University of California-Berkeley

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Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#1 in Private Sector Salary

Berkeley Law is tied for #1 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($180,000).

#10 in Library Size

Berkeley Law ranks #10 in terms of library size with 1,133,024 volumes or equivalents.

#11 in Acceptance Rate

Berkeley Law ranks #11 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 20.2% among those who applied for admission.

#11 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Berkeley Law ranks #11 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.80) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#12 in Median LSAT

Berkeley Law is tied for #12 in terms of the median LSAT score (168) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#12 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#14 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Berkeley Law ranks #12 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (84.3%) and #14 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (90.2%).

#33 in Presence of Minority Students

Berkeley Law ranks #33 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (49.6%).

#33 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Berkeley Law ranks #33 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (19.4%).

#34 in Public Sector Salary

Berkeley Law is tied for #34 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($60,000).

#35 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Berkeley Law is tied for #35 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.8:1).

#40 in Bar Passage Rate

Berkeley Law ranks #40 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (89.2%), and it outperforms by +30.9% 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.)

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

#70 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Berkeley Law ranks #43 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $53,276, and it ranks #70 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $49,325. 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 $24,160 per year.

#86 in Presence of Female Faculty

Berkeley Law is tied for #86 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (40.8%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: Feb. 28
Application Fee: $75

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 20.2% 21.1%
LSAT Score (Median) 168 165
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 165-170 162-168
GPA (Median) 3.80 3.78
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.64-3.90 3.66-3.90

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: CA CA
School's bar passage rate: 89.2% 87.9%
State overall bar passage rate: 58.3% 60.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +30.9% +27.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 84.3% 88.5%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 90.2% 95.5%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $49,325 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $53,276 N/A
Room and Board: $24,160 $19,756
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 65.0% 66.7%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $22,500 $19,089
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $137,771 $144,981
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 69.9% 71.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 976 935
Men: 40.1% 43.5%
Women: 59.7% 56.5%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 50.4% N/A
Black: 3.6% N/A
Hispanic: 12.1% N/A
Asian: 19.0% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.8 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 284 N/A
Male: 59.2% N/A
Female: 40.8% N/A
Minority: 19.4% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $180,000 $160,000
Public Sector (Median): $60,000 $55,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 1,133,024 973,512