Location, Location
Few geographical areas in the world can meet, let alone beat, the Haas School's central location in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Haas community is, in turn, profoundly shaped by its surroundings, including the school's magnificent facilities, the campus, the city of Berkeley, and Northern California.

The San Francisco Bay Area is perennially designated the world's most popular tourist destination -- and for good reason. There is the area's stunning natural beauty, its seductively benign weather, and its atmosphere charged with a worldly sophistication and a distinctive openness to new ways of thinking.

The Berkeley campus is perched on a hillside; its upper reaches are devoted to a vast nature preserve -- excellent for a run or a contemplative walk with postcard views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Pacific Ocean beyond.

Surrounding the campus is the city of Berkeley, the legendary university town. With its multitude of coffeehouses, shops, churches, theaters, world-famous gourmet restaurants, charming neighborhoods, beautiful gardens, and some of the best bookstores anywhere, Berkeley is cosmopolitan, funky, friendly, relaxed, and always stimulating.

The city of San Francisco needs no introduction, since nearly everyone has either experienced its charms or seen it in countless films and television shows. Entertainment, culture, nightlife, shopping, sightseeing, architectural gems -- San Francisco is the epitome of the world-class city blessed with the best of everything.

Less than an hour north of Berkeley is the alluring wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties. The moody, breathtaking Pacific Ocean compels a visit to one of the many public beaches or picturesque seaside towns dotting the coastline, including Big Sur, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Mendocino. The natural beauty of Yosemite National Park, with its exquisite glacier-carved valley of towering waterfalls and granite mountains, is only three hours from the campus.