University of California - Berkeley

Ranked #13
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #16 in Above the Law 2025
Berkeley, California

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.87
Median LSAT
170
Acceptance rate
17%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
167
170
172
GPA
3.8
3.87
3.95
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
6463
100%
Accepted
1118
17%
Matriculated
338
5%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
93%
Full-time non-legal
7%
Unemployed
0.2%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
California
244
New York
59
District Of Columbia
26
International
2
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
63%
1-25
2%
26-500
9%
501+
52%
Business & industry
1%
Government
5%
Public interest
17%
Clerkship
13%
Federal
9%
State
3%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.5%
Unemployed
0.2%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$59,832
Estimated 3 years: $179,496
Cost of living (off-campus)
$43,684
Estimated 3 years
$131,052
Total cost
$110,138
Estimated 3 years
$330,414
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$29,372
25th percentile: $11,514
75th percentile: $37,240
Scholarship amounts
<50%
52%
50-100%
41%
100%
0%
>100%
7%

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