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Law School Statistics
Profiles of UC Berkeley Law School Applicants

Graduating Seniors 2003-2007
Top 20 Law Schools & California Law Schools - Graduating Seniors 2003-2007

Graduating Seniors 2003-20071
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Number of Applicants 161 183 259 319 278
Number of Applicants Accepted 124 149 194 251 211
Acceptance Rate 77% 81% 75% 79% 76%
Average LSAT Score for Acceptances 160 162 163 165 164
Average GPA for Acceptances 3.59 3.58 3.61 3.66  3.59
Average Number of Applications
for all Applicants		 11.60 11.69 10.77 10.46 10.18
Average Number of Acceptances 3.32 3.47 2.86 2.85 2.52
Number Matriculated 107 133 174 211 180

1 Each year profiled includes December, May and August grads (e.g. 2007 includes December 2006,
May 2007 and August 2007 graduates).

Source: Law School Admission Council, 2007.
 
 

Top 202 Law Schools & California Law Schools
Graduating Seniors 2003-20073,4
    Applied Accepted Matriculated Average for Accepted
School (ranking) Class All UR5 All UR5 All UR5 LSAT GPA
California Western
  2007 4 1 3 0 1 0 153 3.46
  2006 7 1 5 1 0 0 156 3.36
  2005 6 1 3 0 0 0 157 3.40
  2004 12 0 4 0 0 0 162 3.46
  2003 7 0 4 0 0 0 156 3.22
Chapman University
  2007 5 2 1 1 0 0 na na
  2006 7 1 4 1 0 0 158 3.32
  2005 7 0 3 0 1 0 159 3.36
  2004 16 3 9 1 2 0 160 3.25
  2003 7 1 2 0 0 0 157 3.62
Columbia University (4)
  2007 31 9 7 2 1 0 170 3.86
  2006 37 5 4 0 2 0 174 3.83
  2005 56 5 7 0 5 0 172 3.79
  2004 65 5 13 2 3 0 172 3.89
  2003 76 6 8 1 4 1 170 3.76
Cornell University (10)
  2007 15 4 4 2 0 0 165 3.77
  2006 25 5 7 1 1 0 167 3.65
  2005 25 5 5 1 1 0 166 3.78
  2004 40 3 15 0 1 0 170 3.71
  2003 36 1 13 0 1 0 168 3.74
Duke University (12)
  2007 29 7 9 1 1 0 171 3.77
  2006 17 3 3 0 1 0 170 3.68
  2005 23 2 2 0 0 0 169 3.81
  2004 18 1 8 0 1 0 170 3.79
  2003  23 2 3 3 0 0 169 3.88
Georgetown University (14)
  2007 39 12 14 2 2 0 169 3.74
  2006 37 6 9 1 1 0 172 3.81
  2005 49 6 8 1 3 0 167 3.66
  2004 64 5 17 2 2 0 170 3.82
  2003 66 3 15 0 2 0 169 3.74
Golden Gate University
  2007 24 5 7 2 2 0 155 3.56
  2006 15 2 10 0 3 0 155 3.45
  2005 18 3 7 1 0 0 157 3.50
  2004 27 11 13 5 2 1 158 3.44
  2003 13 2 6 0 3 0 155 3.47
Harvard University (3)
  2007 34 11 7 1 7 1 172 3.87
  2006 40 6 5 1 5 1 173 3.93
  2005 47 6 4 0 3 0 175 3.94
  2004 63 7 12 1 9 1 171 3.93
  2003 64 4 3 0 2 0 171 3.98
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
  2007 33 10 18 2 5 0 163 3.59
  2006 39 8 16 3 5 1 164 3.49
  2005 36 8 14 2 2 0 163 3.52
  2004 52 7 20 2 6 1 162 3.57
  2003 56 10 25 3 6 0 162 3.44
