Berkeley City College

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#7720 / #2053
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college of Peralta District

Berkeley City College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2053
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$1,258
Graduation rate
42%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
4,456

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About Berkeley City College

According to Wikipedia, Berkeley City College is a public community college in Berkeley, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Peralta Community College District. Berkeley City College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Berkeley City College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
63%42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Berkeley City College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$1,258

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Berkeley City College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Berkeley City College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,574 a year, and 81% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Berkeley City College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
11,26511,265

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Berkeley City College?

Berkeley City College is located at 2050 Center Sreet, Berkeley, CA 94704.

How Safe is Berkeley City College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Berkeley City College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Berkeley City College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Berkeley has a violent crime rate of 0.64% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 5.30%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Berkeley City College Known For?

Berkeley City College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Berkeley City College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Berkeley City College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Sociology
#1818
World Rank
#1826
Historical Rank
#527
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #527 in the U.S. and #1818 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Psychology
#1636
World Rank
#1648
Historical Rank
#633
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #633 in the U.S. and #1636 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Social Work
#1563
World Rank
#1564
Historical Rank
#652
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #652 in the U.S. and #1563 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Computer Science
#4314
World Rank
#4321
Historical Rank
#965
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #965 in the U.S. and #4314 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
History
#4694
World Rank
#4704
Historical Rank
#1464
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #1464 in the U.S. and #4694 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Literature
#4605
World Rank
#4636
Historical Rank
#1507
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #1507 in the U.S. and #4605 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Economics
#7248
World Rank
#7252
Historical Rank
#1544
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #1544 in the U.S. and #7248 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Biology
#6464
World Rank
#6483
Historical Rank
#1575
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #1575 in the U.S. and #6464 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Mathematics
#6479
World Rank
#6503
Historical Rank
#1723
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #1723 in the U.S. and #6479 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Physics
#6519
World Rank
#6537
Historical Rank
#1801
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #1801 in the U.S. and #6519 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Business
#6667
World Rank
#6668
Historical Rank
#1839
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #1839 in the U.S. and #6667 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#7013
World Rank
#7015
Historical Rank
#2021
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #2021 in the U.S. and #7013 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Political Science
#8794
World Rank
#8800
Historical Rank
#2067
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #2067 in the U.S. and #8794 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Communications
#8122
World Rank
#8140
Historical Rank
#2184
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #2184 in the U.S. and #8122 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Education
#9226
World Rank
#9233
Historical Rank
#2492
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #2492 in the U.S. and #9226 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Philosophy
#9796
World Rank
#9825
Historical Rank
#3036
USA Rank

Berkeley City College ranks #3036 in the U.S. and #9796 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees