ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.