University of California-Davis

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

3,912

Offers of admission

824

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

21.1%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

160 / 165 / 167

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.49 / 3.70 / 3.87

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$57,460 tuition + $2,410 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$69,705 tuition + $2,410 fees

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

$179,610

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

$216,345

Living costs (estimate)

$33,048 a year

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

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

99%

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

$14,500 / $25,000 / $35,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

204

Employed

196

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

91.7% of graduates

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

22.1% of graduates

Federal clerkships

1.5% of graduates

State and local clerkships

5.4% of graduates

Government

10.8% of graduates

Public interest

15.7% of graduates

Education

0.5% of graduates

Business and industry

4.9% 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

207

First-time pass rate

93.2%

ABA state average

82.5%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

+10.7 points

Two-year pass rate

93.7%