University of California, Berkeley
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The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California)[10][11] is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university and the founding campus of the University of California system. Berkeley is also a founding member of the Association of American Universities. It has been regarded as one of the top universities in the world.[12]
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Former names | University of California (1868–1958) |
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| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Let there be light" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | March 23, 1868; 156 years ago (1868-03-23)[1] |
Parent institution | University of California |
| Accreditation | WSCUC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $6.9 billion (2022)[2][3] |
| Chancellor | Carol T. Christ |
| Provost | Benjamin E. Hermalin[4] |
Total staff | 23,524 (2020)[5] |
| Students | 45,307 (Fall 2022)[6] |
| Undergraduates | 32,479 (Fall 2022)[6] |
| Postgraduates | 12,828 (Fall 2022)[6] |
| Location | , California , United States 37°52′19″N 122°15′30″W |
| Campus | Core Campus: 178 acres (72 hectares)[7][8] Total: 8,164 acres (3,304 hectares)[3] |
| Newspaper | The Daily Californian |
| Colors | Berkeley Blue California Gold[9] |
| Nickname | Golden Bears |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Oski the Bear |
| Website | berkeley |
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Berkeley is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities—Very high research activity" and has three national laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Laboratory).[13][14] Between 2001 and 2010, it was the No. 1 recipient of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships with 1,333 awards.[15] In 2021, the funding for research and development exceeded $1 billion.[16] Thirty-two libraries compose the Berkeley library system, which is the sixth largest research library by number of volumes in the United States.[17][18][19] Berkeley's athletic teams, the California Golden Bears, compete in the Pac-12 Conference and have won 107 national championships and 223 Olympic medals (121 gold).[20][21]
Berkeley's alumni, faculty, and researchers include 260 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows,[22] 190 recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship,[23] 144 members of the National Academy of Sciences,[24] 139 Guggenheim Fellows, 125 Sloan Fellows, 75 members of the National Academy of Engineering,[25] 68 recipients of the National Medal of Science, 34 Pulitzer Prize winners, 30 Wolf Prize winners, 25 Turing Award winners, 19 Academy Award winners, and 14 Fields Medalists.[26]