2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 law school tuition at Berkeley School of Law - University of California-Berkeley is $62,567 for California residents and $74,995 for out-of-state students. The law school tuition has increased by 10.64% from last year. The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees is $14,850 for California residents and $45,627 for out-of-state students. The graduate school tuition & fees other than law school is $15,261 for California residents and $30,363 for out-of-state students
The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $36,834. This amount may not include health insurance fee and exam fees and varies by student's living setting.
Berkeley School of Law 2024 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
California ResidentsOut-of-StateCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-StateCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
Law School Tuition & Fees$56,828$62,113$59,237$67,781$62,567$74,995
Law School Living Expenses-$34,196$34,196
Undergraduate Tuition$14,226$43,980$14,395$44,467$14,850a$45,627a
Graduate Tuition$14,160$29,262$14,476$29,578$15,261a$30,363a
General On-campus Living Costs$26,129$27,509$28,930a
General Off-campus Living Costs$22,576$22,944$24,194a
a The amount is not published yet by IPEDS. It is an estimated amount based on 2023 and 2024 rates.

LSAT Scores & GPA

The 2024 average LSAT score for Berkeley School of Law is 170. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, Berkeley School of Law's LSAT score is higher (competitive score) (the average is 159).
The average GPA is 3.87, which is the around average of other law schools (average is 3.61).
Berkeley School of Law 2024 LSAT and GPA
202220232024
LSAT
75th Percentile171172173
50th Percentile169170170
25th Percentile165167168
GPA
75th Percentile3.923.93.97
50th Percentile3.833.833.87
25th Percentile3.743.743.77

Acceptance Rate & Yield

The 2024 acceptance rate at Berkeley School of Law is 14.9% where 6,636 applicants have applied to and 990 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at Berkeley School of Law is much lower (extremely difficult to get in) compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 42.3%).
The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.1% where 318 students finally enrolled out of 990 admitted students. The yield Berkeley School of Law is average compared to other law schools (the average yield is 42.3%).
Berkeley School of Law 2024 Acceptance Rate and Yield
202220232024
Applicants7,9486,7226,636
Admitted1,086838990
Enrolled343251318
Acceptance Rate13.7%12.5%14.9%
Yield31.6%30.0%32.1%

Law School Enrollment

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,302 law school students have enrolled to Berkeley School of Law. 1,040 students have enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 262 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
339 first-time students have enrolled in Berkeley School of Law. By gender, 122 male , 204 female, and 12 other/unknown gender first-time students newly enrolled in Berkeley School of Law. With 21 pre-admitted students, there are 339 first-time law school Students at Berkeley School of Law.
Total EnrollmentFirst-time Students
2024 Student Population at Berkeley School of Law
202220232024
Total Enrollment1,2351,3491,302
JD Enrollment1,0881,0191,040
Non-JD Enrollment147330262
Non-JD Enrollment (Online)---
2024 First-year Student Population Berkeley School of Law
20232024
Total278339
Men99122
Women172204
Other612

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers at Berkeley School of Law, the bar exam pass rate is 93.35% - 346 students have taken and 323 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than California average bar exam pass rate (74.41%).
2023 Bar Exam Pass Rate at Berkeley School of Law
202120222023
Number of Graduates329328358
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total301337346
New Graduates292315342
Prior Year Graduates8224
Early Exam Takers100
No Exam Takers15814
Exam Passer291320323
Exam Pass Rate96.67%94.95%93.35%
California Pass Rate78.58%78.14%74.41%