University of California, Irvine School of Law

Irvine, CA

University of California, Irvine School of Law is located in Irvine, CA and enrolls approximately 189 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 169 and median GPA is 3.8. In the most recent reporting year, 90.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 36% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
189
Median LSAT
169
Median GPA
3.8
Bar-Required Jobs
90.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 170
50th Percentile 169
25th Percentile 166
75th Percentile 3.9
50th Percentile 3.8
25th Percentile 3.59

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
64.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
36%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
15.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
85.53%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.98%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+7.55%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
159
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 23
Less than ½ tuition 371
Half to full tuition 80
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0