University of California, Los Angeles

Ranked #12
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #20 in Above the Law 2025
Los Angeles, California

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.95
Median LSAT
171
Acceptance rate
12%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Jan 27
Jan 2026
39
Jan 27
Jan 26
Jan 23
Jan 22
Jan 21
Jan 16
Jan 15
Jan 13
Jan 12
Jan 7
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
166
171
172
GPA
3.73
3.95
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
8623
100%
Accepted
1039
12%
Matriculated
322
4%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
94%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
2%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
California
282
New York
37
Washington
6
International
5
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
72%
1-25
9%
26-500
12%
501+
51%
Business & industry
1%
Government
3%
Public interest
14%
Clerkship
6%
Federal
5%
State
1%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.5%
Unemployed
2%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$56,518
Estimated 3 years: $169,554
Cost of living (off-campus)
$39,554
Estimated 3 years
$118,662
Total cost
$98,686
Estimated 3 years
$296,058
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$21,710
25th percentile: $15,000
75th percentile: $38,584
Scholarship amounts
<50%
64%
50-100%
27%
100%
5%
>100%
4%

Demographics

Out of 994 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 52% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
41%
Women
58%
Other
0.8%
Full-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
63%
Women
35%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
48%
Black
7%
Asian
15%
Hisp
19%
PI
0%
AI
0.8%
2+
7%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
53%
Black
4%
Asian
16%
Hisp
14%
PI
0%
AI
0.3%
2+
8%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
70%
PoC
30%
Part-time faculty
White
72%
PoC
28%
UCLA student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
410
-
71
77
Women
573
-
72
43
Other gender
8
-
0
0
White
475
198
100
89
Asian
145
61
-
-
Hispanic
190
53
-
-
Black
65
14
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
8
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
69
30
-
-
Other
42
15
-
-
People of Color
519
174
43
34
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