New York University (5)
  2007 37 8 10 1 2 0 171 3.86
  2006 39 3 10 0 3 0 171 3.90
  2005 53 5 7 0 0 1 170 3.94
  2004 69 7 24 2 5 9 171 3.83
  2003  67 3 10 0 2 0 171 3.77
Northwestern University (13)
  2007 13 4 1 0 0 0 na na
  2006 16 1 1 0 1 0 170 3.33
  2005 17 1 1 0 0 0 na na
  2004 20 0 1 0 0 0 na na
  2003 31 2 4 1 1 0 169 3.42
Pepperdine University
  2007 15 4 8 1 0 0 164 3.40
  2006 17 2 6 0 1 0 163 3.50
  2005 18 3 4 1 1 0 162 3.53
  2004 28 4 16 0 4 0 161 3.62
  2003  24 5 14 3 3 1 158 3.56
Santa Clara University
  2007 24 6 14 1 3 0 161 3.64
  2006 33 6 21 3 5 0 161 3.59
  2005 44 6 24 5 1 0 162 3.65
  2004 57 11 32 5 9 1 161 3.57
  2003 50 4 25 2 5 1 161 3.52
Southwestern University
  2007 11 2 5 0 0 0 161 3.55
  2006 12 2 10 1 1 0 155 3.56
  2005 10 1 3 1 0 0 162 3.31
  2004 20 3 9 1 1 0 160 3.70
  2003  20 4 8 1 2 0 160 3.24
Stanford University (2)
  2007 33 8 1 1 0 0 na na
  2006 37 5 3 0 1 0 170 4.00
  2005 51 6 2 0 0 0 171 4.01
  2004 76 9 3 0 1 0 170 3.99
  2003  66 3 2 0 1 0 169 4.12
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
  2007 3 1 1 0 0 0 na na
  2006 5 0 4 0 0 0 153 3.17
  2005 9 2 2 0 0 0 156 3.33
  2004 9 3 2 0 0 0 156 3.39
  2003 9 3 5 1 1 1 156 3.41
University of California, Berkeley (11)
  2007 67 19 13 3 4 1 169 3.81
  2006 78 9 10 1 3 0 171 3.89
  2005 97 12 17 3 9 2 166 3.89
  2004 132 19 19 2 9 0 168 3.89
  2003 117 10 19 3 15 2 165 3.81
University of California, Davis
  2007 40 11 20 2 5 0 163 3.65
  2006 51 4 19 0 1 0 166 3.67
  2005 54 6 19 5 2 1 164 3.69
  2004 90 15 35 4 8 1 164 3.73
  2003 83 8 30 3 9 0 163 3.62
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
  2007 62 12 20 1 7 0 165 3.63
  2006 71 9 31 0 11 0 164 3.68
  2005 92 12 41 5 16 2 163 3.69
  2004 126 18 46 4 11 1 165 3.70
  2003 111 13 42 3 14 1 165 3.63
University of California, Los Angeles (16)
  2007 61 16 18 4 7 1 167 3.78
  2006 68 9 17 1 7 0 169 3.75
  2005 87 7 22 2 9 1 165 3.77
  2004 131 19 26 4 13 1 168 3.80
  2003  118 14 22 2 5 0 166 3.76
University of Chicago (6)
  2007 24 6 4 1 0 0 173 3.79
  2006 24 4 6 0 0 0 170 3.89
  2005 27 3 2 0 0 0 172 4.04
  2004 39 3 10 1 1 0 171 3.85
  2003  43 4 5 0 1 0 170 3.70
University of Michigan (7)
  2007 30 6 7 2 1 0 167 3.82
  2006 25 3 3 1 2 1 165 3.63
  2005 29 6 2 0 0 0 169 3.94
  2004 41 4 7 1 1 0 170 3.84
  2003  35 1 6 0 1 0 168 3.82
University of Minnesota (19)
  2007 1 1 0 0 0 0 na na
  2006 9 1 3 1 0 0 166 3.77
  2005 7 2 3 1 0 0 166 3.37
  2004 6 0 2 0 1 0 165 3.39
  2003 6 1 2 0 0 0 164 3.58
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
  2007 16 5 7 0 0 0 140 3.55
  2006 28 3 16 2 1 0 159 3.49
