For the application year 2024, UC Berkeley reported an acceptance rate of 11.0%, with 13,701 out of 124,242 applicants admitted. This marks a slight decline from the 11.7% acceptance rate in 2023 and 11.3% in 2022. Historically, the acceptance rate has been on a downward trajectory since the much higher rate of 14.4% in 2021, reflecting increasing competition among applicants. In 2020, the rate was even higher at 17.5%, highlighting a significant decrease in acceptance rates over the past few years as the applicant pool has grown.