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Berkeley Cs Phd Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of only 9% to Berkeley’s computer science graduate program, competition for admission is fierce. The program seeks to attract the best and most intellectually stimulating students to join their academic community. If you are a highly motivated and talented individual, the program encourages you to apply and showcase your abilities.

In order to be considered for admission to Berkeley’s computer science graduate program, applicants should aim for a minimum GPA of 3.7 for a coursework-based MS degree. A GPA of 3.8 or above is highly recommended, especially for those applying to top programs. In addition to a strong GPA, applicants should also have a solid background in computer science, mathematics, and related fields, as well as impressive letters of recommendation and a compelling personal statement.

The admission process at Berkeley for the computer science graduate program involves submitting an online application, which includes academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and test scores such as the GRE. Applicants will also need to demonstrate their proficiency in English, either through TOEFL or IELTS scores for international students. The admissions committee will review all materials carefully to select the most promising candidates for acceptance into the program.

GPA Requirements for CS PhD Program
Admissions Process at Berkeley
Quality of Education
Minimum GPA of 3.7
Admits only about 9% of applicants
Emphasizes the importance of high academic achievement
Highly recommended GPA of 3.8+
Seeks intellectually exciting students
Fosters a challenging and stimulating learning environment
Quality of education
Looks for the best candidates
Provides rigorous and cutting-edge curriculum

Master of Science [M.Sc] (Computer Science)

2 YearsFull TimeEnglishOn CampusThesis Based

Field of Study: 

8.35 Reviews

โ‚น19.4 L/Yr$26,043 /Yr

International Student Tution FeesCHECK DETAILED FEES


Important Dates

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EventEnd Date
FallDec 7, 2021
Financial AidMar 1, 2022

Eligibility & Entry Requirement

Academic Eligibility:

  • Students must complete a bachelor’s degree or the recognized equivalent from an accredited institution.
  • Students hold a satisfactory scholastic average, usually a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale.
  • Students have enough undergraduate training to do graduate work in their chosen field.
  • The submission ofย GREย scores is not compulsory for this program.

English Language proficiency:

  • All students from countries or political entities in which the official language is not English are required to submit official evidence of English language proficiency.
  • This applies to students from Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, most European countries, and Quebec (Canada).

Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.


Program Description

  • The Master of Science (M.Sc) inย Computing Science at theย University of Californiaย is a 2 years program.
  • It is an on-campus, thesis-based program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) offers two graduate programs in Computer Science:
    • The Master of Science (MSc)
    • The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • The Master of Science (MSc) emphasizes research preparation and experience and, for most students, is a chance to lay the groundwork for pursuing a PhD.
  • Studentsย may only apply toย oneย single degree program orย oneย concurrent degree program per admission term.
  • A minimum of 24 units is required to complete by the students.
  • Thisย programย focus on specialized research, rigorous coursework, and superb faculty mentorship.
  • Students have the opportunity to study and do research with faculty world-renowned for their innovation and discovery.
  • In MSc degree, students can also select the courses such as:
    • Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
  • In this program, students have to complete a capstone project.
  • The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley offers one of the strongest research and instructional programs in this field anywhere in the world.
  • The key strength is the array of cross-disciplinary, team-driven projects.
  • It has 190 active faculty members, 21 research areas, and 60ย ย EECS-affiliated centers and labs.
  • University of California, Berkeleyย has the highest number of distinguished graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in their fields by the United States National Research Council.
  • It ranks 4thย according to U.S. News as a Best Global Universities Rankingย list 2020.

Program Highlights

Degree Type OfferedMaster
Duration2 years
Feesโ‚น4703702.4 for 2 years
Delivery TypeFull Time
Admission IntakeFall (Deadline – Dec 7)
Admission IntakeFinancial Aid (Deadline – Mar 1)
Language ProficiencyIELTS,TOEFL
ExamsGRE
Program URLhttps://grad.berkeley.edu/program/computer-science/

Required Document List

The following required documents are:

  • Resume:ย It is the outline of academic achievements and/or awards, publications, relevant work, and/or volunteer experience.
  • Threeย Letter of Recommendation:ย Letter of recommendation whichย includesย information about the student, their connection with the person they are recommending, their qualification, and the specific skills they have.
  • Statement of Purpose –ย This is an essay or any written statement written by the student while applying.
  • Personal History Statement:ย It describes how theirย background, accomplishments, and life experiences led to their decision to pursue the graduate degree for which they are applying.
  • College Transcripts:ย The marks statement provided by the education board after completion ofย the previous academic qualifications.
  • ELP Scores:ย Students haveย to submit their English language proficiency scores like IELTS, TOEFL, or other test scores.

