University of California - Berkeley, California

The University of California, Berkeley was established in 1869, as a merger between the College of California and the Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College. The curriculum was modeled after that of Yale and Harvard, with the addition of modern languages to the core courses in Latin, Greek, history, English, mathematics, and natural history.

Ranked first in both top ten graduate programs and the number of “distinguished faculty” scholarship programs, UC Berkeley holds literally hundreds of awards - from National Academy of Engineering Awards to both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.

UC Berkeley Academics. UC Berkeley offers exceptional academic programs in over 300 degree programs. The university’s wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs range from Anthropology and Engineering to Microbial Biology and Women’s Studies.

UC Berkeley Athletics. UC Berkeley offers a full range of exceptional athletic opportunities to its students. As a member of the PAC-10 Conference, UC Berkeley is home to the champion California Bears basketball and football teams, as well as many other great men and women’s team sports, from track and field to gymnastics and swimming. www.berkeley.edu