UCSC Law School Statistics
A three-year comparison of UCSC applicants admitted to American Bar Association accredited law schools and national applicants. Information was provided by the Law School Admission Council.
| YEAR | APPLICANTS | ADMISSION RATES | ||
| National | UCSC | National | UCSC | |
| 2010 | 87,900 | 260 | 69% | 65% |
| 2009 | 86,600 | 282 | 67% | 67% |
| 2008 | 83,371 | 244 | 67% | 69% |
UCSC Law School Admission Statistics for California Law Schools - Fall 2010
| Law School | # of Applicants | # Admitted | Mean LSAT | Mean GPA |
| California Western | 25 | 12 | 158.1 | 3.19 |
| Chapman University | 35 | 4 | * | * |
| Golden Gate University | 63 | 43 | 154.3 | 3.30 |
| Loyola Law School, L.A. | 59 | 19 | 161.6 | 3.45 |
| Pepperdine University | 26 | 3 | * | * |
| Santa Clara University | 104 | 32 | 160.9 | 3.52 |
| Southwestern University | 47 | 10 | 157.5 | 3.28 |
| Stanford University | 16 | 0 | ||
| Thomas Jefferson | 29 | 12 | 154.7 | 3.19 |
| UC Berkeley | 60 | 7 | 167.1 | 3.94 |
| UC Davis | 70 | 11 | 165.5 | 3.77 |
| UC Hastings, S. F. | 110 | 19 | 160.4 | 3.79 |
| UCLA | 45 | 6 | 167.8 | 3.90 |
| University of La Verne | 17 | 6 | 153.0 | 3.23 |
| Univ. of the Pacific, McGeorge | 59 | 22 | 159.0 | 3.31 |
| University of San Diego | 59 | 11 | 162.2 | 3.36 |
| University of San Francisco | 111 | 33 | 159.0 | 3.52 |
| University of Southern Calif. | 35 | 6 | 166.8 | 3.82 |
| Western State University | 13 | 9 | 152.3 | 3.13 |
| Whittier College | 26 | 19 | 153.1 | 3.08 |
UCSC 2010 Law School Admission to Top 20 Law School Outside California
(Based on US News and World Report rankings)
| Law School | # of Applicants | # Admitted | Mean LSAT | Mean GPA |
| Yale University | 7 | 1 | * | * |
| Harvard University | 14 | 1 | * | * |
| Columbia | 20 | 2 | * | * |
| New York University | 18 | 3 | * | * |
| University of Chicago | 10 | 2 | * | * |
| University of Pennsylvania | 13 | 2 | * | * |
| Northwestern University | 10 | 4 | * | * |
| University of Michigan | 13 | 0 | ||
| University of Virginia | 18 | 1 | * | * |
| Cornell University | 20 | 8 | 167.8 | 3.69 |
| Duke University | 21 | 1 | * | * |
| Georgetown University | 27 | 4 | * | * |
| Vanderbilt University | 6 | 0 | ||
| University of Texas in Austin | 5 | 1 | * | * |
| Washington Univ. in St. Louis | 7 | 2 | * | * |
| George Washington Univ. | 25 | 4 | * | * |
| Boston University | 11 | 0 | * | * |
| Emory University | 5 | 1 | * | * |
| Univ. of Minnesota – Twin Cities | 10 | 5 | 162.0 | 3.62 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 0 |
