Entering Class Profile
Each year, the Admissions Office seeks to admit a group of talented, diverse, and dynamic students to form an entering class and 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 just numbers. We hope that the snapshot below gives you some sense of the diversity you will find at Berkeley Law.
Profile of the Class of 2012
Number of Applicants: 7,960
Number in Class: 292
Median LSAT: 168 (75th percentile: 170 / 25th percentile: 165)
Median GPA: 3.83 (75th percentile: 3.95 / 25th percentile: 3.69)
• Mean age: 25
• 9% are age 30-39 (1% are age 40+)
• 50% women
• 40% people of color
• 25 different countries of origin
• 14 foreign countries of citizenship
Academics
115 undergraduate schools represented. Most predominant are UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Brown, Cornell, Yale, Harvard
70 undergraduate majors. Most predominant are political science, English, international relations, history, philosophy, economics
18% have a graduate degree (37 M.A.; 15 Ph.D.) Ph.D.s or candidacies are in: Physics, Ecology/Evolution/Environmental Biology, Cell Biology/Immunology, Biomedical Engineering, Jurisprudence & Social Policy, Sociology, Political Science, Organic Chemistry, Archaeology, Literature, Biochemistry, Economics
Before Law School - A Sample of Past Positions Held and Passions Pursued
From the Financial World: Securities and financial analysts and economic consultants
From Journalism: News reporters and editors of mainstream and campus papers, magazines, blogs and journals, including television news producer for CNN and ABC
From Science and Technology: Five patent agents; six software engineers and 18 scientists and biomedical researchers among whom hold 9 patents
From the Art World: Aspiring thespians, artists, photographers, dancers, vocalists, and musicians; a concert promoter; a stand-up comedian; a member of a Bollywood hip hop dance troupe; a Fellow of Carnegie Hall; a spoken word performance artist
