Los Angeles, California
UCLA School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1950
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 171
- Median GPA
- 3.95
- Resident tuition
- $59,084
- First-year class
- 328
- Bar-required jobs
- 94.3%
- First-time bar passage
- 96.7%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Foreign Exchange ProgramSchool page for Foreign Exchange Program (opens in a new tab)
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Cappello Certificate in Trial AdvocacySchool page for Cappello Certificate in Trial Advocacy (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
Clinics (19)
- Afghan Legal Support Mini-ClinicSchool page for Afghan Legal Support Mini-Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- California Environmental Legislation & Policy ClinicSchool page for California Environmental Legislation & Policy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Community Economic Development ClinicSchool page for Community Economic Development Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Community Lawyering in Education ClinicSchool page for Community Lawyering in Education Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Defense ClinicSchool page for Criminal Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Documentary Film Legal ClinicSchool page for Documentary Film Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- First Amendment Amicus ClinicSchool page for First Amendment Amicus Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Frank G. Wells Environmental Law ClinicSchool page for Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Human Rights Litigation ClinicSchool page for Human Rights Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigrant Family Legal ClinicSchool page for Immigrant Family Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigrants' Rights Policy ClinicSchool page for Immigrants' Rights Policy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- International Climate Change Law and Policy ClinicSchool page for International Climate Change Law and Policy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Patent ClinicSchool page for Patent Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Prisoners' Rights ClinicSchool page for Prisoners' Rights Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Real Estate Law ClinicSchool page for Real Estate Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Supreme Court ClinicSchool page for Supreme Court Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Talent & Brand Partnerships / Name, Image & Likeness ClinicSchool page for Talent & Brand Partnerships / Name, Image & Likeness Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Tribal Legal Development ClinicSchool page for Tribal Legal Development Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Veterans Legal ClinicSchool page for Veterans Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Externships and field placements (1)
- Education Sector Policy and Consulting ExternshipSchool page for Education Sector Policy and Consulting Externship (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Law & EconomicsSchool page for Center for Law & Economics (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Philanthropy and NonprofitsSchool page for Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits (opens in a new tab)
- Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and PolicySchool page for Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the EnvironmentSchool page for Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Technology, Law & PolicySchool page for Institute for Technology, Law & Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and PolicySchool page for Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and PolicySchool page for Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Native Nations Law & Policy CenterSchool page for Native Nations Law & Policy Center (opens in a new tab)
- Resnick Center for Food Law & PolicySchool page for Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy (opens in a new tab)
- The Promise Institute EuropeSchool page for The Promise Institute Europe (opens in a new tab)
- The Promise Institute for Human RightsSchool page for The Promise Institute for Human Rights (opens in a new tab)
- The Williams InstituteSchool page for The Williams Institute (opens in a new tab)
- UCLA-RAND Center for Law & Public PolicySchool page for UCLA-RAND Center for Law & Public Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology & Sports LawSchool page for Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology & Sports Law (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
Journals and law reviews (14)
- Asian Pacific American Law JournalSchool page for Asian Pacific American Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Chicanx-Latinx Law ReviewSchool page for Chicanx-Latinx Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Justice Law ReviewSchool page for Criminal Justice Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Disability Law JournalSchool page for Disability Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Entertainment Law ReviewSchool page for Entertainment Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of Environmental Law and PolicySchool page for Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of Gender and LawSchool page for Journal of Gender and Law (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of International Law & Foreign AffairsSchool page for Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern LawSchool page for Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of Law and TechnologySchool page for Journal of Law and Technology (opens in a new tab)
- National Black Law JournalSchool page for National Black Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Pacific Basin Law JournalSchool page for Pacific Basin Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- The Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & ResistanceSchool page for The Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance (opens in a new tab)
- UCLA Law ReviewSchool page for UCLA Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Moot court and trial advocacy programs (1)
- A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial AdvocacySchool page for A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
Master's degrees for non-lawyers
Graduate degrees in legal studies for professionals who work with the law but do not intend to practise. They do not qualify graduates to sit for the bar.
- Master of Legal StudiesSchool page for Master of Legal Studies (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
