University of California College of the Law-San Francisco
About
The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is a public law school in San Francisco. Formerly known as the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, the school was founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of California. It was the first law school of the University of California and one of the first law schools established in California. Although part of the University of California, UC Law SF is not directly governed by the Regents of the University of California.
Academic programs at Uclawsf
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Uclawsf vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Uclawsf selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
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SubjectUniversity of California College of the Law-San Francisco | — | — | 1,195 | — | — |
Albany Law School | — | — | 670 | — | — |
Albion College | 62% | 80.7% | 1,308 | $16,882 | Baccalaureate |
Appalachian School of Law | — | — | 154 | — | — |
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | — | — | 379 | — | — |
Brooklyn Law School | — | — | 1,125 | — | — |
California Western School of Law | — | — | 650 | — | — |
Carleton College | 90% | 20.4% | 2,128 | $27,320 | Baccalaureate |
Centre College | 81% | 54.4% | 1,404 | $21,497 | Baccalaureate |
Charleston School of Law | — | — | 692 | — | — |
Kenyon College | 82% | 31.0% | 2,249 | $29,383 | Baccalaureate |
Massachusetts School of Law | — | — | 273 | — | — |
Mitchell Hamline School of Law | — | — | 1,163 | — | — |
New England Law-Boston | — | — | 1,131 | — | — |
New York Law School | — | — | 1,062 | — | — |
South Texas College of Law Houston | — | — | 1,089 | — | — |
Southwestern Law School | — | — | 1,006 | — | — |
Thomas Jefferson School of Law | — | — | 262 | — | — |
Thomas M Cooley Law School | — | — | 420 | — | — |
University of California-Berkeley | 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $14,979 | R1 Research |
University of California-Davis | 86% | 41.8% | 40,065 | $15,288 | R1 Research |
University of California-Irvine | 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $12,840 | R1 Research |
University of California-Los Angeles | 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $14,013 | R1 Research |
University of California-Merced | 69% | 90.5% | 9,110 | $12,744 | R2 Research |
University of California-Riverside | 76% | 76.4% | 26,384 | $13,707 | R1 Research |
University of California-San Diego | 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $11,750 | R1 Research |
University of California-San Francisco | — | — | 3,007 | — | — |
University of California-Santa Barbara | 83% | 33.0% | 26,133 | $13,825 | R1 Research |
University of California-Santa Cruz | 75% | 65.8% | 19,938 | $16,607 | R1 Research |
Vermont Law and Graduate School | — | — | 722 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 83% | 33.0% | 1,179 | $14,979 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Uclawsf (11)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Kamala HarrisPolitics
- Willie BrownPolitics
- Bob MatsuiPolitics
- George MosconePolitics
- Roger HedgecockPolitics
- Vicki IovineAuthorship
- Christopher DardenLaw
- Dennis HolahanLaw and Entertainment
- Thomas MesereauLaw
- Clara Shortridge FoltzLaw
- Jackie SpeierPolitics
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