University of California-Berkeley

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

6,562

Offers of admission

974

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

14.8%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

167 / 170 / 172

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.84 / 3.92 / 3.99

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$62,532 tuition + $3,842 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$76,149 tuition + $3,842 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$199,122

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$239,973

Living costs, on campus

$40,858 a year

Living costs, off campus

$45,866 a year

Living costs, living at home

$45,866 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

86%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$20,000 / $31,158 / $42,245 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

283

Employed

280

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

96.8% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

57.2% of graduates

Federal clerkships

6.4% of graduates

State and local clerkships

3.2% of graduates

Government

3.2% of graduates

Public interest

14.5% of graduates

Education

1.1% of graduates

Business and industry

0.7% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

288

First-time pass rate

94.8%

ABA state average

83.6%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+11.2 points

Two-year pass rate

96.6%