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ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced June 8, 2026
Golden Gate University School of Law
California · Private · School ID: golden-gate-university
Golden Gate University School of Law is a private law school in California. The median LSAT is 153 with a 22.4% acceptance rate.
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Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75) 150 / 153 / 155 uGPA (25 / 50 / 75) 3.02 / 3.28 / 3.46 Acceptance rate 22.4% Applications received 1,021 Offers extended 229 1L enrollment 25 Total JD enrollment 198 GRE-only takers 1 1L attrition (academic / other) 5 / 1 Transfers in / out 0 / 8
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition — Non-resident tuition — Mandatory fees — Living-expense estimate $27,750 Median grant $35,000 Grant 25 / 75 percentile $8,000 / $56,000 No-grant share 27.5% < half-tuition grants 30.5% Half-to-full grants 6.4% Full-tuition grants 35.6% Above-full grants (stipend) 0.0% Conditional-scholarship loss rate —
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort) — Two-Year Ultimate Bar — State average (same exam) — Difference vs. state —
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 graduates 105 FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage) — Bar-required jobs — MegaLaw 500+ — BigLaw 251–500 — Mid 101–250 — Small 2–100 — Solo — Clerkships — Government — Public interest — Business / industry — Academia — Seeking employment —
Demographics (current JD enrollment)
Male enrollment 75 (37.9%) Female enrollment 123 (62.1%) White 66 Black 16 Hispanic 10 Asian 29 Two or more races 52 Other / unreported 25
Faculty
Total faculty 91 Full-time 33 Faculty of color 20
Frequently asked questions What LSAT and GPA do you need for Golden Gate University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Golden Gate University School of Law is 153 and the median GPA is 3.28; the acceptance rate is 22.4%.
Other law schools in California
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Golden Gate University, 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 .
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