Irvine School of Law

The law school of University of California-Irvine, known as Irvine School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Irvine, CA. The law school tuition & fees at Irvine School of Law is $68,190. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 167 and the average GPA is 3.72 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 510 students are attending the law school and 146 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 167
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $68,190
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $59,143
  • Acceptance Rate: 18.18%
  • Student Population: 510
  • First-Year Student: 146

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Irvine School of Law is $55,945 for California residents and $68,190 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 6.19% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $18,035 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 Irvine 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 Irvine 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.
Irvine School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Irvine School of Law$51,888$60,131$54,103$64,218$55,945$68,190
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 167 and the average GPA is 3.72 at Irvine School of Law.
The LSAT score of Irvine 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 Irvine 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.
Irvine School of Law LSAT scores distribution
Irvine School of LawCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile164158155
50th percentile167161159
75th percentile169163161
Irvine School of LawGPA distribution
Irvine School of LawCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.493.383.33
50th percentile3.723.633.61
75th percentile3.843.773.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,629 students have applied to Irvine School of Law. Among them, 478 students have accepted to admit and 146 have enrolled into Irvine School of LawThe acceptance rate is 18.18% and the yield is 31%.
The acceptance rate of Irvine 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 Irvine School of Law.
Irvine School of Law Admission Statistics
Irvine School of LawCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants2,62955,028414,758
Admitted47814,652130,837
Enrolled1463,82736,756
Acceptance Rate18.18%33.21%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)30.54%26.77%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 510 students enrolled to Irvine School of Law. Among them 473 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 37 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 146 students newly joined to to Irvine School of Law. By gender, there are 68 men , 75 women, and 4 other/unknown gender first-time students at Irvine School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Irvine School of Law.
Irvine School of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment519510
JD Enrollment467473
Non-JD Enrollment5237
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total169146
Men7768
Women9175
Other14

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 86.86% where 137 students took the exam and 119 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of California law schools (73.13%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates140131
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total141137
New Graduates130126
Prior Year Graduates1111
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers105
Exam Passer119119
Exam Pass Rate84.4%86.86%
California Pass Rate72.73%73.13%

Law Schools in California

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