National Comparison: Overview of Facts
#1 in Private Sector Salary
UCLA Law is tied for #1 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($180,000).
#12 in Median LSAT
UCLA Law is tied for #12 in terms of the median LSAT score (168) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.
#16 in Acceptance Rate
UCLA Law ranks #16 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 22.5% among those who applied for admission.
#22 in Employment Rate at Graduation
#41 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
UCLA Law ranks #22 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (71.5%) and #41 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (83.8%).
#28 in Median Undergraduate GPA
UCLA Law ranks #28 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.72) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.
#31 in Library Size
UCLA Law ranks #31 in terms of library size with 709,053 volumes or equivalents.
#31 in Presence of Minority Faculty
UCLA Law ranks #31 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (19.5%).
#39 in Student to Faculty Ratio
UCLA Law is tied for #39 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.9:1).
#40 in Presence of Minority Students
UCLA Law ranks #40 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (43.8%).
#42 in Presence of Female Faculty
UCLA Law is tied for #42 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (45.3%).
#48 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)
#98 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UCLA Law ranks #48 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $52,094, and it ranks #98 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $45,600. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $18,612 per year.
#57 in Bar Passage Rate
UCLA Law ranks #57 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (86.0%), and it outperforms by +27.7% the state of California’s overall bar passage rate of 58.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)
#80 in Public Sector Salary
UCLA Law is tied for #80 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($55,053).
Fall 2020 Application Information | |
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Application Deadline: | February 1 |
Application Fee: | $75 |
Admissions Statistics | 2020 | 2017 |
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Acceptance Rate | 22.5% | 29.7% |
LSAT Score (Median) | 168 | 166 |
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) | 165-169 | 162-169 |
GPA (Median) | 3.72 | 3.68 |
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) | 3.52-3.85 | 3.51-3.86 |
Bar Exam Statistics | 2020 | 2017 |
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State in which most graduates took bar exam: | CA | CA |
School’s bar passage rate: | 86.0% | 81.4% |
State overall bar passage rate: | 58.3% | 60.2% |
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: | +27.7% | +21.2% |
Employment Statistics | 2020 | 2017 |
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Graduates employed at graduation: | 71.5% | 58.9% |
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: | 83.8% | 87.5% |
Tuition and Expenses | 2020 | 2017 |
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Tuition (In-State): | $45,600 | N/A |
Tuition (Out-of-State): | $52,094 | N/A |
Room and Board: | $18,612 | $17,719 |
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: | 80.6% | 81.0% |
Median grant amount among full-time students: | $20,000 | $21,000 |
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: | $123,594 | $118,874 |
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: | 67.6% | 72.5% |