UC Berkeley has no cutoff GPA beyond UC's minimum, but it publishes the GPAs of the students it admits. Admitted Berkeley students had a Fully Weighted GPA of 4.36-4.72 in their middle 50% (Fall 2026). On UC's Capped Weighted scale, the range was 4.16-4.28 (Fall 2026). Here's how to read those numbers, which GPA to compare, and what you need just to apply.
Check your GPA against UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley admitted students (Fall 2026), middle 50% Fully Weighted GPA: 4.36-4.72
Type your Fully Weighted GPA to see where it lands against UC Berkeley's admitted students.
The minimum GPA to apply to UC Berkeley
Berkeley uses the University of California's minimum, the same at every campus:
- 3.0 UC GPA for California residents, 3.4 for non-residents.
- Only A-G courses from 10th and 11th grade count (including the summers after 9th, 10th and 11th grade), not your high school's GPA.
- All fifteen A-G courses completed with a C or better.
Meeting the minimum makes you eligible to apply. Berkeley's admitted students sit well above it, so the admitted range is the better benchmark.
What GPA do you need for UC Berkeley?
Half of Berkeley's admitted students had a Fully Weighted GPA between 4.36-4.72; a quarter were above that and a quarter below.
- Above the range: higher than about three quarters of the admitted class.
- Inside it: right in the middle of the admitted class.
- Below it: a reach, not a closed door - a quarter of admitted students were below the range too.
Berkeley admits students into its individual colleges and majors, and some (like engineering and computer science) are much more selective than the campus overall. Treat the campus range as the floor of what's typical for a competitive major, not the ceiling.
Why Berkeley uses the Fully Weighted GPA
UC calculates three GPAs for every applicant. The Capped Weighted GPA adds an extra point for a B or better in honors courses but counts no more than eight semesters of those points (and no more than four from 10th grade). The Fully Weighted GPA counts every eligible honors point.
Strong Berkeley applicants usually take more honors courses than the cap allows, so their capped GPAs land close together - Berkeley's capped range is just 4.16-4.28. The fully weighted range shows the real spread, which is why Berkeley's own student profile reports it.
Compare your Fully Weighted GPA to Berkeley's Fully Weighted range. Your capped number will always look low against it. For how each GPA is built, see How to Calculate Your UC GPA.
How Berkeley compares with the other UC campuses
Berkeley and UCLA have the highest ranges in the system, and they're the only two campuses that publish Fully Weighted ranges. Use your Capped Weighted GPA to compare yourself with every other campus. See the UCLA and UCSD GPA guides, or how UC Campus Matches work to see all nine side by side.
GPA is one factor
UC reviews applications holistically: the rigor of your courses at your school, your Personal Insight Questions, your activities, and your intended major all weigh in. UC doesn't consider SAT or ACT scores, so your A-G coursework carries more of the academic picture.
Note: Admit ranges come from Berkeley's student profile and UC's published admit data. They describe past admitted classes and change yearly - they don't predict an individual decision.