University of California-Hastings

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San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 565-4623

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#31 in Presence of Minority Students

UC Hastings Law ranks #31 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (50.0%).

#44 in Library Size

UC Hastings Law ranks #44 in terms of library size with 608,069 volumes or equivalents.

#47 in Private Sector Salary

UC Hastings Law is tied for #47 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($95,000).

#47 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UC Hastings Law ranks #47 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (17.0%).

#62 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#107 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UC Hastings Law ranks #62 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $50,326, and it ranks #107 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $44,326. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $19,008 per year.

#64 in Median LSAT

UC Hastings Law is tied for #64 in terms of the median LSAT score (158) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#79 in Presence of Female Faculty

UC Hastings Law is tied for #79 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (41.9%).

#80 in Acceptance Rate

UC Hastings Law ranks #80 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 44.9% among those who applied for admission.

#89 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UC Hastings Law is tied for #89 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.9:1).

#95 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UC Hastings Law ranks #95 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.44) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#95 in Public Sector Salary

UC Hastings Law is tied for #95 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($54,000).

#139 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#152 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
UC Hastings Law ranks #139 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (32.5%) and #152 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (67.1%).

#173 in Bar Passage Rate

UC Hastings Law ranks #173 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (58.8%), and it outperforms by +0.5% the state of California’s overall bar passage rate of 58.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 44.9% 42.1%
LSAT Score (Median) 158 158
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 156-161 155-161
GPA (Median) 3.44 3.46
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.24-3.59 3.28-3.64

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: CA CA
School's bar passage rate: 58.8% 68.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 58.3% 60.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +0.5% +8.2%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 32.5% 30.1%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 67.1% 58.0%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $44,326 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $50,326 N/A
Room and Board: $19,008 $19,008
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 90.9% 80.1%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $20,000 $13,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $126,829 $135,886
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 75.6% 89.9%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 932 903
Men: 41.5% 47.2%
Women: 58.5% 52.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 50.0% N/A
Black: 2.0% N/A
Hispanic: 17.4% N/A
Asian: 17.5% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 253 N/A
Male: 58.1% N/A
Female: 41.9% N/A
Minority: 17.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $95,000 $88,000
Public Sector (Median): $54,000 $55,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 608,069 745,543