Overview

School of Information / School of Information is located in Berkeley, CA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Program in Information and Data Science

Program in Information Management and Systems

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	146
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,434

Applied

227

Enrolled

Applying

105

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, previous course work in java or C programming, 3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

448

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.35%
Black or African American	0.45%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	22.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	9.38%

Gender

Male (68%)

Female (31%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Information retrieval research, design and evaluation of information systems, work practice-based design of information systems, economics of information, intellectual property law
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 110 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA  94720
United States

Contact Prof. AnnaLee Saxenian
Dean
Email: admissions@ischool.berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-642-1464

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