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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

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