  2005 20 2 8 1 3 0 160 3.25
  2004 21 6 10 0 2 0 160 3.56
  2003 27 4 19 1 7 0 158 3.48
University of Pennsylvania (8)
  2007 26 6 4 2 0 0 168 3.87
  2006 25 3 2 1 0 1 163 3.73
  2005 25 2 3 1 0 1 168 3.73
  2004 24 2 4 0 1 0 172 3.80
  2003  21 2 8 0 2 0 169 3.71
University of San Diego
  2007 17 5 6 0 0 0 164 3.51
  2006 30 7 9 4 3 2 160 3.45
  2005 31 5 12 2 3 1 164 3.33
  2004 44 6 21 3 8 1 163 3.47
  2003  36 3 16 1 4 0 162 3.50
University of San Francisco
  2007 27 8 13 3 1 0 147 3.46
  2006 33 5 13 3 3 1 161 3.43
  2005 40 4 24 3 4 0 162 3.56
  2004 46 10 25 4 3 1 162 3.51
  2003  37 4 14 2 5 0 158 3.55
University of Southern California (18)
  2007 47 12 9 3 0 0 169 3.88
  2006 54 7 16 2 3 0 169 3.69
  2005 72 12 19 2 7 0 166 3.75
  2004 110 15 33 3 6 1 168 3.76
  2003 104 12 31 2 5 0 167 3.69
University of Texas (15)
  2007 11 3 1 0 0 0 na na
  2006 12 0 4 0 1 0 167 3.77
  2005 16 1 1 0 0 0 na na
  2004 16 1 2 0 0 0 168 3.84
  2003 17 0 2 0 0 0 168 3.92
University of Virginia (9)
  2007 14 3 6 2 1 0 170 3.90
  2006 18 1 4 0 0 0 172 3.82
  2005 19 1 2 0 1 0 170 3.99
  2004 26 0 8 0 0 0 172 3.81
  2003 20 0 6 0 0 0 168 3.85
Vanderbilt University (17)
  2007 6 2 2 1 0 0 165 3.67
  2006 10 1 4 0 2 0 167 3.71
  2005 12 1 3 1 0 1 161 3.74
  2004 7 0 2 0 1 0 166 3.72
  2003 8 1 0 0 0 0 na na
Washington and Lee University (20)
  2007 4 0 1 0 0 0 na na
  2006 12 2 4 0 0 0 165 3.67
  2005 12 1 3 1 0 0 160 3.62
  2004 11 1 5 1 1 0 168 3.62
  2003  0 0 0 0 0 0 na na
Western State University
  2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 na na
  2006 5 0 3 0 2 0 155 2.97
  2005 2 1 0 0 0 0 na na
  2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 na na
  2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 na na
Whittier College
  2007 5 0 1 0 0 0 na na
  2006 4 0 2 0 0 0 156 3.20
  2005 7 0 4 0 1 0 155 3.44
  2004 12 2 7 0 3 0 156 3.19
  2003  3 1 2 0 1 0 157 2.78
Yale University (1)
  2007 18 2 1 1 1 1 na na
  2006 23 4 1 0 0 0 171 3.89
  2005 26 2 1 0 1 0 na na
  2004 39 3 2 1 1 1 169 3.93
  2003 31 3 1 0 1 0 na na
2 US News & World Report Rankings, 2001
3 Each year profiled includes December, May, August grads (e.g., 2007 includes December 2006, May 2007 and August 2007 graduates).
4 The Top 20 Law Schools & California Law Schools report is based upon a subset of data and consists only of students who agreed to report their admissions data.
5 UR = Number of underrepresented students of total -- Includes African-American, Chicano/Mexican-American, Hispanic, American Indian

Source: Law School Admission Council, 2007.

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