UC Davis Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2024 Tuition & Fees

Davis School of Law 's 2024 tuition & fees is $54,919 for California residents and $67,164 for others. The 2024 tuition was increased by 3.18% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,827. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Davis School of Law is $91,991.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Davis School of Law .

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Davis School of Law 2024 Tuition & Fees
	2023		2024		% Changed
	California Residents	Out-of-State	California Residents	Out-of-State	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$53,093	$65,094	$54,919	$67,164	3.18%
Living Costs	$22,288		$24,827		11.39%
Room & Board	$18,252		$20,538
Books & Supplies	$2,273		$2,273
Personal Expenses	$1,763		$2,016
COA	$75,381	$87,382	$79,746	$91,991	5.27%
Grants / Scholarships	$25,000		$25,000
COA after receiving aid	$50,381		$66,991

Grants and Scholarships

At Davis School of Law , 83.49% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $25,000. 2.61% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 46.27% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$25,000
Number Received	536
Half or Less than Tuition	274 (51.12%)
Half to Full Tuition	248 (46.27%)
Full Tuition	12 (2.24%)
More than Full Tuition	2 (0.37%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Davis School of Law is 3.69 and the average LSAT score is 165. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 205 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 206 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Davis School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.49	3.69	3.82
LSAT Scores	159	165	167

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 3,163 students have applied to Davis School of Law and 917 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 206 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 28.99% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.46% at Davis School of Law . With 4 pre-admitted students, total 210 first-year students enrolled in Davis School of Law .

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Davis School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	3,163
Admitted	917
Enrolled	206
Acceptance Rate	28.99%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	22.46%
Pre-Admitted	4
Total Number of First-Year Students	210 74 men, 134 women, 2 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 214 students took the bar exam first time at Davis School of Law . Among them, 175 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 81.78%. For reference, the average pass rate at California law schools is 72.4%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Davis School of Law .

In 2023, 201 students graduated from Davis School of Law . Of them, 164 graduates employed where bar passage required and 11 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 176 graduates employed as full-time and 7 employed as part-time status.

Davis School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	217
First-time Takers	214 11 from prior year
No Exam Takers	9
First-time Bar Exam Passer	175
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	81.78%
Average Pass Rate at California Law Schools	72.4%