University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley, CA

University of California, Berkeley School of Law is located in Berkeley, CA and enrolls approximately 374 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 170 and median GPA is 3.92. In the most recent reporting year, 96.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 60.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 6.4% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
374
Median LSAT
170
Median GPA
3.92
Bar-Required Jobs
97.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 172
50th Percentile 170
25th Percentile 167
75th Percentile 3.99
50th Percentile 3.92
25th Percentile 3.84

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
67.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
60.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
6.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
3.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
15.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
91.16%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.91%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+11.25%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
396
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 143
Less than ½ tuition 491
Half to full tuition 283
Full tuition 4
More than full tuition 91