistics
  • Ph.D. in Statistics

Designated Emphasis Programs

  • Designated Emphasis in Computational and Data Science and Engineering
  • Designated Emphasis in Computational and Genomic Biology
  • Designated Emphasis in Computational Precision Health

Degree Recipients

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Bachelor’s degrees: 1851

  • Computer Science - 891
  • Data Science - 846
  • Statistics - 114
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Master’s degrees: 53

  • Computer Science - 11
  • Statistics - 42
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Doctoral degrees: 52

  • Computational Biology - 3
  • Computer Science - 39
  • Statistics - 10

Women in STEM

Women have been historically underrepresented in STEM fields. CDSS champions women in STEM, enabling their participation and providing an inclusive academic environment.

45%

of undergraduates in data science majors are women

46%

of undergraduate statistics majors are women

27%

of undergraduate computer science majors are women

Expanding Opportunities

Majoring in STEM fields like data science, computer science, and statistics can provide pathways to high-paying careers and expand opportunities for upward social movement.

26%

of Berkeley students who took Data 8 were first-generation college students

26%

of statistics undergraduate majors started at Berkeley as transfer students

91%

of data science undergraduate major transfers came from California community colleges

Transfer Students in the Data Science Major

Since 2019, CDSS has seen a steady increase in the number of transfer students in the data science undergraduate major program.

Sources

Student data comes from UC Berkeley's data reporting system, Cal Answers and the Office of Planning and Analysis.