UCLA School of Law

Los Angeles, CA

UCLA School of Law is located in Los Angeles, CA and enrolls approximately 328 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 171 and median GPA is 3.95. In the most recent reporting year, 95.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 53.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 5.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
328
Median LSAT
171
Median GPA
3.95
Bar-Required Jobs
95.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 172
50th Percentile 171
25th Percentile 166
75th Percentile 4
50th Percentile 3.95
25th Percentile 3.73

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
95.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
71.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
53.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
5.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
3.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
14.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
94.23%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.85%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+15.38%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
364
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 169
Less than ½ tuition 498
Half to full tuition 240
Full tuition 62
More than full tuition 25