Berkeley School of Law

Berkeley School of Law Overview

Established in 1894, Berkeley School of Law is a public law school at University of California-Berkeley. The 2026 tuition & fees of Berkeley School of Law is $66,336 for California residents and $79,954 for out-of-state students.

The acceptance rate of the school is 17.30% and yield is 30.23%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 170 and the average GPA is 3.87. Total 1,306 students are attending Berkeley School of Law and 338 of them is first-year students. Last year 323 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 285 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 88.24%). You may want to check the general academic information of Berkeley School of Law at University of California-Berkeley academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

335 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 170 Berkeley School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 336 submitters is 3.87. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Berkeley School of Law 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	168	170	173
Undergraduate GPA	3.77	3.87	3.97

Berkeley School of Law 2026 Tuition & Fees

Berkeley School of Law tuition & fees is $66,336 for California residents and $79,954 for non-residents for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Berkeley School of Law is $15,377 for California residents and $47,265 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $15,866 for California residents and $30,968 for out-of-state students

Berkeley School of Law Tuition & Fees
	In-State	Out-of-State
Berkeley School of Law	$66,336	$79,954
Average Living Costs
Living Costs	$31,944
Books & Supplies	$1,738
Personal Expenses	$3,152
Average Costs at University of California-Berkeley
Undergraduate	$15,377	$47,265
Graduate	$15,866	$30,968

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 6,636 students applied to Berkeley School of Law and 990 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 318 students finally enrolled to Berkeley School of Law. The acceptance rate is 17.30% and yield (enrollment rate) is 30%. With 21 deferred/pre-admitted students, Berkeley School of Law has 339 first-year class students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Berkeley School of Law 2025 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	6,636
Admitted	990
Enrolled	318
Acceptance Rate	17.30%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	30.23%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	21
Total First Year Class Enrollment	339

Law Student Population

Berkeley School of Law has total 1,306 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 1,040 students enrolled in JD program and 262 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Berkeley School of Law
Total Enrollment	1,302
JD Enrollment	1,040
Non-JD Enrollment	262

Berkeley School of Law has 339 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 122 male and 204 female students. 12 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Berkeley School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at Berkeley School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	339	338
Men	122	122
Women	204	204
Other	12	12

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 335 students have graduated from Berkeley School of Law. Among them, 323 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 285 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Berkeley School of Law is 88.24% where the average pass rate of California is 74.43%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Berkeley School of Law
Total Graduates	335
First-time Bar Exam Taker	323 (318 new graduates, 5 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	17 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	285 / 88.24%
Pass Rate at California	74.43%