Entering Class Profile
Each year, the Admissions Office seeks to admit a new entering class of talented, diverse, and dynamic students to join the Berkeley Law community.
Berkeley Law is among the most selective law schools in the country, but our approach to admissions reflects our commitment to admitting real people and not simply numbers. We hope that the snapshot below gives you some sense of the diversity that defines Berkeley Law School. The Berkeley Law community is diverse in many respects, including race, religion, and sexual orientation. We are pleased that our entering classes include students with a wide range of backgrounds, interests, life experiences, and perspectives.
Profile of the Class of 2014
Number of Applicants: 7,253
Number in Class: 254
Median LSAT: 167 (169 = 75th percentile, 164 = 25th percentile)
Median GPA: 3.79 (3.88 = 75th percentile, 3.62= 25th percentile)
• Mean age: 25
• 6% are age 30+
• 63% women
• 41% people of color
Academics
97 undergraduate schools represented. Most predominant are UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Harvard, UCSD, USC, Brown, Yale, Penn
57 undergraduate majors. Most predominant are political science, history, English, economics, international relations, philosophy, sociology
12% have a graduate degree (25 M.A. 5 Ph.D. 2 M..D. ) Ph.D.s or candidacies in: Philosophy, Biochemistry, Political Science, Biology, History
A number are the recipients of distinguished fellowships and grants such as the Watson, Mellon, Truman, Gates, Marshall, CORO, NSF, Fulbright, Rotary International
A Sample of Past Positions Held and Passions Pursued Before Law School
From the Financial World: Securities and financial analysts and economic consultants
From Journalism: News reporters and editors from mainstream and campus papers, magazines, blogs, web sites, and journals, including a freelance correspondent for “Time Magazine”
From the Sports World: NCAA varsity athletes in football, swimming, tennis, gymnastics, diving, lacrosse, cross country, squash, swimming, track, rugby, baseball, rowing. A former linebacker with the Tennessee Titans
From the Art World: Aspiring thespians, artists, photographers, dancers, vocalists, and musicians, including 2 lead singers in blues and rock bands, an opera singer, a stand-up comic, 4 dance choreographers and performers, a featured horseback performer, and a concert pianist who has performed at the White House on 18 occasions