Scores Required

/ 9

Avg. Score in

IELTS

90 / 120

Avg. Score in

TOEFL

300 / 340

Avg. Score in

GRE


Fees & Funding

Tution & Application Fees

Year/HeadYear 1Year 2
Tuition Feesโ‚น1940724.36โ‚น1940724.36
Health Insuranceโ‚น211711.32โ‚น211711.32
Books And Suppliesโ‚น27572.4โ‚น27572.4
Othersโ‚น171843.12โ‚น171843.12
Total Feesโ‚น2351851.2โ‚น2351851.2

Living Costs

HeadAvg Cost Per Year
Housingโ‚น1165939.92
Foodโ‚น543101.76

Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids

NameAmountInternational Students EligibleApplication Deadline
Support Scholarships for Young WomenVariableYesMar 20, 2021
QS Connect Masterโ€™s Scholarshipโ‚น149040YesApr 29, 2020
Collegedunia $150 Scholarship Programโ‚น11178YesN/A
Go Clean Scholarshipโ‚น260820YesDec 30, 2020

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Ranking

20222021202020192018

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Engineering #8 out of 1200 in Global Ranking( #5 out of 153 in USA 2022)


VISA & Work Study

VISA

The students who wish to study in the USA at the University of California Berkeley require F and J visa. There are a variety of visa classifications other than F or J that allow school attendance in the USA. Students have two statuses: Dependent Status and Independent Status.

Dependent Status: Students who hold a dependent status are in the U.S. with parents or their spouse and their immigration status depends on this relationship and it is valid until the age of 21. If students hold a dependent-child status and will turn 21 within the next six months to a year, they may need to change their status. 

  • A-2 Diplomat
  • E-2 Treaty Trader or Investor
  • J-2 Student or Scholar
  • L-2 Intra-Company Transferee
  • H-4 Temporary Worker

Independent Status: Some students may hold their own independent nonimmigrant status, such as:

  • A-1 Diplomat
  • H-1B Temporary Worker
  • I-1 Journalist
  • L-1 Intra-company Transferee

If Students are planning to cease the activity of that status (employment or other obligations), they must change the status to an F-1 or J-1 student to remain legally in the U.S. and attend the University. The process to get an F-1 or J-1 entry visa are:

  • Obtain I-20 (F-1) or DS-2019 (J-1) from UC Berkeleyย byย completingย theย NIF.
  • Check the currentย wait timesย for visa appointments and issuance in their city.
  • Pay theย SEVIS Fee, if applicable.
  • Complete theย Visa Application form DS-160.
  • Make a visa appointment and go to an interview at a U.S. embassy or consulate.

Work Study

The Work-Study Program encourages students to seek part-time employment while they are enrolled in school. The program provides students access to work with the schedule flexibility they need so they can have a healthy balance between school commitments and their work obligations.

  • If students with an F-1 status and hold an I-20 from UC Berkeley Extension, they are eligible to work on the UC Berkeley campus up to 20 hours per week when school is in session and full-time during school breaks.
  • The studentย can only be in one work-study job at a time.
  • The wages range can be from minimum wage to upwards of $20-plus/hour
  • ย F-1 students with UC Berkeley-issued I-20s may work on-campus without any extra authorization while they are fully-enrolled students with valid, unexpired I-20s.
  • J-1 studentsย must obtain written approvalย from their program sponsor (BIO) before beginning any type of on-campus employment.

Career and Placement after Course

The careers after graduation are:

  • Software Developer
  • Database Administratorย 
  • Computerย Hardware Engineer
  • Computerย Systems Analyst
  • Computerย Network Architect
  • Web Developer, etc.

By the Numbers

Discover EECS through some of the facts and figures that describe our faculty, students and alumni, and see how our academic programs compare to those in other institutions.

Faculty

  • Overย 190ย active faculty members
  • 1ย National Medal of Science
  • 1ย National Medal of Technology and Innovation
  • 6ย Turing Award Winners
  • 35ย ACM Fellows
  • 70ย IEEE Fellows
  • 36ย National Academy of Engineering Members
  • 14ย National Academy of Sciences Members
  • 16ย American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
  • 22ย American Academy of Arts & Sciences Members
  • 33ย Sloan Research Fellows
  • 14ย Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients
  • 20ย Berkeley Citations
  • 2ย MacArthur Fellows

This is just a small sample of the many awards received by current and emeriti EECS faculty.

