Irvine, California
University of California, Irvine School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 2011
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 169
- Median GPA
- 3.80
- Resident tuition
- $59,080
- First-year class
- 189
- Bar-required jobs
- 92.9%
- First-time bar passage
- 89.9%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $22,789 | $954 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $25,821 | $954 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$21,717
- Living off campus$32,650
- Living at home$20,649
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$22,789
- Mandatory fees$954
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$32,650
PreLaw Advisor total$56,393
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 (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 514 | 514 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 493 | 493 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 385 | 385 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 103 | 103 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 5 | 5 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $17,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | 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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-20170 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-20160 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.