UC San Francisco Law Academic Overview
Founded in 1878, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, also known as UC San Francisco Law, is a public law school located in San Francisco, California. Last year, 374 students newly enrolled to the school and the total number of law school students is 1,155. With 279 faculties, the students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is an independent law school which is not attached/associated with a college or university.
Since its founding, it has used the names University of California, Hastings School of Law, or Hastings Law since its founding, but changed its name to University of California College of the Law, San Francisco in January 2023.
For the academic year 2025-2026, the acceptance rate is 27.48% and the enrollment rate (yield) is 29.64% at University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.71. You can check the detailed
admission score and statistics.
The bar exam pass rate is 83.84%. For the 285 graduates in 2025, 250 students got full-time jobs and 15 got part-time jobs. You can check the employment summary by
hiring status, position type, business, and more for University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.
2027 Tuition & fees
The 2027 University of California College of the Law, San Francisco tuition & fee is $55,922 for California residents and $65,477 for out-of-state students for prospective students. The tuition & fees are the same as last year's tuition for both in-state and out-of state rate.
86.11% of full-time students received grants and/or scholarships and the average grants amount is $20,000 at University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. The average grant amount would cover 30.55% of tuition & fees.
| California Residents | Out-of-State |
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| 2027 Tuition & fees1 | $55,922 | $65,477 |
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| 2026 Tuition & fees2 | $55,922 | $65,477 |
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| Average Grant Amount | $20,000 |
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| Grant Received | 86.11% |
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University of California College of the Law, San Francisco Directory Information
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco's calendar type is Semesters system. An academic year starts August and, JD degree is conferred in May, December, and August. In order to earn JD degree, a student must receive credit for 86 credit hours of course work.
The application deadline for fall term 2027 enrollment is April 15, 2027. The application fee for full-time J.D. program is $75. The application can be waived for applicants who apply on or before priority deadline. Contact school's admission office (see directory information below) for eligibility.
