Irvine School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

18.18% Irvine School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Irvine School of Law is 18.18% for the academic year 2023-2024. 2,629 students applied and 478 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 146 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 30.54%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Irvine School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Irvine School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in California, Irvine School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 33%.
You can compare Irvine School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 10% and 20%
Irvine School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Irvine School of Law18.18%30.54%146510
All Law Schools42.35%31.09%187714
Public41.36%31.47%161636
Private43.11%30.79%207774
California Law Schools33%26.76%213834
Public21.96%28.48%2651,018
Private37.53%26.10%192762

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at Irvine School of Law is March 15, 2024 (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. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, March 15, 2024. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Irvine School of Law' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Irvine 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.
Application Open2023-09-01
Priority Deadline2023-11-15
Regular Decision Deadline2024-03-15
Admission Contact
Phone949-824-4545
Emailadmissions@law.uci.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://www.law.uci.edu/admission/jd.html
Application Requirementshttps://www.law.uci.edu/admission/apply/
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.
Personal Statement
  • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
“Why UCI Law” Statement
    Résumé
    • Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
    Character And Fitness / Conduct Information
    • Disclosure for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction.
    An Inclusive Excellence Essay
      LSAT Addendum And / Or A GPA Addendum.
      • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
      • GRE may be not accepted.
      LSAT Or GRE Scores
      • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
      • Additional GRE scores may be optional.

      2024 LSAT Scores and GPA

      The LSAT score at Irvine School of Law is 167 and GPA is 3.72 over 146 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.
      Compared to law schools in U.S., Irvine School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in California, Irvine School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.
      You can compare Irvine School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 165 and 170
      The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 168 and the 25th percentile is 162. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.83 and the 25th percentile is 3.51.
      LSAT ScoresGPA
      Irvine School of Law1673.72
      All Law Schools1593.61
      Public1593.64
      Private1583.58
      California Law Schools1613.63
      Public1663.76
      Private1593.58
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      2019161163165
      2020162165167
      2021163166167
      2022163167168
      2023162167168
      2024164167169
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      20193.43.573.73
      20203.393.593.74
      20213.43.613.76
      20223.53.693.8
      20233.513.723.83
      20243.493.723.84