Berkeley Cupids

564 students sought a Valentine and filled out our survey. Here's who showed up.

Demographics

Gender

Women 52.0%
Men 47.0%
Non-binary 1.0%

Top 10 Majors

EECS
22%
Data Science
16%
Computer Science
14%
Applied Math
10%
Economics
10%
Molecular & Cell Biology
7%
Business Administration
5%
English
5%
Physics
5%
Cognitive Science
5%

Year

Freshman
23%
Sophomore
20%
Junior
25%
Senior
26%
Master’s
4%
PhD
3%

Religion

Atheist
25%
Agnostic
24%
Hindu
13%
Christian
10%
Catholic
8%
Spiritual but not religious
7%
Buddhist
4%
Muslim
2%
Other
8%

What we think

TLDR: Neuroscience majors must be studied.

My political affiliation is most closely aligned with ...

27%
1
31%
2
20%
3
17%
4
3%
5
1%
6
0.4%
7
Left Right

By gender

Left
Right
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Women
35%
37%
16%
9%
2%
1%
0.3%
Men
16%
26%
26%
27%
5%
1%
0.4%

I would end a friendship over differing political views.

18%
1
18%
2
15%
3
13%
4
16%
5
12%
6
8%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

By gender

Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Women
8%
13%
15%
16%
20%
16%
12%
Men
30%
24%
17%
10%
10%
7%
2%

By political affiliation

Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Left
1
1%
5%
11%
9%
26%
26%
22%
2
10%
15%
19%
17%
21%
14%
4%
3
20%
30%
25%
12%
9%
3%
1%
4
49%
27%
8%
12%
2%
1%
0%
5
47%
32%
0%
11%
5%
5%
0%
6
40%
20%
20%
0%
0%
0%
20%
Right
7
0%
0%
0%
50%
0%
0%
50%

Money buys me happiness.

5%
1
9%
2
19%
3
18%
4
31%
5
14%
6
5%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

Highest by major

Neuroscience
4.9
Chemical Biology
4.8
Media Studies
4.7

Lowest by major

Physics
4.1
Psychology
3.6
English
3.4

Highest by religion

Buddhist
4.8
Hindu
4.5
Atheist
4.3

Lowest by religion

Agnostic
3.9
Muslim
3.8
Jewish
3.0

If my partner committed murder, I'd help them bury the body.

14%
1
13%
2
12%
3
17%
4
17%
5
14%
6
13%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

Highest by major

Neuroscience
5.2
Molecular & Cell Biology
4.4
Economics
4.4

Lowest by major

Media Studies
3.6
Chemical Biology
3.5
Physics
3.2

What percentage of Berkeley students do you think you're smarter than?

4%
0–9%
4%
10–19%
9%
20–29%
7%
30–39%
8%
40–49%
18%
50–59%
19%
60–69%
14%
70–79%
9%
80–89%
8%
90–100%

Highest by major

EECS
66%
Neuroscience
66%
Business Administration
63%

Lowest by major

Media Studies
39%
English
38%
Psychology
38%

By gender

0–9%
10–19%
20–29%
30–39%
40–49%
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
80–89%
90–100%
Women
6%
5%
9%
11%
9%
20%
17%
14%
6%
4%
Men
2%
3%
8%
4%
8%
15%
20%
13%
14%
13%

Would you rather fail an exam or cheat on it?

Fail
58%
Cheat
42%

Most likely to cheat

Integrative Biology
80%
Business Administration
63%
Economics
58%

Least likely to cheat

Chemical Biology
27%
English
22%
Physics
18%

I am optimistic about the future.

1%
1
2%
2
6%
3
13%
4
32%
5
26%
6
19%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

By year

Freshman
5.5
Sophomore
5.3
Junior
5.1
Senior
5.3
Master’s
5.4
PhD
5.1

How we live

TLDR: Political Economy majors are living it up. Chemical Biology majors are not.

I'm deathly afraid of Oski.

30%
1
19%
2
15%
3
10%
4
12%
5
5%
6
7%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

By sexuality

Straight
3.0
Gay
2.8
Lesbian
2.6
Bisexual
2.7
Pansexual
4.8
Asexual
2.0
Questioning
3.3

What is your mile time in minutes?

