Davis, California
University of California, Davis School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1968
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 165
- Median GPA
- 3.70
- Resident tuition
- $57,460
- First-year class
- 209
- Bar-required jobs
- 91.7%
- First-time bar passage
- 93.2%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $54,919 | $2,264 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $64,899 | $2,264 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$36,576
- Living off campus$36,576
- Living at home$36,576
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$54,919
- Mandatory fees$2,264
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$36,576
PreLaw Advisor total$93,759
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 642 | 642 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 536 | 536 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 83% | 83% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 274 | 274 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 248 | 248 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 12 | 12 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 2 | 2 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $35,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-20220 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-20210 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.