Law School Profile · Berkeley, California
UC Berkeley School of Law
2025 First Year Class data, sourced from the ABA 509 Required Disclosure. Data last updated July 2026.
Median LSAT
Middle 50%: 167 – 172
170
Median GPA
Middle 50%: 3.84 – 3.99
3.92
Admissions funnel · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509Applications
6,562
100%
Accepted
974
14.8%
Matriculated
348
36% yield
Application basics · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509- Application deadline
- November 14, 2025 (binding early decision) and February 17, 2026 (regular decision)
- Application fee
- $75
- Accepts GRE
- Yes
- Part-time program
- Not offered
Selectivity
Is Berkeley hard to get into?
UC Berkeley School of Law is among the more selective law schools in the country. 14.8% of the 6,562 applicants in the 2025 First Year Class were offered admission. The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 167 and 172 on the LSAT, with GPAs between 3.84 and 3.99.
Berkeley's median LSAT is 170. Enter your scaled score — or convert from questions missed on a PrepTest — and we’ll compare it against the 167–172 middle 50% range.
Out of 77 scored questions — don't count the unscored experimental section.
Scaled score
77 correct out of 77
8 points above Berkeley's 75th percentile (172)
Based on LSAC scoring curves for PrepTests 101–159 (post-August 2024 format).
Admissions events
UC Berkeley School of Law admissions events
Open houses, information sessions, and admissions office hours are the easiest way to get to know Berkeley before you apply — but every school posts them differently, so they're easy to miss. Here are the upcoming Berkeley admissions events we're tracking, with links to register.
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Meet the Dean's Panel at Latham & Watkins (London, UK)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
London, UK
Berkeley Law Dean's panel for prospective applicants hosted at Latham & Watkins in London, 6-7:30pm UK time. Page gives no further detail or registration link.
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Meet the Dean's Panel at Oxford University, UK
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM PDT
Oxford, UK
Berkeley Law Dean's panel for prospective applicants at Oxford University, 12-1:30pm UK time. Page gives no further detail or registration link.
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London, UK LSAC Law School Forum
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
London, UK
LSAC Law School Forum in London, 2-5pm UK time, with Berkeley Law admissions attending. Page gives no registration link; the recruitment page says many events require advance registration.
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University of Oregon Law Fair (WAPLA)
Friday, October 30, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Eugene, OR
WAPLA law fair at the University of Oregon, 11am-2pm PT, attended by Berkeley Law admissions. Host city inferred from the host name.
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Portland State University Law Fair (WAPLA)
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
Portland, OR
WAPLA law fair at Portland State University, 10am-1pm PT, attended by Berkeley Law admissions. Host city inferred from the host name.
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USC Law Fair
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST
Los Angeles, CA
Law fair at USC, 11am-2pm PT, attended by Berkeley Law admissions. Host city inferred from the host name.
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Claremont College Law Fair
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM PST
Claremont, CA
Law fair at the Claremont Colleges, 11am-2:30pm PT, attended by Berkeley Law admissions. Host city inferred from the host name.
- Register ↗VirtualRegistration required
Dean Lindsay Virtual Office Hours
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST
Zoom
Drop-in virtual office hours with Dean Joseph Lindsay on Zoom (1-2pm PT; page says times are Pacific Standard). Join or leave any time; not individual meetings. Zoom registration link on the page.
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West Coast Consortium (WCC) Los Angeles Reception at USC
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
Los Angeles, CA
West Coast Consortium reception for prospective law students at USC in Los Angeles, 6-8pm PT, with Berkeley Law admissions attending.
Tuition and aid
via ABA 5092025 First Year Class — annual tuition, cost of living, and grant aid as reported to the ABA.
Cost of attendance
- Annual tuition (in-state)
- $62,532
- Annual tuition (out-of-state)
- $76,149
- Estimated 3-year tuition
- $187,596
- Annual cost of living
- $45,866
- Estimated 3-year total
- $325,194
Grant aid
- Students receiving aid
- 86%
- Median scholarship
- $31,158
- 25th percentile
- $20,000
- 75th percentile
- $42,245
2024 graduates — first-time bar passage and employment status as reported to the ABA.
Full-time legal employment
Long-term, JD-required positions
91.9%
First-time bar passage
Across all reported jurisdictions
91.2%
Employment by employer type
Based on 408 graduates
- Large firms (501+ attorneys)213 52.2%
- Public interest68 16.7%
- Federal clerkships37 9.1%
- Mid-size firms (26–500)36 8.8%
- Government19 4.7%
- State / local clerkships14 3.4%
- Small firms (1–25)10 2.5%
- Business & industry5 1.2%
- Academia2 0.5%
- Unemployed1 0.2%
Top jurisdictions where graduates work
California
graduates
244
New York
graduates
59
District of Columbia
graduates
26
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Every number on this page comes from one of three federally mandated ABA Required Disclosures for UC Berkeley School of Law:
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Data last updated July 2026. These figures and events are compiled from public sources and can be outdated or change without notice — always confirm current numbers, deadlines, and event dates on UC Berkeley School of Law's official website before making any decisions: www.law.berkeley.edu.