Berkeley School of Law

The law school of University of California-Berkeley, known as Berkeley School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Berkeley, CA. The law school tuition & fees at Berkeley School of Law is $74,995. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 170 and the average GPA is 3.87 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 1,302 students are attending the law school and 318 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 170
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $74,995
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $73,350
  • Acceptance Rate: 14.92%
  • Student Population: 1,302
  • First-Year Student: 318

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Berkeley School of Law is $62,567 for California residents and $74,995 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 10.64% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $29,792 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in California is $60,327 for California residents and $63,444 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of Berkeley School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of California law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the Berkeley School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the California law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Berkeley School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Berkeley School of Law$56,828$62,113$59,237$67,781$62,567$74,995
California Law Schools$56,204$58,356 $57,846$60,488-
All U.S. Law Schools$40,818$46,359 $42,101$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 170 and the average GPA is 3.87 at Berkeley School of Law.
The LSAT score of Berkeley School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of California law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The undergraduate GPA of Berkeley School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of California law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
Berkeley School of Law LSAT scores distribution
Berkeley School of LawCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile168158155
50th percentile170161159
75th percentile173163161
Berkeley School of LawGPA distribution
Berkeley School of LawCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.773.383.33
50th percentile3.873.633.61
75th percentile3.973.773.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 6,636 students have applied to Berkeley School of Law. Among them, 990 students have accepted to admit and 318 have enrolled into Berkeley School of LawThe acceptance rate is 14.92% and the yield is 32%.
The acceptance rate of Berkeley School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of California law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Berkeley School of Law.
Berkeley School of Law Admission Statistics
Berkeley School of LawCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants6,63655,028414,758
Admitted99014,652130,837
Enrolled3183,82736,756
Acceptance Rate14.92%33.21%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)32.12%26.77%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,302 students enrolled to Berkeley School of Law. Among them 1,040 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 262 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 318 students newly joined to to Berkeley School of Law. By gender, there are 122 men , 204 women, and 12 other/unknown gender first-time students at Berkeley School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Berkeley School of Law.
Berkeley School of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment1,3491,302
JD Enrollment1,0191,040
Non-JD Enrollment330262
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total251318
Men99122
Women172204
Other612

Law Schools in California

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