<p>“Impacted” in this case refers to admissions selectivity. Tuition and fees at Berkeley are the same for all majors, but division (and major within the engineering division) that one applies to can result in different levels of selectivity.</p>
<p>Materials science is in the College of Engineering at Berkeley, while chemical engineering is in the College of Chemistry at Berkeley. There is a joint major in chemical engineering and materials science as well.</p>