UC Berkeley Graduate Division

Name

UC Berkeley Graduate Division

Legal name

The Regents of the University of California

Website

https://grad.berkeley.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Graduate Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Research Universities with Major Extension & Outreach Missions (EDAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Graduate education
• Doctoral programs
• Master's degrees
• Academic admissions
• Higher education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Graduate Tuition and Fees: Graduate education revenue generated through tuition, fees, and associated costs for master's and doctoral programs across more than 200 graduate programs.
2. Student Housing: Revenue from graduate student housing including xučyun ruwway apartments with 286 units and 761 beds, plus meal plan options.
3. Fellowships and Financial Support: Graduate funding packages including fellowships, grants, stipends, fee remissions, and loans distributed to Ph.D. and master's students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The UC Berkeley Graduate Division is the administrative body that oversees graduate education at the University of California, Berkeley. It manages admissions, academic progress tracking, financial support (fellowships, grants, stipends, fee remissions), and professional development across more than 200 graduate programs including master's, doctoral, professional, and postdoctoral programs. It also operates student support services such as the Graduate Writing Center, GradPro career development, diversity initiatives, and graduate student housing at xučyun ruwway.

Product overview

UC Berkeley Graduate Division provides a comprehensive suite of services for graduate education, operating as a unified platform supporting over 200 graduate programs. The core offerings center on admissions processing, student support, and professional development. Key products include GradPro for career development, the Graduate Writing Center for academic writing support, Financial Support Services for funding management, and the Office for Graduate Diversity Programs for inclusion initiatives. The division also manages New Graduate Student Orientation programming, degree progress tracking, and operates the Inclusive Excellence Hub. Recent additions include graduate student housing at xučyun ruwway. These services work together to support students from application through degree completion.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Graduate Admissions Services End-to-end graduate admissions processing including application review, requirements management, application fee waivers, and acceptance processing for over 200 graduate programs, serving prospective master's, doctoral, and professional degree applicants.
• GradPro Career Development Professional development program offering workshops, career guidance, one-on-one consultations, Grad Slam competitions, and departmental support for graduate and professional students preparing for diverse career paths.
• Graduate Writing Center Writing support services including workshops on academic writing, sentence composition, editing, evidence integration, and argumentative structure for graduate students working on dissertations, theses, and other academic writing.
• Financial Support Services Comprehensive funding services including fellowships, grants, awards, doctoral funding packages, financial aid, fee remissions, and support for student parents and caregivers pursuing graduate study.
• Office for Graduate Diversity Programs Diversity and inclusion initiatives including Leadership in Graduate Diversity Awards, Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair, Inclusive Excellence Hub, and dedicated support programs for historically underrepresented graduate students.
• New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) Orientation programming for incoming graduate students including welcome remarks from the Dean, sessions on residency, entrepreneurship opportunities, resource fairs, and departmental-specific guidance.
• Degree Progress Tracking

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• East Bay Ohlone TribesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2024Consultation with East Bay Ohlone tribes in naming the xučyun ruwway graduate housing complex. This was the first time Berkeley gave a name in any Indigenous language to a campus building or consulted with an Indigenous group to name one of its buildings. In Chochenyo, 'xučyun' is the name of the region within the ancestral and unceded homeland of the East Bay Ohlone people.
• Basic Needs CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing essential services impacting health, belonging, and overall well-being. Services include food security, housing security, and financial stability programs available to all enrolled graduate and undergraduate students including undocumented and international students.
• UC Berkeley Career CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative resource providing graduate school preparation materials, admissions test information, statement of purpose guidance, and career counseling services for prospective and current graduate students.
• UC System (Other UC Campuses)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExchange programs with other University of California campuses allowing graduate students to take courses and access resources across the UC system. Includes UC systemwide Grad Slam competition and collaborative diversity initiatives.
• Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Teaching and Resource CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative center providing teaching support, pedagogical resources, and professional development for graduate students who serve as instructors, supporting academic excellence across programs.
• Rausser College of Natural ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPriority partnership in making possible the xučyun ruwway graduate housing construction project. Graduate students from Rausser College receive priority housing consideration at xučyun ruwway in recognition of their college's partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• MIT Office of Graduate Education: Graduate education office at MIT, a peer elite STEM-anchored research university; comparable in scale of graduate programs, admissions selectivity, and professional development support infrastructure.
• UC San Diego Graduate Division: Graduate division of another top public research university within the UC system; operates under the same Regents governance, with comparable admissions cycles, funding structures, and program breadth.
• University of Chicago Division of the Physical Sciences and Division of the Humanities: Top-tier private research university with deep graduate program portfolio; comparable applicant quality and research output, though organized differently (divisional vs. centralized graduate school).
• Stanford University Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education: Graduate education arm of Stanford, a top-tier private research university; comparable in prestige and breadth of graduate programs, but operates with private funding and substantially larger financial support packages.
• Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Graduate school at Harvard, a top-tier private research university; directly comparable in graduate program breadth, financial support, and prestige-driven applicant pool.
• Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Graduate school of a peer Ivy+ private research university in a high-cost urban market; comparable applicant funnel dynamics and competition for graduate housing and support services.
• University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School: Central graduate school at the University of Michigan, a top public research university; structurally analogous to Berkeley as a large public university with a centralized graduate division funding and administering hundreds of programs.
• UCLA Graduate Division: Graduate division of the University of California, Los Angeles — the most direct peer in the UC system, with comparable scale, public research university structure, similar admissions, financial support, and diversity programming offerings.
• Princeton University Graduate School: Graduate school at Princeton, a peer Ivy+ research university; comparable in program portfolio, fully funded doctoral model, and competitive admissions.
• Cornell University Graduate School: Centralized graduate school at Cornell, an Ivy+ research university; comparable in the integration of admissions, funding, professional development, and diversity programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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