UC Berkeley GPA Requirements

University of California, Berkeley. UC’s GPA minimum is 3.0 for California residents and 3.4 for nonresidents, using its admission-course and honors rules. This is a system eligibility floor, not a campus admission guarantee.

Source snapshot checked 2026-08-31 · Current posted first-year requirements, checked August 2026

UC Berkeley GPA profile: weighted and unweighted ranges

UC Berkeley’s 2026 admitted first-year class has an unweighted GPA middle 50% of 3.90–4.00 and a separately reported weighted range of 4.36–4.72.

Unweighted GPA middle 50%

3.90–4.00

2026 admitted class · August 2026 snapshot

Student group: Admitted first-year students · UC Berkeley
Scale / measure: Unweighted high-school GPA

Berkeley identifies the GPA figures as admitted-class data and the overall page as an enrollment estimate. These are ranges, not an arithmetic mean.

UC Berkeley Admissions: Student Profile ↗First-year student profile · Checked 2026-08-31

Weighted GPA · middle 50%: 4.36–4.72

Same source, student group and reporting period as the profile above.

A weighted 4.4 and an unweighted 3.9 belong to different comparisons. Berkeley’s class profile is also distinct from the UC system’s 3.0 resident / 3.4 nonresident eligibility floor.

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The requirement, not a prediction

The recorded GPA component starts at 3.00 for California residents and 3.40 for nonresidents. Other requirements and any alternative pathways must be checked separately.

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How to use this information

Use the UC admission calculation, not an arbitrary weighted school GPA or a current college GPA.
A–G completion, course grades and comprehensive review still matter. Meeting the GPA floor does not establish competitiveness.
Do not compare a middle-50% profile with a minimum as though they were the same statistic.

First-year, transfer and enrolled GPA are different

This page covers first-year admission. A university course calculator measures entered coursework after enrollment and must not be treated as a high-school admission recalculation. Keep the source’s scale and course set attached to any number you compare.

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Program, residency, course and document requirements can change. This is a dated source summary, not an admissions decision or institutional endorsement. Consult the official office for unusual records or exceptions.

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