As the founding campus of the most influential public university system in the world - the founding campus of the UC system, Berkeley 's reputation, achievements and teaching level are ahead of the other nine independent branches. In many academic fields, it is on par with Stanford next door, and has cultivated a large number of talents for Silicon Valley .
, the classic movie "Graduate", which won the 1968 Golden Globe Award in , was shot in the background of Berkeley, California, , showing the rebellion and yearning for freedom of American young people in the 1960s and 1970s. The freedom and inclusion of Berkeley, California not only made him the source of social change in the United States, but also gave birth to a large number of important inventions that changed human history, such as the atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb influenza vaccine, the refinement of vitamin E, immunotherapy, Unix operating system, cancer genes, etc. Berkeley, California is known as the "public Ivy League school" in the United States. It ranked fourth in the world university rankings of U.S.NEWs in 2022 and ranked 32nd in QS world university rankings of in 2022.
Geographical location
University of California Berkeley is located in Berkeley in the East Bay of San Francisco, USA. It is across the water from the city of San Francisco, San Francisco, , and is close to Silicon Valley. It is about half an hour drive from Stanford University . The average temperature here is about ten degrees, warm in winter and cool in summer, and the climate is pleasant.
Berkeley is a university town with a downtown area coexisting, noise and tranquility are with each other. The school is built along the mountain, and many office buildings and teaching buildings are scattered on the mountain. The towering Satherta is a landmark building in Berkeley, California and the third tallest bell tower in the world.
There are also many advanced research institutions, museums and other academic facilities in Berkeley, California, such as the world-renowned center for physics research - Lawrence Berkeley Experimental Research Center. There are 38 libraries in Berkeley, California, with a large collection of books.
Featured subjects
California not only has many majors, but also has high levels. Its majors, physics and chemistry are among the best in the world, especially mathematics. The founder of differential geometry and Chinese mathematician Chen Shengshen has been teaching in Berkeley, California since 1960, for nearly 20 years. Another Chinese mathematician, , Shing-Tong Yau, is the winner of the Fields Medal, and is a Ph.D. in mathematics in Berkeley, California.
In addition, the computer major in Berkeley, California is also very famous. In the 2022 U.S. NEWs Best Computer Major Ranking for Undergraduate Majors, California Berkeley, California tied for first place with MIT , Stanford University, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Advantages disciplines
math
physics
chemistry
electrical and electronic engineering
computer science
mechanical engineering
statistics
social
