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.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 25.0%
- No Data3 · 75.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 4
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
- Oct 2018Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
- Feb 2018Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2016Removal of Show Cause StatusAmerican Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $41.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 230 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
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
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property33
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
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.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of California College of the Law-San Francisco | — | — | 1,195 | — | — |
| — | — | 670 | — | — | |
| 62% | 80.7% | 1,308 | $16,882 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 154 | — | — | |
| — | — | 379 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,125 | — | — | |
| — | — | 650 | — | — | |
| 90% | 20.4% | 2,128 | $27,320 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | 54.4% | 1,404 | $21,497 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 692 | — | — | |
| 82% | 31.0% | 2,249 | $29,383 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 273 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,163 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,131 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,062 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,089 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,006 | — | — | |
| — | — | 262 | — | — | |
| — | — | 420 | — | — | |
| 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $14,979 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 41.8% | 40,065 | $15,288 | R1 Research | |
| 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $12,840 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $14,013 | R1 Research | |
| 69% | 90.5% | 9,110 | $12,744 | R2 Research | |
| 76% | 76.4% | 26,384 | $13,707 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $11,750 | R1 Research | |
| — | — | 3,007 | — | — | |
| 83% | 33.0% | 26,133 | $13,825 | R1 Research | |
| 75% | 65.8% | 19,938 | $16,607 | R1 Research | |
| — | — | 722 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 83% | 33.0% | 1,179 | $14,979 |
Institutions like Uclawsf
Explore the federal data for institutions in Uclawsf's comparison group.
- New York
Albany Law School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment670Net price—View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Albion College
Grad rate62%Admit rate80.7%Enrollment1,308Net price$16,882View data - Virginia
Appalachian School of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment154Net price—View data - Georgia
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment379Net price—View data - New York
Brooklyn Law School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,125Net price—View data - California
California Western School of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment650Net price—View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Carleton College
Grad rate90%Admit rate20.4%Enrollment2,128Net price$27,320View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Centre College
Grad rate81%Admit rate54.4%Enrollment1,404Net price$21,497View data - South Carolina
Charleston School of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment692Net price—View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Kenyon College
Grad rate82%Admit rate31.0%Enrollment2,249Net price$29,383View data - Massachusetts
Massachusetts School of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment273Net price—View data - Minnesota
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,163Net price—View data - Massachusetts
New England Law-Boston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,131Net price—View data - New York
New York Law School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,062Net price—View data - Texas
South Texas College of Law Houston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,089Net price—View data - California
Southwestern Law School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,006Net price—View data - California
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment262Net price—View data - Michigan
Thomas M Cooley Law School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment420Net price—View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$14,979View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Davis
Grad rate86%Admit rate41.8%Enrollment40,065Net price$15,288View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Irvine
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.6%Enrollment37,297Net price$12,840View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Los Angeles
Grad rate93%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment47,335Net price$14,013View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Merced
Grad rate69%Admit rate90.5%Enrollment9,110Net price$12,744View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Riverside
Grad rate76%Admit rate76.4%Enrollment26,384Net price$13,707View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-San Diego
Grad rate86%Admit rate26.7%Enrollment44,256Net price$11,750View data - California
University of California-San Francisco
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,007Net price—View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Barbara
Grad rate83%Admit rate33.0%Enrollment26,133Net price$13,825View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Cruz
Grad rate75%Admit rate65.8%Enrollment19,938Net price$16,607View data - Vermont
Vermont Law and Graduate School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment722Net price—View data
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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