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UC Berkeley School of Law

California · Public · School ID: california-berkeley-university-of

UC Berkeley School of Law is a public law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 91.2% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.9%). 97.2% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 60.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $62,532 per year; a median grant of $31,158 brings median net tuition to about $31,374. The median LSAT is 170 with a 14.8% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)167 / 170 / 172
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.84 / 3.92 / 3.99
Acceptance rate14.8%
Applications received6,562
Offers extended974
1L enrollment374
Total JD enrollment1,128
GRE-only takers6
Transfers in / out44 / 10

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$62,532
Non-resident tuition$76,149
Mandatory fees$3,842
Living-expense estimate$45,866
Median grant$31,158
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$20,000 / $42,245
No-grant share14.1%
< half-tuition grants48.5%
Half-to-full grants28.0%
Full-tuition grants0.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)9.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)91.2%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar96.6%
State average (same exam)79.9%
Difference vs. state+11.3 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates283
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)97.2%
Bar-required jobs96.8%
MegaLaw 500+57.2%
BigLaw 251–5003.5%
Mid 101–2501.4%
Small 2–1005.7%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships9.5%
Government3.2%
Public interest15.9%
Business / industry1.1%
Academia1.1%
Seeking employment0.7%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment377 (35.5%)
Female enrollment684 (64.5%)
White516
Black51
Hispanic130
Asian293
Two or more races106
Other / unreported32

Faculty

Total faculty302
Full-time109
Faculty of color68

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$213,860

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at UC Berkeley School of Law?

UC Berkeley School of Law reported a 91.2% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.9% state average.

How much does UC Berkeley School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at UC Berkeley School of Law is $62,532 per year (about $187,596 over three years). The median grant is $31,158, bringing median net tuition to roughly $31,374 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for UC Berkeley School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at UC Berkeley School of Law is 170 and the median GPA is 3.92; the acceptance rate is 14.8%.

What are the job outcomes at UC Berkeley School of Law?

97.2% of UC Berkeley School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 60.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.7% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in California

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for California-Berkeley, University of, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.