Research

  • Number ofย research areas:ย 21
  • Number ofย EECS-affiliated centers and labs:ย over 60
  • Many interdisciplinary projects including collaborations with
    • Other departmentsย at Cal: Berkeley Center for New Media, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Economics, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Integrative Biology, International Computer Science Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology, School of Information, School of Optometry, and Statistics
    • Government agencies:ย  Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Army Research Office (ARO), California Department of Justice, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI), National Institute of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Office of Naval Research (ONR)
    • Other universities: CMU, GaTech, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Penn State, Stanford, TU Berlin, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, UIUC, UMD, UMich, University of Colorado Boulder, UT Austin, and UWash
    • Private companies: AMD, AT&T, Cray, Denso Corp, Globalfoundries, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Mathworks, MEARS Technologies, Microelectronics Advanced Research Corp (MARCO), Micron Technology, National Instruments, National Semiconductor, Nokia, nVidia, Oracle, Pixar, Raytheon, Samsung, SRC, Sumitomo Electric Ltd, Sun Microsystems, Synopsys, Texas Instruments, Toyota, and Willow Garage Inc
    • Open sourceย communities

US News Undergraduate Rankings

  • Engineeringย Undergraduate Programsย (2021):ย ย 2ย 
    • Electrical/Electronic/Communications:ย ย 2ย 
    • Computer Engineering:ย 3
  • Computer Scienceย ย Undergraduate Programsย (2021):ย ย 2ย 
    • Computer Systems:ย ย 1ย 
    • Data Analytics/Science:ย ย ย 1 ย 
    • Software Engineering:ย ย 2ย 
    • Theory:ย ย 2ย 
    • Cybersecurity:ย ย ย 3 ย 
    • Artificial Intelligence:ย ย 4ย 
    • Biocomputing/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology:ย ย 4ย 
    • Programming Languages:ย ย ย 5ย 

US News Graduate Rankings

  • Computer Scienceย Grad Programsย (2021):ย ย 1ย 
    • Theory:ย ย 2ย 
    • Systems:ย ย 3ย 
    • Artificial Intelligence:ย ย 4ย 
    • Programming Language:ย ย 4ย 
  • Engineeringย Grad Programsย (2021):ย ย 3ย 
    • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineeringย :ย ย 1ย 
    • Computer Engineering:ย ย 2ย 

Global Rankings

Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU) – 2020

  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering:ย ย 3ย 
  • Computer Science & Engineering:ย ย 3ย 
  • Automation & Control:ย ย 5ย 
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology:ย ย 11ย 

Number of Undergraduate Students

YearEECS BSCS BATotal
2020169217763468
2019163018483478
2018158215903172
2017140614512857
2016134312032546
201513129062218
201412517612012
201312964821778
201212292801509
201111552241379
201010911791270
20099911421133

Undergraduate Demographics

  • Percentage of freshman EECS applicants admitted for the 2020-21 academic year:ย 5.2%ย (EECS only)
  • Average time to undergraduate degree:ย 7.59 semestersย (EECS & CS)
  • Percentage of undergraduates who are international students:ย 18%ย (EECS & CS)

Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded

YearEECS BSCS BATotal
2020-215168021318
2019-204528511303
2018-194417061147
2017-18336609945
2016-17392557949
2015-16362422784
2014-15367330697
2013-14407218625
2012-13329165493
2011-12317115432
2010-11263117380
2009-1027484358

Number of Graduate Students

YearEECSTotal
2020453277730
2019490273763
2018434309743
2017462285747
2016374256630
2015383261644
2014359225584
2013316238554
2012319238557
2011321238559
2010310222532
2009316220536
2008303234537
2007304219523

Master’s Degrees Awarded

Year5th Yr MSMEng2 Yr Terminal MS2 Yr Non-terminal MSTotal Master’s Awarded
2017-184075719141
2016-172228161379
2015-161632222191
2014-156581523102
2013-14718182568
2012-1312N/A192758
2011-129N/A142346
2010-117N/A113755
2009-109N/A174470

Ph.D. Degrees Awarded

YearEECStotal
2020-215351104
2019-20383876
2018-19463985
2017-18513485
2016-17392968
2015-16473178
2014-15471865
2013-14494190
2012-13393372
2011-12512576
2010-11453176
2009-10363268
2008-09443579
2007-08523587

Curriculum

  • Number of degree programs:ย 5ย  (BA,ย BS,ย MS,ย MEng,ย PhD)
  • Ranking forย Best Blockchain Universityย by CoinDesk:ย 2
  • CS 61A named one of theย Five Best Computer Science Classesย in the US by Bloomberg News

Average Starting Salary

Class of 2017

  • Bachelor’s:ย $108,250

Class of 2018

  • Master’s:ย $110,000 –ย $119,999
  • PhD:ย $130,000 –ย $139,999

Other Metrics

Many distinguished EE Alumni and CS Alumni including 9 ACM A.M. Turing Award winners: Ken Thompson, Niklaus Wirth, Butler Lampson, Douglas Engelbart, Jim Gray, Leonard Adleman, Charles Thacker, Silvio Micali, and Shafi Goldwasser


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