JD Class of 2027 Profile
Note: Numbers reflect the 2024-25 entering class as of August 19, 2024
Applications
- 6,526 applications received
1L Class
- 350 entering students
Academic Background
- 5 Most common undergraduate majors: Political Science, Philosophy, Humanities, History, Economics
- 8% enter with an advanced degree
- 14% received a degree in a STEM field
GPA
- 3.80: 25th percentile
- 3.87: median
- 3.95: 75th percentile
LSAT
- 167: 25th percent
- 170: median
- 172: 75th percentile
Age Breakdown
- 6% are age 30+
- 19-51 age range
- 25 average age
Gender Breakdown
- 60% female
- 35% male
- 5% are non-binary or other
Diversity Figures
- 16% identify as first generation college graduates
- 35% are members of the LGBTQIA+ community
- 50% are students of color
Geographic Representation
- 39 states represented
- 9 countries represented
Timeline for Applying
September
- 1 – Regular and Binding Early Decision applications open on LSAC.org
- 4-7 – LSAT Administration
October
- 2 – Application Review Begins
- 1-5 – LSAT Administration
- 30 – Admit Decisions Begin
- 30 – Last GRE for Binding Early Decision applicants, BLOS, and Public Interest Scholars Applicants
November
- 6-9 – Last LSAT for Binding Early Decision, BLOS and Public Interest Scholars Applicants
- 15 – Application deadline for Binding Early Decision Applicants
December
- 2 – Waitlist and Deny Decisions Begin
- 9 – Binding Early Decision application notifications
- 15 – Deadline for BLOS and Public Interest Scholars
- 18 – Gift Aid Notifications Begin
January
- 1 – Application Fee Waiver Requests Deadline
- 15-18 – Last LSAT for regular decision applicants
February
- February 10 – Application deadline for regular decision applicants
- February 10 – Hyundai-Kia Scholarship Deadline
Binding Early Decision
Requirements
- CAS Report with all transcripts
- Standardized Test taken by November 2024
- 2-4 Letters of Recommendation
- 2-4 Page Personal Statement and any required or optional addenda
- Resume of any length
- Engaging with Difference Video Statement
- Signed Binding Early Decision Certification Form
Benefits of Applying BED
- Early Notification: admissions decisions are released in early December.
- No Denied Applications: If you are not admitted via BED, your application will be reviewed again in the regular decision pool. There is no application fee required.
- Gift Aid: If admitted, you will receive a guaranteed $105,000 scholarship, divided over all 3 years ($35,000 per year).
- Housing: If you plan on living in university housing, you will be the first to submit the housing application in February.
Important Dates
- September 1, 2024: Application Opens
- November 2024: Last standardized test acceptable for BED
- November 1, 2024: Recommended Submission Date
- November 15, 2024: Deadline to Apply
- December 9, 2024: Decisions Released
Berkeley Law Class of 2023 Employment Outcomes
2023 Berkeley Law Employment 9 Months After Graduation
- 94.34% employed at 9 months
- 88% overall 2023 bar passage for first-time takers
- 105 2023 Grads and Alumns who are clerking in the 2023 term
- $215,000 median salary
Employment Statistics: 97% of all positions held are full-time and require bar admission. Of 336 total graduates: 317 were employed, 10 were seeking work, 4 were enrolled full-time in a degree program, and 5 are other/unknown.
Job Type: Overall, 29% of graduates are working for non-profits, government agencies, or plaintiff-side firms. 63.41% are at law firms, 12% are in judicial clerkships, 18% are in public interest positions, 5.68% are in government, and less than 1% are in business or education.
Salaries: The overall average salary is $161,040. The median salary is $215,000. The 25th percentile is $80,000, and the 75th percentile is $215,000.
Law firm jobs by firm size: 84.6% of the class entered a position in a Big Law firm (501 or more attorneys). The breakdown of other firm jobs by firm size is:
- 1-10 attorneys: 7
- 11-25 attorneys: 3
- 26-50 attorneys: 5
- 51-100 attorneys: 8
- 101-250 attorneys: 8
- 251-500 attorneys: 14
- 501 or more attorneys: 156
Median salary by job types: 87.5% of graduates’ salaries were reported:
- Public interest: $72,000
- Government: $86,000
- Judicial Clerkship: $72,000
- Private Practice: $215,000