University of California, Davis School of Law

Davis, CA

University of California, Davis School of Law is located in Davis, CA and enrolls approximately 209 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 165 and median GPA is 3.7. In the most recent reporting year, 87.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 29.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
209
Median LSAT
165
Median GPA
3.7
Bar-Required Jobs
87.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 167
50th Percentile 165
25th Percentile 160
75th Percentile 3.87
50th Percentile 3.7
25th Percentile 3.49

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
51.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
29.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
18.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
88.94%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.78%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+11.16%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
235
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 7
Less than ½ tuition 350
Half to full tuition 243
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 5