J.D. Admissions
Offers of Admission for Fall 2009
A numerical representation of the 2009-2010 applicant pool by GPA and LSAT is included in the "How to Apply" section of the current Law School Catalog. The profile grid depicts GPA and LSAT statistics of students applying for admission in Fall 2009. Prospective applicants can use the grid to obtain a very broad indication of how applicants with similar statistics fared in the most recently completed admission process. It must always be remembered that the law school looks beyond numbers to make individualized assessments of each candidate. Many successful applicants present LSAT scores and/or GPAs below the law school's historical medians.
Student Body 2009-2010
Total Enrollment: 628
Percentage Male 47% and Female 53%
Percentage Students of Color: 37%
Click Here for the List of Undergraduate Institutions for Current Student Body
| Score Percentiles | |||
| Offers | 25th | 50th | 75th |
| GPA | 3.41 | 3.62 | 3.78 |
| LSAT | 162 | 164 | 167 |
Attrition
The UC Davis School of Law's class entering in the fall of 2006 had an initial enrollment of 188. Of that initial enrollment, 96 percent enrolled the third semester and 93 percent went on to graduate. The average over the past five years has been 96 percent enrolled in the third semester and 93 percent continued through graduation. Students do not continue their enrollments for a variety of personal and professional reasons. Academic disqualifications are extremely rare.
UC Davis School of Law Bar Passage
UC Davis bar passage rate for first-time examinees on the July 2008 California Bar Examination was 80 percent. The school's average pass rate over the last dozen years is above 81%, and among the highest in the country.
