Student Demographics & Outcomes - Questions and Answers

Census by Multiple Fields

How many registered undergraduates were new students at UC Berkeley in Fall 2020?

8,609 undergraduates that registered in Fall 2020 were new students.

Census by Multiple Fields with Fall 2020 selected for Year & Semester and Regstrn Elig Status Desc selected for all 4 Select Fields

How many of these new students were new freshmen? How many were new transfers?

6,125 were new freshmen. 2,483 were new transfers.

Census by Multiple Fields with Fall 2020 selected for Year & Semester and Regstrn Elig Status Desc selected for all 4 Select Fields

Graduation, Retention & Time to Degree

Find the 1 year retention rate for international transfer students who entered in Fall 2019. Describe what this 1 year retention rate actually tells us.

Of the international transfer students who entered UC Berkeley in Fall 2019, 91.7% of them either returned in Fall 2020 or had graduated by that time.

Graduation Retention & Time to Degree with Spring 2019 selected for Year & Semester, International selected for 4-Value Ethnicity, and Transfers selected for Entry Status

Degrees Earned

How many undergraduates received degrees in the 2019-20 academic year?

8,842 undergraduates received degrees. The default data view, Headcount Degree Recipients Table, shows counts of degree recipients.

Degrees Earned report with 2019-20 selected for Academic Year and Bachelor circled in report

How many degrees were awarded to undergraduates in the 2019-20 academic year?

9,095 degrees were awarded. The Prorated Degrees Awarded Table data view shows the number of degrees awarded.