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The University of California, Berkeley ranks as one of the world's leading intellectual centers, and is internationally known for the distinction of its faculty and students, the scope of research and publications, and the size and quality of its libraries and laboratories. The National Research Council has ranked Berkeley as the leading campus in the United States for graduate studies. The current faculty includes:
- seven Nobel laureates (19 including deceased or no longer at UC Berkeley);
- more than 120 members of the National Academy of Sciences;
- more than 220 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and
- more than 135 Guggenheim Fellows—more than any other university in the country, with law faculty well represented.
Of the student enrollment of more than 33,000 students, approximately 9,800 are in graduate or professional school.
Whether or not law students take courses in, or earn joint degrees with, other departments, Berkeley's stimulating intellectual atmosphere enlivens and enriches the study of law at Boalt Hall. The campus has a wealth of activities to choose from, most available at little or no cost to registered students.
Overlooking the San Francisco Bay, the campus is set on 1,232 acres and bordered by wooded rolling hills. Berkeley is well known for its intellectual, social and political atmosphere. The university sponsors public lectures, concerts, plays and other performances; forums and seminars; and art, engineering, photographic, and architectural exhibits. In addition, the School of Law regularly sponsors lectures, seminars and programs of particular interest to law students, the legal profession and the campus community.
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