Hastings College of the Law

The law school of University of California-Hastings College of Law, known as Hastings College of the Law, is a Public, 4 years school in San Francisco, CA. The law school tuition & fees at Hastings College of the Law is $55,207.Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 160 and the average GPA is 3.59. Total 1,177 students are attending the law school and 366 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 160
2024 Tuition & Fees (JD): $55,207
LLM Tuition & Fees: $54,609
Acceptance Rate: 28.95%
Student Population: 1,177
First-Year Student: 366

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Hastings College of the Law is $48,273 for California residents and $55,207 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 5.25% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $23,071 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 $57,846 for California residents and $60,488 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,101 for State residents and $47,510 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Hastings College of the Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of California law schools.

The next table shows the Hastings College of the 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.

Hastings College of the Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022		2023		2024
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
Hastings College of the Law	$49,930	$55,930	$46,034	$52,454	$48,273	$55,207
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 160 and the average GPA is 3.59 at Hastings College of the Law.

The LSAT score of Hastings College of the Law is lower than the average LSAT score of California law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of Hastings College of the Law is lower than the average LSAT score of California law schools.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Hastings College of the Law LSAT scores distribution
	Hastings College of the Law	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	157	158	155
50^th percentile	160	161	158
75^th percentile	163	163	161

Hastings College of the LawGPA distribution
	Hastings College of the Law	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.39	3.35	3.29
50^th percentile	3.59	3.60	3.58
75^th percentile	3.75	3.76	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,069 students have applied to Hastings College of the Law. Among them, 1,178 students have accepted to admit and 366 have enrolled into Hastings College of the LawThe acceptance rate is 28.95% and the yield is 31%.

The acceptance rate of Hastings College of the 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 Hastings College of the Law.

Hastings College of the Law Admission Statistics
	Hastings College of the Law	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	4,069	58,422	427,103
Admitted	1,178	14,657	128,500
Enrolled	366	3,731	36,795
Acceptance Rate	28.95%	31.67%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	31.07%	26.51%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,177 students enrolled to Hastings College of the Law. Among them 1,125 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 52 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 366 students newly joined to to Hastings College of the Law. By gender, there are 154 men , 230 women, and 5 other/unknown gender first-time students at Hastings College of the Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Hastings College of the Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Hastings College of the Law Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	1,124	1,177
JD Enrollment	1,087	1,125
Non-JD Enrollment	37	52

First-year Student Population
	2022	2023
Total	384	366
Men	169	154
Women	234	230
Other	2	5

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 70.92% where 306 students took the exam and 217 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of California law schools (72.52%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	287	308
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	290	306
New Graduates	256	285
Prior Year Graduates	34	21
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	29	23
Exam Passer	237	217
Exam Pass Rate	81.72%	70.92%
California Pass Rate	77.05%	72.52%