Students in class
In 1897, Levi Strauss, co-inventor of the blue jean, endowed the first scholarships at Cal — 28 in all. Building on that legacy, scholarship support from private donors today enables Berkeley to fulfill its public mission and accept students based on their ability to achieve — not on their capacity to pay.
In 2015–16:
- $41.9 million in privately funded undergraduate scholarships supported 6,000 recipients.
- $15.8 million in privately funded graduate fellowships supported nearly 2,000 recipients.
