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, 91.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 34.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.6% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
91.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
72.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
34.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.5%
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