The School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, commonly referred to as Boalt Hall, is one of 14 schools and colleges at UC Berkeley. Boalt Hall is consistently ranked both as one of the top 10 law schools and the top public law school in the United States, making it one of the most elite law schools in the country. Over the past several years, Boalt Hall has had an acceptance rate of around 10%, the lowest of any law school in the United States except Yale Law School and Stanford Law School. Admitted applicants generally have an undergraduate GPA of between 3.7 and 3.9 and a Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score of between 164 and 169 (91st and 97th percentile). The 2008 U.S. News & World Report ranked Boalt Hall eighth overall among all law schools in the country. It was also tied with the University of Michigan Law School for the distinction of top public law school. Boalt Hall is renowned for having what is regarded as the best intellectual property program in the world, and has held the top spot in U.S. News and World Report rankings for 10 consecutive years running.

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When applying for law school or thinking about transferring, look at the full list to see what makes the most sense for you, your resume, and what you’re looking for in your legal education. And while a Top 10 or Top 25 school may look great on a future job application, keep in mind that one of the top schools may not be the best fit for your chosen field. That’s where the list of Specialty Program rankings come in.

USNWR Rank		Law School	Acceptance Rate	Median LSAT	Median GPA	Tuition
1		YaleLaw School	9.4%	173	3.9	$54,650
2		HarvardLaw School	15.6%	173	3.88	$53,308
3		StanfordLaw School	10.3%	171	3.87	$52,530
4		Columbia UniversityLaw School	21.3%	171	3.7	$57,838
4		University of ChicagoLaw School	19.6%	170	3.9	$53,361
6		New York UniversitySchool of Law	31.4%	170	3.72	$54,678
7		University of PennsylvaniaLaw School	17.3%	169	3.89	$54,992
8		University of VirginiaSchool of Law	16.8%	169	3.87	$47,900
9		University of California, BerkeleySchool of Law	17.8%	167	3.78	$48,058
10		Duke UniversitySchool of Law	19%	169	3.77	$53,596
10		University of MichiganLaw School	27%	168	3.71	$49,784
12		Northwestern UniversitySchool of Law	26.3%	168	3.75	$54,764
13		CornellLaw School	29.9%	167	3.66	$57,351
13		Georgetown UniversityLaw Center	26.3%	168	3.74	$20,890
15		University of TexasSchool of Law	30.3%	166	3.68	$32,376
16		University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Law	28.2%	169	3.79	$45,226
16		Vanderbilt UniversityLaw School	34%	167	3.74	$48,190
18		Washington UniversitySchool of Law	24.3%	166	3.69	$49,945
19		Emory UniversitySchool of Law	32%	165	3.75	$48,174
20		The George Washington UniversityLaw School	41.5%	165	3.71	$49,840
20		University of MinnesotaLaw School	30.8%	164	3.79	$40,058
20		University of Southern California, GouldSchool of Law	29.3%	166	3.7	$55,023
23		University of AlabamaSchool of Law	24.6%	164	3.86	$20,770
24		William & MaryLaw School	29.5%	164	3.73	$29,000
24		University of WashingtonSchool of Law	26.2%	164	3.64	$31,983
26		Notre DameLaw School	28.1%	163	3.6	$48,730
27		Boston UniversitySchool of Law	34.5%	165	3.67	$45,786
27		University of IowaCollege of Law	52%	161	3.59	$28,047
29		Indiana University Bloomington, MaurerSchool of Law	52.6%	162	3.8	$30,526
29		University of GeorgiaSchool of Law	33.3%	163	3.69	$18,740
31		University of WisconsinLaw School	44.2%	161	3.58	$21,365
31		Wake Forest UniversitySchool of Law	45.4%	162	3.57	$41,364
31		Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’ConnorCollege of Law	39.1%	162	3.54	$26,268
31		Ohio State University, Michael E. MoritzCollege of Law	45.4%	160	3.65	$28,033
31		University of North CarolinaSchool of Law	44.7%	161	3.5	$22,215
36		Boston CollegeLaw School	34.9%	164	3.61	$45,231
36		Brigham Young University, J. Reuben ClarkLaw School	35.6%	161	3.77	$11,280
36		Fordham UniversitySchool of Law	37.9%	163	3.52	$50,996
36		University of California, DavisSchool of Law	52.4%	162	3.55	$47,286
40		University of Arizona James E. RogersCollege of Law	40.3%	160	3.57	$24,396
40		University of IllinoisCollege of Law	45.5%	160	3.56	$41,226
42		Southern Methodist University, DedmanSchool of Law	33.4%	162	3.63	$46,519
43		University of ColoradoSchool of Law	38.1%	162	3.58	$31,738
43		Washington and Lee UniversitySchool of Law	38.1%	164	3.51	$44,707
45		Florida State UniversityCollege of Law	41.9%	159	3.51	$20,632
46		George Mason UniversitySchool of Law	31.2%	161	3.55	$25,351
46		Tulane UniversitySchool of Law	46%	160	3.39	$47,080
46		University of MarylandSchool of Law	44.1%	159	3.53	$27,174
49		University of Utah, S.J. QuinneyCollege of Law	45%	159	3.51	$23,489
49		University of Florida LevinCollege of Law	50.4%	160	3.55	$21,181

