Law School Profile · Berkeley, California
UC Berkeley School of Law
2025 First Year Class data, sourced from the ABA 509 Required Disclosure. Data last updated July 2026.
Median LSAT
Middle 50%: 167 – 172
170
Median GPA
Middle 50%: 3.84 – 3.99
3.92
Admissions funnel · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509Applications
6,562
100%
Accepted
974
14.8%
Matriculated
348
36% yield
Application basics · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509- Application deadline
- November 14, 2025 (binding early decision) and February 17, 2026 (regular decision)
- Application fee
- $75
- Accepts GRE
- Yes
- Part-time program
- Not offered
Selectivity
Is Berkeley hard to get into?
UC Berkeley School of Law is among the more selective law schools in the country. 14.8% of the 6,562 applicants in the 2025 First Year Class were offered admission. The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 167 and 172 on the LSAT, with GPAs between 3.84 and 3.99.
Berkeley's median LSAT is 170. Enter your scaled score — or convert from questions missed on a PrepTest — and we’ll compare it against the 167–172 middle 50% range.
Out of 77 scored questions — don't count the unscored experimental section.
Scaled score
77 correct out of 77
8 points above Berkeley's 75th percentile (172)
Based on LSAC scoring curves for PrepTests 101–159 (post-August 2024 format).
Admissions events
UC Berkeley School of Law admissions events
Open houses, information sessions, and admissions office hours are the easiest way to get to know Berkeley before you apply — but every school posts them differently, so they're easy to miss. Here are the upcoming Berkeley admissions events we're tracking, with links to register.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
University of Utah Law Fair (WAPLA)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Salt Lake City, UT
Listed on Berkeley Law's fall recruitment events calendar for Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 10 am - 1 pm local time at Salt Lake City, UT.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
Brigham Young University Law Fair (WAPLA)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Provo, UT
Listed on Berkeley Law's fall recruitment events calendar for Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 10 am - 1 pm local time at Provo, UT.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
UC Davis Graduate and Law School Fair
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Davis, CA
Listed on Berkeley Law's fall recruitment events calendar for Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 11 am - 2 pm local time at Davis, CA.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
University of Arizona Law Fair (WAPLA)
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
Tucson, AZ
Listed on Berkeley Law's fall recruitment events calendar for Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10 am - 1 pm local time at Tucson, AZ.
- Register ↗VirtualRegistration required
Admissions Ambassador Office Hours
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Zoom
Zoom office hours where Berkeley Law admissions ambassadors (current 2Ls and 3Ls) talk about their experience at Berkeley Law and their path to law school, 1-2 pm PT. Register via Zoom.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
Arizona State University Law Fair (WAPLA)
Friday, October 23, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
Tempe, AZ
Listed on Berkeley Law's fall recruitment events calendar for Friday, October 23, 2026, 10 am - 1 pm local time at Tempe, AZ.
- Register ↗In personRegistration required
Chicago LSAC Law School Forum
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Chicago, IL
Listed on Berkeley Law's fall recruitment events calendar for Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10 am - 4 pm local time at Chicago, IL. LSAC forums require advance registration with LSAC.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
Meet the Dean's Panel at London School of Economics (UK)
Monday, October 26, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
London, UK
Berkeley Law's recruitment calendar lists a Meet the Dean's Panel at the London School of Economics on Monday, October 26, 2026, 6 - 7:30 pm London time; the page gives no registration details.
Tuition and aid
via ABA 5092025 First Year Class — annual tuition, cost of living, and grant aid as reported to the ABA.
Cost of attendance
- Annual tuition (in-state)
- $62,532
- Annual tuition (out-of-state)
- $76,149
- Estimated 3-year tuition
- $187,596
- Annual cost of living
- $45,866
- Estimated 3-year total
- $325,194
Grant aid
- Students receiving aid
- 86%
- Median scholarship
- $31,158
- 25th percentile
- $20,000
- 75th percentile
- $42,245
2024 graduates — first-time bar passage and employment status as reported to the ABA.
Full-time legal employment
Long-term, JD-required positions
91.9%
First-time bar passage
Across all reported jurisdictions
91.2%
Employment by employer type
Based on 408 graduates
- Large firms (501+ attorneys)213 52.2%
- Public interest68 16.7%
- Federal clerkships37 9.1%
- Mid-size firms (26–500)36 8.8%
- Government19 4.7%
- State / local clerkships14 3.4%
- Small firms (1–25)10 2.5%
- Business & industry5 1.2%
- Academia2 0.5%
- Unemployed1 0.2%
Top jurisdictions where graduates work
California
graduates
244
New York
graduates
59
District of Columbia
graduates
26
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Every number on this page comes from one of three federally mandated ABA Required Disclosures for UC Berkeley School of Law:
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Data last updated July 2026. These figures and events are compiled from public sources and can be outdated or change without notice — always confirm current numbers, deadlines, and event dates on UC Berkeley School of Law's official website before making any decisions: www.law.berkeley.edu.