Davis School of Law

Davis School of Law Overview

Established in 1965, Davis School of Law is a public law school at University of California-Davis. The 2026 tuition & fees of Davis School of Law is $62,636 for California residents and $74,881 for out-of-state students.

The acceptance rate of the school is 21.06% and yield is 24.88%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.70. Total 606 students are attending Davis School of Law and 205 of them is first-year students. Last year 235 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 209 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 88.94%). You may want to check the general academic information of Davis School of Law at University of California-Davis academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

207 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 165 Davis School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.70. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Davis School of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	160	165	167
Undergraduate GPA	3.49	3.7	3.87

Davis School of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Davis School of Law tuition & fees is $62,636 for California residents and $74,881 for non-residents for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Davis School of Law is $15,804 for California residents and $47,692 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $15,141 for California residents and $30,243 for out-of-state students

Davis School of Law Tuition & Fees
	In-State	Out-of-State
Davis School of Law	$62,636	$74,881
Average Living Costs
Living Costs	$22,552
Books & Supplies	$2,273
Personal Expenses	$2,188
Average Costs at University of California-Davis
Undergraduate	$15,804	$47,692
Graduate	$15,141	$30,243

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 3,912 students applied to Davis School of Law and 824 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 205 students finally enrolled to Davis School of Law . The acceptance rate is 21.06% and yield (enrollment rate) is 25%. With 4 deferred/pre-admitted students, Davis School of Law has 209 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Davis School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	3,912
Admitted	824
Enrolled	205
Acceptance Rate	21.06%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.88%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	4
Total First Year Class Enrollment	209

Law Student Population

Davis School of Law has total 606 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 606 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Davis School of Law
Total Enrollment	606
JD Enrollment	606
Non-JD Enrollment	0

Davis School of Law has 209 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 84 male and 120 female students. 5 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 Davis School of Law .

First Year Student Enrollment at Davis School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	209	209
Men	84	84
Women	120	120
Other	5	5

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 242 students have graduated from Davis School of Law . Among them, 235 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 209 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Davis School of Law is 88.94% where the average pass rate of California is 77.78%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Davis School of Law
Total Graduates	242
First-time Bar Exam Taker	235 (230 new graduates, 6 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	12 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	209 / 88.94%
Pass Rate at California	77.78%