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UC Davis Law School

Rank 50 (USNWR 2025)
163
Median LSAT
3.68
Median GPA
33.2%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • UC Davis Law School
  • University of California—Davis
  • CALIFORNIA-DAVIS, UNIVERSITY OF
  • UCD UCDavis

UC Davis Law School is a law school located in Davis, California. The school was ranked 50 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for UC Davis Law School is approximately 210.

Admissions website: https://law.ucdavis.edu/admissions

Admissions email: admissions@law.ucdavis.edu

Admissions phone: 530.752.6477

Can I get into UC Davis Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

UC Davis Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 159 165 167
GPA 3.49 3.69 3.82
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 3163 81
# Admissions offers 917 -
Class size 210 68
% Accepted 29.0% 79
% Yield 22.5% 17

During the 2025 application cycle, 3,163 people applied and 917 were offered admission.

University of California—Davis has a 1L class size of 210, and yield of 22.46%. 206 out of 917 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 22.46% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at University of California—Davis has a median LSAT of 163. The 25th percentile LSAT is 159 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 165.

The median GPA is 3.68. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.48 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.87.

UC Davis Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 501 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does UC Davis Law School cost per year?

$67,163.00
Tuition
81st percentile
$57,183.00
In-state tuition
$103,739.00
CoA
85th percentile
82.70%
Bar pass rate
76th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$125,000.00
Salary, 25th %
93rd percentile
$200,000.00
Salary
92nd percentile
$76,333.00
PI Salary
93rd percentile
%
Employment rate
70th percentile
58.20%
Grads with debt
10th percentile
$125,961.00
Average debt
72nd percentile

Cost of attending UC Davis Law School

In 2025, tuition was $67,163 and the annual cost of attending was $103,739 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

UC Davis Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from University of California—Davis make $200,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $76,333.

52.9% of law graduates from University of California—Davis go directly to work for law firms, while 4.1% clerk for a judge. 22.4% of graduates go into public interest.

82.7% of University of California—Davis graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about UC Davis Law School

The School of Law at the University of California, Davis, is one of the world’s leading law schools. We are proud of our history of outstanding scholarship, teaching, and real-world impact. Founded more than 50 years ago and named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., King Hall provides a beautiful home for UC Davis School of Law and welcomes students from around the world into its diverse, intellectually rigorous, and distinctly supportive community. Faculty, fellow students, and our alumni form a lifelong professional and personal global network. Join us and follow the dream!

The UC Davis School of Law LLM offers a superior educational experience for foreign lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and other legal professionals. Classes are taught by outstanding faculty scholars, and students are integrated into JD classes. The program is designed around individual student needs. Thus, LLM students can pursue a general course of study or a specialization from an area within the UC Davis School of Law curriculum.

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Ijustwannagetinman
9:39
U got this
18:03
I need to get off the waitlist at Davis :(
@LawLover19: Samesies. Already sent my LOCI and have to deposit elsewhere by the 15th.
Does anyone know what the 1L sample schedule looks like? The link on their site just goes to an error
@CrowdedStingyMandrill: you committed to Davis! best of luck!
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@CondemnedPuffyGnome: Yup! Still staying on the waitlist at Davis and UCI though. Even if I get pulled off, it will be with minimum aid. Will have a tough decision to make though!
Did anyone else receive the waitlist update email? I thought it was a decision and was literally shaking…
CondemnedPuffyGnome
20:58
yes
CondemnedPuffyGnome
20:58
shitty
Are y’all gonna stay on?? I’m unfortunately quite down bad for Davis so I think I will
CondemnedPuffyGnome
14:09
I will but without money it’s tough
will next year cycle have same medians?
Has anyone heard back from the WL
i applied late (End of march) and still have not been placed on waitlist or rejected/accepted. They told me they are still reviewing my app?-- anyone in same boat?
22:09
I applied at the beginning of May and just got an R
22:09
In the email, they said their class is capped at 200. I have a feeling the class may be full or near capacity
who is planning to withdraw from the waitlist ? damn July is so late :(
Damn September amis when i turned in. Its jover
3.53 and 167 LSAT. Drastic upward GPA trend. Will I likely get in? If so, can i expect any meaningful scholarship?
Hello
How long did decision turnaround take for you guys?
How do I decline the seat deposit? I ain’t going here but would rather a waitlisted person be given the seat.
CravenMightyQuail
19:04
Email the school to let them know you are withdrawing
CravenMightyQuail
17:54
They haven't admitted anybody on LSD Data since MARCH?!
Davis??
I haven't even gone under review for Davis
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CravenMightyQuail
14:43
Just got waitlisted today
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