<p>That claim is absolutely TRUE. :)</p>
<p>Multiple sources:
<a href=“http://berkeley.edu/about/rank.shtml[/url]”>http://berkeley.edu/about/rank.shtml</a></p>
<p>“UC Berkeley ranks first nationally in the number of graduate programs in the top 10 in their fields, according to the most recent National Research Council study. In the study, 35 of Berkeley’s 36 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in their fields in terms of faculty competence and achievement.”</p>
<p>International Rankings:
2nd in Natural Sciences & Mathematics - <a href=“http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ARWU-FIELD2007/SCI.htm[/url]”>http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ARWU-FIELD2007/SCI.htm</a>
5th in Social Sciences - <a href=“http://www.arwu.org/ARWU-FIELD2007/SOC.htm[/url]”>http://www.arwu.org/ARWU-FIELD2007/SOC.htm</a></p>
<p>In 2006, Berkeley was ranked 4th in Life & Agricultural Sciences as well as 4th in Clinical Medicine & Pharmacy.
<a href=“http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ARWU-FIELD2007/MED.htm[/url]”>http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ARWU-FIELD2007/MED.htm</a>
<a href=“http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ARWU-FIELD2007/LIFE.htm[/url]”>http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ARWU-FIELD2007/LIFE.htm</a></p>
<p>Berkeley was ranked 3rd in Business, tied with Michigan.
<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/spec-business[/url]”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/spec-business</a></p>
<p>Berkeley was ranked 2nd in Engineering, tied with Stanford.
<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/spec-doct-engineering[/url]”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/spec-doct-engineering</a></p>
<p>Also, just for kicks, Newsweek ranks Berkeley 5th in the world, behind Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and Caltech.
<a href=“http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/eylu/univ/Newsweek_top100_2006.pdf[/url]”>http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/eylu/univ/Newsweek_top100_2006.pdf</a></p>