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, 94% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 56.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.9% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
94%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
75.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
56.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
0.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
13%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.2%
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