UCLA School of Law is a public law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 94.23% first-time bar passage rate (state average 78.8%). 97.0% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 56.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $59,084 per year; a median grant of $24,456 brings median net tuition to about $34,628. The median LSAT is 171 with a 12.1% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school94.23%
State avg78.8%
first-time +15.4 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 96.98% · class of 2025 first-time 96.65% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 171
166172
uGPAmedian 3.95
3.734.00
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied8,623
Offered1,039
Enrolled 1L328
Offer rate 12% · yield 32%.
Grant distribution
No grant 17%Under half 50.1%Half to full 24.1%Full 6.2%Stipend 2.5%
Demographics
Women 54%Men 46%
White
483
Black
72
Hispanic
174
Asian
162
Two or more
76
Other / unreported
53
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$59,084
Non-resident
$71,329
Mandatory fees
$2,778
Living estimate
$40,046
Median grant
$24,456
Grant 25 / 75
$15,000 / $43,333
Cond. schol. loss
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Faculty & market
Total faculty
237
Full-time faculty
142
Faculty of color
69
Total JD enrollment
1,020
Graduates
332
Mean attorney salary · state
$213,860
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
166 / 171 / 172
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.73 / 3.95 / 4.00
Acceptance rate
12.1%
Applications received
8,623
Offers extended
1,039
1L enrollment
328
Total JD enrollment
1,020
GRE-only takers
1
1L attrition (academic / other)
1 / 2
Transfers in / out
35 / 4
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$59,084
Non-resident tuition
$71,329
Mandatory fees
$2,778
Living-expense estimate
$40,046
Median grant
$24,456
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$15,000 / $43,333
No-grant share
17.0%
< half-tuition grants
50.1%
Half-to-full grants
24.1%
Full-tuition grants
6.2%
Above-full grants (stipend)
2.5%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
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Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
94.23%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
96.98%
State average (same exam)
78.8%
Difference vs. state
+15.4 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.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at UCLA School of Law?
UCLA School of Law reported a 94.23% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 78.8% state average.
How much does UCLA School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at UCLA School of Law is $59,084 per year (about $177,252 over three years). The median grant is $24,456, bringing median net tuition to roughly $34,628 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for UCLA School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at UCLA School of Law is 171 and the median GPA is 3.95; the acceptance rate is 12.1%.
What are the job outcomes at UCLA School of Law?
97.0% of UCLA School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 56.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 1.2% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.