University of California, Berkeley Due Diligence

Run due diligence on University of California, Berkeley: check compliance and get alerts when suppliers or ownership change.

United States · owned by The Regents of the University of California (United States) · berkeley.edu · 20 vendors

The University of California, Berkeley is a world-renowned public research university located in Berkeley, California. It offers instruction across 184 academic departments and programs, spanning undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. UC Berkeley is governed by the UC Regents and is widely recognized for its contributions to science, technology, public policy, and the arts.

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Last updated 2026-10-15 · revision 18

20 direct vendors, 176 subvendors

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Compliance

10 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

Clery Act — Adverse finding

The Clery Act applies to all US colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs, which includes the University of California, Berkeley.

Evidence: https://svsh.berkeley.edu/clery-act-report, https://cfo.berkeley.edu/budget-process/budget-basics

NIST 800-171 — No public evidence

If the university handles Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in its research contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense or other federal agencies, it would be required to comply with NIST 800-171.

EAR — Evidence found

As a major research university, UC Berkeley engages in research and technology development that may be subject to US export control regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Evidence: https://spo.berkeley.edu/policy/exportcontrol.html, https://rac.berkeley.edu/ec/exemption.html, https://rac.berkeley.edu/ec/exportcontrol.html, https://rac.berkeley.edu/ec/agreements.html

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 8/10

UC Berkeley demonstrates strong financial resilience as a flagship public research university within the broader University of California system. Its revenue base is highly diversified across tuition and fees (28.4%), research grants and contracts (24.7%), state appropriations (14.1%), private gifts (12.1%), investment income (7.0%), and auxiliary enterprises (6.1%), with no single source dominating. Revenue has grown at an ~8.2% CAGR from FY2021 to FY2025, reaching $3.93B, and the campus benefits from being embedded in a UC system whose net position rose to $11.1B in 2025. However, Berkeley has posted operating losses (before transfers and investment gains) in each of FY2023, FY2024, and FY2025, with FY2024 particularly weak at −$238.7M as expenses grew 10.8% versus revenue growth of only 4.5%. Salary and benefits inflation, loss of one-time ARPA/CARES funding, and declining state General Fund support (−5.6% in 2025-26) are persistent headwinds. Net position dipped in FY2024 before recovering in FY2025 aided by strong investment income (+93.9%). Offsetting these operational pressures are substantial private philanthropy (operating gifts of $476.9M in FY2025 plus separate UC Berkeley Foundation endowment assets), stable federal research funding ($562.9M), and implicit state backing. The university's scale, brand strength, and diversified funding mitigate idiosyncratic risks, though structural reliance on volatile state appropriations and growing compensation costs warrant ongoing attention.

Key strengths: Highly diversified revenue base across tuition, research, state funding, philanthropy, and investments, Strong federal research funding of $562.9M in FY2025 (part of $972.6M total grants and contracts), Significant private philanthropy with $476.9M in operating gifts in FY2025, Embedded in UC system with net position of $11.1B in 2025 (up $5.7B YoY), Investment income nearly doubled to $274.6M in FY2025, Revenue CAGR of ~8.2% from FY2021 to FY2025, State appropriations of $554.5M provide stable public backing

Risk factors: Three consecutive years of operating losses before transfers and investment gains (FY2023-FY2025), Salary and wage expenses grew from $1.57B (FY2023) to $1.84B (FY2025), State General Fund support decreased 5.6% ($272M) in 2025-26, Loss of one-time ARPA/CARES federal funding (fell from $67.3M in FY2022 to zero by FY2024), Volatility in system-level transfers (swing from −$572.9M in FY2024 to +$151.0M in FY2025), Large pension and OPEB liabilities at system level sensitive to actuarial assumptions, Expenses grew 10.8% in FY2024 versus revenue growth of only 4.5%

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