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Awards, grants, & fellowships at Berkeley: Opportunities for recognition — such as the Distinguished Teaching Award (for faculty) and the Outstanding GSI Award (for graduate-student instructors) — as well as pedagogoical research grants for both faculty and GSIs.
UC Berkeley ranks first nationally in the number of graduate programs in the top 10 in their fields, according to the most recent National Research Council study. In the study, 35 of Berkeley's 36 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in their fields in terms of faculty competence and achievement. The national and international awards held by faculty underscore Berkeley's preeminence.
Rankings by department
| Arts & Humanities | |
|---|---|
| Art History | 3rd |
| Classics | 2nd |
| Comparative Literature | 10th |
| English | 1st, tie |
| French | 7th |
| German | 1st |
| Music | 3rd |
| Philosophy | 4th |
| Spanish & Portuguese | 9th |
| Biological Sciences | |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 4th |
| Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior | 8th |
| Molecular/General Genetics | 10th |
| Neurosciences | 9th |
| Engineering | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 8th |
| Chemical Engineering | 3rd |
| Civil Engineering | 2nd |
| Electrical Engineering | 4th |
| Industrial Engineering | 2nd |
| Materials Science | 4th |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3rd |
| Physical Sciences & Mathematics | |
| Astrophysics & Astronomy | 3rd |
| Chemistry | 1st |
| Computer Sciences | 3rd |
| Geosciences | 3rd |
| Mathematics | 1st, tie |
| Physics | 3rd, tie |
| Statistics/Biostatistics | 1st, tie / 3rd |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | |
| Anthropology | 3rd |
| Economics | 7th |
| Geography | 6th, tie |
| History | 2nd |
| Linguistics | 6th, tie |
| Political Science | 2nd |
| Psychology | 9th |
| Sociology | 3rd |
Source: National Research Council, 1995. (This is the most recent NRC assessment, with new rankings expected in the coming year.)
National and international awards held by faculty
| Current | |
|---|---|
| American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows | 213 |
| American Philosophical Society | 35 |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows | 225 |
| A. M. Turing (computing) | 3 |
| Fields Medal in Mathematics | 3 |
| Fulbright Scholars | 74 |
| Guggenheim Fellows | 359 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators | 14 |
| Institute of Medicine members | 11 |
| MacArthur Fellows | 30 |
| National Academy of Education | 8 |
| National Academy of Engineering | 84 |
| National Academy of Sciences | 135 |
| National Medal of Science | 12 |
| National Poet Laureates | 1 |
| National Science Foundation Young Investigators Awards | 61 |
| Nobel Prize | 8 |
| Polk Award in Journalism | 2 |
| Pulitzer Prizes | 4 |
| Shaw Prize | 3 |
| Sloan Fellows (young researchers) | 104 |
| Wolf Prizes in agriculture, mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine and the arts | 4 |