Use the list to help you decide where to apply and to set realistic expectations for acceptance:

The Top 10
1) Yale Law School
https://law.yale.edu
Tuition: $62,170/year
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 170-175
Acceptance Rate: 8.4%
Full-time students: 625
Employed 10 months after graduation: 83.3%

Prominent alumni: President Bill Clinton, President Gerald Ford, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, California Governor Jerry Brown, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks, sexual harassment lawyer Lisa Bloom

2) Stanford Law School
https://law.stanford.edu
Tuition: $60,270/year
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 168-173
Acceptance Rate: 9.9%
Full-time students: 565
Employed 10 months after graduation: 91.8%

Prominent Alumni: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony Romero

3) Harvard Law School
http://hls.harvard.edu
Tuition: $62,792/year
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 170-175
Acceptance Rate: 15.8%
Full-time students: 1,757
Employed 10 months after graduation: 93.6%

Prominent alumni: President Barack Obama, President Rutherford B. Hayes, U.S. Attorney Janet Reno, Senator Ted Cruz, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Justice John G. Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, Massachussets Governor Mitt Romey

4) University of Chicago Law School
https://www.law.uchicago.edu
Tuition: $62,865
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 166-172
Acceptance Rate: 21.5%
Full-time students: 597
Employed 10 months after graduation: 95.3%

Prominent Alumni: Attorney General John Ashcroft, Director of the FBI James Comey

5) Columbia Law School
http://www.law.columbia.edu
Tuition: $67,564/year
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 169-173
Acceptance Rate: 20.3%
Full-time students: 1,264
Employed 10 months after graduation: 93.6%

Prominent Alumni: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Governor of New York John Jay, Director of the CIA William Colby, “Father of the CIA” William Joseph Donovan

6) New York University Law School
http://www.law.nyu.edu
Tuition: $63,986/year
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 166-170
Acceptance Rate: 27.2%
Full-time students: 1,364
Employed 10 months after graduation: 92%

Prominent Alumni: NYC Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, NYC Mayor Ed Koch, NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly

7) University of Pennsylvania Law School
https://www.law.upenn.edu
Tuition: $63,364
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 163-170
Acceptance Rate: 17.6%
Full-time students: 736
Employed 10 months after graduation: 95.7%

Prominent Alumni: Chairman of the EEOC William H. Brown

8) University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Law School
https://www.law.umich.edu/
Tuition: $57,262 (in-state) / $60,508 (out-of-state)
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 164-170
Acceptance Rate: 21.9%
Full-time students: 931
Employed 10 months after graduation: 92.4%

Prominent Alumni: Scopes Monkey Trial defense lawyer Clarence Darrow

9) TIE – University of Virginia Law School (-1)
http://content.law.virginia.edu
Tuition: $58,300 (in-state) / $61,300 (out-of-state)
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 163-170
Acceptance Rate: 18.3%
Full-time students: 912
Employed 10 months after graduation: 90.3%

Prominent Alumni: Attorney General of the United States Robert F. Kennedy, environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

9) TIE-University of California-Berkeley School of Law (+3)
https://www.law.berkeley.edu
Tuition: $49,364 (in-state) / $53,315 (out-of-state)
LSAT scores (25th to 75th percentile): 164-168
Acceptance Rate: 22.7%
Full-time students: 936
Employed 10 months after graduation: 87.6%