UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)

What UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) does

UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) is a unified academic department within the University of California, Berkeley. The department traces its electrical engineering lineage to 1893, added computer science to its name in 1963 (becoming the first EECS department in the US), and was formally unified through a 1973 merger of the EE and CS units. It offers three undergraduate majors — Computer Science, EECS, and Electrical and Computer Engineering — along with graduate MS and PhD programs (both research-oriented and industry-oriented) and conducts research across signal processing, computer architecture, operating systems, databases, networking, semiconductor devices, MEMS, photonics, AI/ML, quantum computing, robotics, and control systems. The department's primary constituents are undergraduate and graduate students, with industry partners engaged through the Corporate Access Program for recruiting and sponsored research.

Name

UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)

Legal name

UC Regents

Website

https://eecs.berkeley.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) is a unified academic department offering undergraduate (CS, EECS, ECE) and graduate programs, serving students with world-class research and instruction across electrical engineering and computer science.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education - Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

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Technical Universities with Computing, Data & AI Focus (EDAHAEAK)

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Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Computer science education
• Electrical engineering education
• Graduate research programs
• Technology licensing
• Academic research labs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Federal Funding: The department receives significant funding from federal agencies including NSF, DARPA, and other government sources for research activities.
2. Philanthropic Donations: The department receives donations through the EECS Excellence Fund, CS Scholars Program, CS KickStart Program, and other memorial funds. The Hopper-Dean Foundation awarded $2 million for diversity initiatives.
3. Industry Partnerships: Corporate Access Program where institutions give annually to gain recruiting access to graduating students.
4. Technology Licensing: Patents and inventions generate licensing revenue, including the Gier Dunkle instruments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UC Berkeley EECS delivers higher education in electrical engineering and computer sciences through three undergraduate majors (CS, EECS, ECE), graduate MS/PhD programs, and large-scale faculty-led research spanning AI, computer architecture, photonics, quantum computing, robotics, and semiconductor devices. The department also operates industry-facing programs including the Corporate Access Program and conducts sponsored research with federal agencies and technology companies.

Product overview

UC Berkeley EECS offers a comprehensive educational portfolio comprising three undergraduate majors (CS, EECS, and ECE), graduate programs (research-oriented Ph.D. and industry-oriented professional master's), and extensive research activities through affiliated centers and laboratories. The department is noted as offering one of the strongest research and instructional programs in electrical engineering and computer sciences worldwide, with regular faculty teaching the majority of courses. Research spans areas including AI, computer architecture, control systems, photonics, quantum computing, and software engineering. The department also publishes regular newsletters (undergraduate and alumni) and hosts events including the EECS Colloquium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CS Division: Computer Science Division within EECS, currently relocating to the Gateway building
• EE Division

Products and services

• CS Major (Computer Science Undergraduate Program)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UC Berkeley (Broader University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025EECS is part of the broader UC Berkeley ecosystem. The university overall has been ranked #1 for VC-backed entrepreneurs, with alumni founding 1,804 companies that raised $69.0B.
• IntelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Berkeley announced Intel oneAPI Center of Excellence for Deep Learning, supporting research and education in deep learning technologies.
• CadencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Berkeley graduates to commercialize design tools for microelectronics developed at Berkeley (including SPICE).
• SynopsyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Berkeley graduates to commercialize design tools for microelectronics developed at Berkeley.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrbanScan, co-founded by Prof. Avideh Zakhor, was acquired by Google in 2007. Technology contributed to Google Earth and Street View.
• ApplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApple Computer was co-founded by Steve Wozniak, a Berkeley graduate. Wozniak was part of Berkeley UNIX project.
• Sun MicrosystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy was a Berkeley alumnus. Joy contributed to Berkeley UNIX and BSD development.
• XeroxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerButler Lampson, a Berkeley alumnus, was a key figure at Xerox PARC and contributed to development of personal computing.
• UCSFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Berkeley and UCSF launched the Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative in 2026 to develop AI and biomedicine frontiers.
• Corporate Access Partner CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInstitutions contributing annually to the department gain first-tier access to recruiting graduating students through the Corporate Access Program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Caltech Computing + Mathematical Sciences (CMS) / Electrical Engineering: Caltech's CMS and EE departments are direct peer institutions in elite CS/EE education and research, competing with Berkeley EECS for the same top-tier graduate students and federal research dollars.
• Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science: CMU SCS is a top-ranked CS school and historic peer of Berkeley EECS in AI, systems, and theory research; both compete for federal grants, top PhD applicants, and industry recruiting pipelines.
• University of Michigan Computer Science & Engineering / ECE: Michigan CSE and ECE are among the largest and most research-productive public-university CS/EE units in the U.S., directly comparable to Berkeley EECS in scale, federal-grant capture, and industry engagement.
• Georgia Tech College of Computing / ECE: Georgia Tech's CoC and ECE are large, top-ranked public-university CS/EE units comparable in scale and research breadth to Berkeley EECS, competing for the same federal grants and industry partnerships.
• Princeton University Computer Science / Electrical Engineering: Princeton's CS and EE departments are top-tier research and teaching units at an elite private university that compete with Berkeley EECS for theory, systems, and AI faculty and graduate students.
• MIT Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS): MIT's EECS department is the closest direct peer to UC Berkeley EECS—both are top-tier, unified EE/CS departments at leading research universities competing for the same faculty, graduate students, and federal research grants.
• UT Austin Computer Science / Electrical and Computer Engineering: UT Austin's CS and ECE departments are top-ranked, large-scale public-university programs that compete with Berkeley EECS for AI, systems, and robotics research talent and for industry-sponsored research.
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Computer Science / ECE: UIUC's CS and ECE departments are direct peers in scale and historical contributions to computing (parallel computing, programming languages), competing with Berkeley EECS for federal funding and top CS talent.
• Stanford University Computer Science Department / Electrical Engineering: Stanford's CS and EE departments are direct competitors for faculty, graduate students, and industry partnerships in Silicon Valley, and rank alongside Berkeley EECS in U.S. News and AI/ML research output.
• University of Washington Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering: UW's Allen School is a top-ranked, industry-adjacent CS/CE program on the West Coast that competes with Berkeley EECS for AI/ML faculty and graduate students, particularly in systems and machine learning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Berkeley_EECS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/UCBerkeleyEECSEvents
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uc-berkeley-eecs
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucb_eecs

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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