Berkeley School of Law Students and Faculties

Class Size and Student Population

There are 1,306 students enrolled in Berkeley School of Law - 1,008 JD and 298 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 4 compared to last year.

First-year Enrollment

In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 349 students newly enrolled to the law school - 122 men and 205 women. Berkeley School of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
2025 Admission 6,463 1,118 338 11 349
TotalMenWomenOther
2021327 128 198 1
2022384 140 234 10
2023277 99 172 6
2024338 122 204 12
2025347 122 205 20
First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Berkeley School of Law Chart

Total Law Student Population

In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,306 students enrolled, of which 1,008 are J.D. students and 298 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 77.18% at Berkeley School of Law.
You can compare Berkeley School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1200 and 1500
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Berkeley School of Law.
TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
20211,2961,045251
20221,2351,088147
20231,3491,019330
20241,3021,040262
20251,3061,008298
Berkeley School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

Diversity of Student Population

For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Berkeley School of Law is 48.52%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.21% with 21 students and the percentage of Asian students is 25.15% with 85 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Berkeley School of Law.
TotalMenWomen
American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
African-American / Black21
(6.21%)
615
Asian85
(25.15%)
2952
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
Hispanic43
(12.72%)
1228
White164
(48.52%)
6289
Two or More27
(7.99%)
1016
Race Unknown9
(2.66%)
35
Berkeley School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

2024 Faculties & Staffs

338 faculties and 13 law librarians work for Berkeley School of Law. With the 1,306 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 4 to 1.

Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
Berkeley School of Law338134 to 1
All Law Schools14276 to 1
Public12776 to 1
Private15476 to 1
California Law Schools16485 to 1
Public229125 to 1
Private13965 to 1

Faculty by Gender and Job Type

By gender, there are 175 men (51.78%) and 163 women (48.22%) faculties teaching/advising students at UC Berkeley Law. By employment status, 109 full-time and 229 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022202320242025
Total284349338338
Full-time103100109111
Men54475455
Women49535556
Other0000
Part-time181249229227
Men99130121121
Women82119108106
Other0000

Law School Librarians

Other than teaching faculties, 12 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Berkeley School of Law.
2022202320242025
Librarians9121213
Full-time9101213
Part-time0200