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, 89.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 25.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.5% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
89.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
25.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
15.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.5%
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