Berkeley School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

14.84% Berkeley School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Berkeley School of Law is 14.84% for the 2025-2026 admission. 6,562 students applied and 974 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 348 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 35.73%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Berkeley School of Law Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Berkeley School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Berkeley School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in California, Berkeley School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 28%.
You can compare Berkeley School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 10% and 20%
Berkeley School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Berkeley School of Law14.84%35.73%3481,128
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791
California Law Schools28%28.18%238836
Public18.07%31.02%287959
Private31.51%27.09%219789

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Berkeley School of Law is February 17, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Berkeley School of Law' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Berkeley School of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Early Decision Deadline2025-11-14
Regular Decision Deadline2026-02-17
Application Deadline for Scholarship Opportunity 2025-12-15
Admission Contact
Phone510-642-2274
Emailadmissions@law.berkeley.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/
Application Requirementshttps://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/applying-for-jd-degree/ready-to-apply/
LSAT Or GRE Scores
  • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
  • Additional GRE scores may be optional.
Letters Of Recommendation
  • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
  • May require right of access to recommendations.
Resume
  • Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Personal Statement
  • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
CAS Report
  • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
  • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Data Source: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/jd/applying-for-jd-degree/ready-to-apply/

2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Berkeley School of Law is 170 and GPA is 3.92 over 348 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
Compared to law schools in U.S., Berkeley School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in California, Berkeley School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 162.
You can compare Berkeley School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score over 170
The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 172 and the 25th percentile is 167. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.95 and the 25th percentile is 3.8.
6 matriculated applicants, 1.72% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
LSAT ScoresGPA
Berkeley School of Law1703.92
All Law Schools1603.65
Public1603.69
Private1593.62
California Law Schools1623.68
Public1673.82
Private1603.63
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
2021163168170
2022165169171
2023167170172
2024168170173
2025167170172
2026167170172
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
20213.653.813.93
20223.743.833.92
20233.743.833.9
20243.773.873.97
20253.83.873.95
20263.843.923.99
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
Number of Submitters6
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