UCLA School of Law Facts

UCLA School of Law is the first public law school in Southern California and we are the youngest top-ranked school in the nation.

Founded
1949

Admissions 2009
Number of applicants: 8,225
Number of admits: 1,383
Number of enrollees: 320
GPA (25th, 50th, 75th percentiles):
3.57/3.77/3.88
LSAT (25th, 50th, 75th percentiles):
164/168/169

Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library
Opened fall 1998
Seating for 775
800 computer terminals
Wireless and wired network/Internet access
More than 550,000 bound volumes

Number of Alumni
More than 13,000

Diversity - Class of 2012
110 Undergraduate schools represented
49% Female
51% Male
33% Students of Color
69% California Residents
31% Non-residents

Faculty
More than 100 faculty members

Areas of Interest
Business Law and Policy Program
Center for Law and Economics
Clinical Law Program
Critical Race Studies Program
David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy
Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment
Empirical Research Group
Entertainment and Media Law and Policy Program
Environmental Law Program
Externship Program
Foreign Legal Study and Exchange Program
Globalization and Labor Standards Program
International and Comparative Law Program
International Human Rights Program
Law and Philosophy Program
Native Nations Law & Policy Center
Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate
UCDC Law Program
UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy
Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy