In the most recent National Research Council study, 35 of Berkeley's 36 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in their fields in terms of faculty competence and achievement.

National 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. The National Research Council performs this assessment once every 10 years.)