Pagstuff points me to the results of the big 'undergraduate life' survey that Berkeley did last Spring. The results are very interesting. There's tons of stuff there worth commenting on. How about the 30% of students with 'no interest' in a romantic relationship? That a shocking 13% of students identify with Conservatives, especially against 34% who cheer on Liberals? 3 to 1 is pretty good for Berkeley.

60% strongly don't identify with Fraternities/Sororities, suggesting either an ethnic barrier or an image problem. There's the 1 person who prays/meditates 21-30 hours a week. Many students want to work with Faculty on Research or Projects, but rarely get a chance to do so. The survey only has four options for 'how much do you think you should've studied?' More, much more, much much more, and 'just enough.' 50 people have never heard of buses/transportation services. 40% don't belong to a single club or organization.

Here's the political ID stats:

Far left 253 (5.7%)
Liberal 1807 (40.6%)
Middle-of-the-road 1842 (41.4%)
Conservative 516 (11.6%)
Far right 32 (0.7%)

Lending proof to my 'Moderates are a plurality' theory about Berkeley.

Only 20% of students had all four grandparents born in the US. (I'm in this category, but barely.) Income distribution is surprisingly broad, except for a big lump at the 100K mark. Less then 10% of students were some form if 'dissatisfied' with their time at Cal. 22% will graduate with less then five friends they'll stay in touch with.

Lots of great stats. Take a look!














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