< 6
7%
6-8
32%
8-10
39%
10-13
16%
> 13
6%

By political affiliation

Left 1
9.6
2
9.0
3
8.1
4
7.9
5
7.9
6
8.3
7 Right
10.5

I tend to prioritize ...

4%
1
11%
2
22%
3
20%
4
27%
5
13%
6
3%
7
Work-life balance Career ambitions

Highest by major

Political Economy
4.9
EECS
4.7
Business Administration
4.6

Lowest by major

Civil Engineering
3.3
Media Studies
3.1
English
3.1

I enjoy drinking alcohol and/or using drugs.

20%
1
13%
2
11%
3
16%
4
25%
5
9%
6
5%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

Highest by major

Political Economy
4.7
Chemical Engineering
4.4
Business Administration
4.4

Lowest by major

Civil Engineering
2.9
Physics
2.4
Chemical Biology
2.3

Doomscrolling is a hobby of mine.

7%
1
12%
2
17%
3
14%
4
28%
5
15%
6
7%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

Highest by major

Chemical Biology
5.0
Psychology
4.9
Political Economy
4.8

Lowest by major

Computer Science
3.7
EECS
3.6
English
3.5

I consider myself spontaneous.

0.4%
1
3%
2
12%
3
15%
4
34%
5
21%
6
14%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

Highest by major

Political Economy
6.0
Economics
5.6
Integrative Biology
5.4

Lowest by major

Media Studies
4.6
Chemical Biology
4.5
English
4.4

I would love to be famous.

12%
1
18%
2
20%
3
20%
4
18%
5
7%
6
4%
7
No thanks Household name

Highest by major

Business Administration
4.5
Economics
4.1
Molecular & Cell Biology
3.9

Lowest by major

Physics
2.8
Chemical Biology
2.5
Civil Engineering
2.3

What we want

Eventually, I want to have children.

6%
1
5%
2
8%
3
16%
4
23%
5
24%
6
17%
7
Please no Yes, multiple

By gender

Please no
Yes, multiple
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Women
10%
7%
9%
20%
25%
17%
13%
Men
2%
2%
7%
12%
23%
32%
23%

By political affiliation

Please no
Yes, multiple
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Left
1
15%
8%
11%
17%
26%
13%
10%
2
5%
6%
10%
19%
26%
22%
13%
3
0%
3%
10%
18%
27%
30%
12%
4
3%
3%
0%
11%
12%
34%
36%
5
0%
0%
5%
0%
26%
26%
42%
6
0%
0%
0%
0%
20%
60%
20%
Right
7
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%

When I vent, I want ...

5%
1
10%
2
14%
3
20%
4
24%
5
19%
6
7%
7
Solutions Emotional validation

By gender

Solutions
Emotional validation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Women
2%
7%
9%
18%
28%
26%
10%
Men
7%
15%
21%
24%
21%
11%
3%

I want to spend most of my free time with my partner.

1%
1
5%
2
17%
3
26%
4
36%
5
12%
6
2%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

By gender

Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Women
2%
4%
23%
29%
32%
9%
1%
Men
1%
5%
11%
23%
42%
16%
3%

Gift-giving and gift-receiving are very important to me.

4%
1
14%
2
19%
3
22%
4
23%
5
11%
6
6%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

By gender

Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Women
2%
11%
17%
20%
27%
14%
8%
Men
7%
18%
22%
24%
19%
8%
2%

If things are going well, when would you ideally be comfortable having sex?

No specific timeline
23%
After 1–2 dates
7%
After 3–5 dates
14%
After exclusivity
15%
After being in a relationship for a bit
19%
After 3+ months in a relationship
14%
Only after marriage
7%

By gender

None
1-2 dates
3-5 dates
Exclusive
Official
3+ months
Marriage
Women
20%
3%
10%
15%
22%
21%
9%
Men
26%
11%
18%
15%
16%
7%
6%

I'm dominant in the bedroom.

9%
1
13%
2
14%
3
38%
4
13%
5
10%
6
3%
7
Strongly disagree Strongly agree

By gender

Strongly disagree
Strongly agree
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Women
13%
20%
22%
36%
5%
3%
1%
Men
4%
6%
6%
39%
22%
18%
5%

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