Golden Gate University
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#1 in Public Sector Salary
GGU Law is tied for #1 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($90,518).
#9 in Presence of Minority Students
GGU Law ranks #9 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (65.5%).
#13 in Presence of Female Faculty
GGU Law is tied for #13 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (50.8%).
#24 in Presence of Minority Faculty
GGU Law ranks #24 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (20.5%).
#59 in Student to Faculty Ratio
GGU Law is tied for #59 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.2:1).
#63 in Private Sector Salary
GGU Law is tied for #63 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($82,000).
#63 in Highest Tuition
GGU Law ranks #63 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($50,000). 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.
#125 in Library Size
GGU Law ranks #125 in terms of library size with 350,762 volumes or equivalents.
#157 in Median LSAT
GGU Law is tied for #157 in terms of the median LSAT score (150) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.
#164 in Acceptance Rate
GGU Law ranks #164 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 61.3% among those who applied for admission.
#185 in Bar Passage Rate
GGU Law ranks #185 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (47.6%), and it underperforms by -10.7% 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.)
#186 in Median Undergraduate GPA
GGU Law ranks #186 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.03) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.
Fall 2020 Application Information |
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Application Deadline: | April 1 | |
Application Fee: | $60 |
Admissions Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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Acceptance Rate | 61.3% | 66.4% |
LSAT Score (Median) | 150 | 148 |
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) | 147-152 | 145-151 |
GPA (Median) | 3.03 | 3.00 |
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) | 2.65-3.30 | 2.72-3.28 |
Bar Exam Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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State in which most graduates took bar exam: | CA | CA |
School's bar passage rate: | 47.6% | 45.1% |
State overall bar passage rate: | 58.3% | 60.2% |
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: | -10.7% | -15.1% |
Employment Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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Graduates employed at graduation: | N/A | N/A |
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: | 50.6% | 31.7% |
Tuition and Expenses |
2020 | 2017 |
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Tuition: | $50,000 | $46,850 |
Room and Board: | $16,200 | $14,850 |
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: | 82.0% | 85.8% |
Median grant amount among full-time students: | $30,000 | $20,000 |
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: | $150,855 | $143,740 |
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: | 78.3% | 88.0% |
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Students & Faculty |
2020 | 2017 |
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Total Students: | 531 | 253 |
Men: | 40.4% | 37.2% |
Women: | 59.6% | 62.8% |
Student Racial Demographics: |
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White: | 34.5% | N/A |
Black: | 12.8% | N/A |
Hispanic: | 24.7% | N/A |
Asian: | 10.7% | N/A |
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: | 6.2 : 1 | N/A |
Total Faculty: | 122 | N/A |
Male: | 49.2% | N/A |
Female: | 50.8% | N/A |
Minority: | 20.5% | N/A |
Full-Time Starting Salaries |
2020 | 2017 |
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Private Sector (Median): | $82,000 | $64,180 |
Public Sector (Median): | $90,518 | $52,808 |
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Library Resources |
2020 | 2017 |
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Volumes and equivalents: | 350,762 | 348,189 |