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UC Berkeley Law School

Rank 12 (USNWR 2024)
170
Median LSAT
3.87
Median GPA
14.9%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • UC Berkeley Law School
  • University of California—Berkeley
  • CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY, UNIVERSITY OF
  • UCBerkeley Boalt Cal Berk

UC Berkeley Law School is a law school located in Berkeley, California. The school was ranked 12 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for UC Berkeley Law School is approximately 339.

Admissions website: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: admissions@law.berkeley.edu

Admissions phone: 510-642-2274

Can I get into UC Berkeley Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

UC Berkeley Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 168 170 173
GPA 3.77 3.87 3.97
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 6636 97
# Admissions offers 990 -
Class size 339 91
% Accepted 14.9% 93
% Yield 32.1% 61

During the 2024 application cycle, 6,636 people applied and 990 were offered admission.

University of California—Berkeley has a 1L class size of 339, and yield of 32.12%. 318 out of 990 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 32.12% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at University of California—Berkeley has a median LSAT of 170. The 25th percentile LSAT is 168 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 173.

The median GPA is 3.87. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.77 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.97.

UC Berkeley Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 1,675 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does UC Berkeley Law School cost per year?

$75,031.00
Tuition
94th percentile
$62,603.00
In-state tuition
$118,229.00
CoA
98th percentile
93.40%
Bar pass rate
95th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

Cost of attending UC Berkeley Law School

In 2024, tuition was $75,031 and the annual cost of attending was $118,229 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

UC Berkeley Law School employment outcomes

93.4% of University of California—Berkeley graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about UC Berkeley Law School

Learning at Berkeley Law means joining a stimulating community that is part of a tradition of academic excellence, professional leadership, and public service. Berkeley’s is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, with influences from Silicon Valley and the Pacific Rim. Its location provides an unparalleled opportunity to study at one of the world’s leading institutions of legal education, policy, and research. The UC Berkeley Law curriculum is complemented by research centers and clinical programs that provide real client work. Berkeley Law offers a broad three-year curriculum leading to the JD degree and postgraduate programs leading to LLM and JSD degrees. The interdisciplinary Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP) program leads to MA and PhD degrees.

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HeavyCutPlatypus
23:26
Absolutely nothing 😵‍💫
i called and they said they don't anticipate any more movement but who knows
CooperativeGloriousSeal
10:13
anybody's status checker header disappear?
KnowledgeableGaudyMillipede
17:25
what header?
KnowledgeableGaudyMillipede
17:25
mine says under review
KeenHeartbreakingRattlesnake
13:26
My header is gone, does that mean anything?
KeenHeartbreakingRattlesnake
13:27
I’m expecting an R because I absolutely bombed the video cuz I thought I had more than one chance 😭
stats?
KeenHeartbreakingRattlesnake
14:26
4.0 175
KeenHeartbreakingRattlesnake
14:29
but the video was bad bad
KnowledgeableGaudyMillipede
11:07
@KeenHeartbreakingRattlesnake: well those stats are one hell of a buffer
17:26
so is Berkeley not releasing decisions this week after all?
FWIW, I think no. The ED has such a right turn around, id anticipate more RD after that, which will be on Dec 9
LyricalLikeDragon
1:05
agreed, I heard they were behind recently as well
EquallySneakyDachshund
14:08
Anyone get an A with stats at or slightly above the 25%?
anyone know what time to expect ED decisions tomorrow? getting stressed
LyricalLikeDragon
23:08
I feel you 😭 I've seen a couple posts range from 3–5pm pacific in past years
LyricalLikeDragon
23:08
I'll just assume near 5
5 is when I got my decision a couple years back.
ForDizzyDJoy
11:59
It's crazy how much fewer apps Berk got this year. lmao
Berk seems to have gone with the higher gpa for ED it seems
Lawpeanut
18:27
@ForDizzyDJoy: not that crazy honestly, considering the video requirement they are doing
ForDizzyDJoy
15:22
the video requirement and the long statements kind of sealed the deal for them.
LyricalLikeDragon
17:37
@GoofyOptimalWolverine: I could see that, deferred as a splitter and a reverse splitter friend got in
did berk have a wave today? (12/16) I saw a few people put in As. is that really it before the new year💔
yes, there was a wave today
13:52
why doesnt berk want me
13:52
oop wrong chat but real
So do we think that will be the last A wave for Berk for 2024
22:16
i did not enjoy recording the berkeley kira statement
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