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Juris Doctor (JD)public ABA 509 2025
Juris Doctor
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Annual Cost of Attendance
$125,857
~$377,571 total (3-yr degree)
Sub-15% Selectivity Floor: With an admit rate of 14.8%, this law school is tiered strictly as a Reach or Super Reach for all applicants regardless of perfect LSAT or GPA numbers.
Admissions Profile
Admit Rate
14.8%
LSAT Quartiles (25th – 50th – 75th)
167 · 170 · 172
Undergrad GPA (25th – 50th – 75th)
3.84 · 3.92 · 3.99
ABA 509 Merit Grants
Median Grant / Scholarship
$31,158 / yr
75th Percentile Grant
$42,245 / yr
Students Receiving Grants
86.0%
Career & Bar Outcomes
Bar Passage Rate
Not reported
Employed (10 Months, JD Required)
Not reported
Median Salary / Debt
Not reported / Not reported
Data Quality & Integrity Disclosures
residency split_unknown:
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Calculated against University of California-Berkeley's official ABA 509 disclosure percentiles.
Decision brief / student-controlled record
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Planning estimate / ABA 509 2025
Cost and borrowing forecast
Estimated annual net price$94,699Published annual cost after median grant
3-year estimated cost$284,097Assumes the current annual estimate repeats
Projected funding gap$149,097After $45,000/yr family budget
Illustrative monthly payment$1,693If the full gap is borrowed for 10 years at 6.5%
Published outcome evidence
Bar passage rateNot reportedPublished ABA outcome
Employed at 10 monthsNot reportedJD-required employment
Median salaryNot reportedPublished median
Median graduate debtNot reportedPublished median