UC Hastings at a Glance
Quick Facts about the Law School:
- History
- Mission
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Enrollment
- Class Sizes
- Annual Fees
- Faculty Composition
- Fall 2012 Entering Class Profile Overview
- Accreditation
History
Founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton, the first Chief Justice of California, the University of California, Hastings College of the Law was California’s first law school. UC Hastings has been at the center of the legal community in the West for more than 120 years.
MISSION
The mission of the University of California Hastings College of the Law is to provide an academic program of the highest quality, based upon scholarship, teaching, and research, to a diverse student body. We work hard to assure our graduates have a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the law and are well trained for the multiplicity of roles that they will play in a society and profession that are subject to continually changing demands and needs.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Doctrinal and Substantive Knowledge : Students will be able to identify, explain, and employ basic concepts, theories, procedures, and rules of law in both core legal areas and in their own chosen area(s) of specialization.
- Problem Solving and Critical Thinking : Students will be able to analyze, assess, and form independent judgments on a variety of legal issues, and will use these skills to solve client legal problems.
- Practical and Communication Skills : Students will be able to gather and analyze evidence, communicate effectively in appropriate written and oral formats with a multiplicity of audiences, and demonstrate other professional skills.
- Research Skills: Students will be able to independently retrieve, organize, analyze and evaluate paper and electronic legal and interdisciplinary sources, and differentiate between the types and relevance of authorities.
- Professionalism: Students will demonstrate the professional skills necessary for effective and ethical participation in the legal profession.
- Public Service : Students will be able to describe the roles and responsibilities of lawyers in overcoming obstacles to legal access and in promoting social justice.
Enrollment (As of Fall '12)
| Total Enrollment | 1,159 |
| JD Enrollment | 1,100 |
Class Sizes
- Largest Class: approximately 100
- Smallest Class: < 10
- Number of Courses, including seminars, with fewer than 25 students: 86 upper class courses, 42 LW&R classes
- Percent of Classes with over 30 students: 30%
Annual Fees ('12-'13)
| Resident Tuition/Fees | $46,806 |
| Non-Resident Tuition/Fees | $52,806 |
| Estimated Living Expenses | $21,156 |
Faculty Composition
(Reported to Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System as of November 1, 2012)
| Full-Time | 64 |
| Women | 38% |
| Minority | 18% |
| Part-Time | 103 |
Fall 2012 Entering Class Profile
(Reported to the American Bar Association and US News & World Report Fall 2012)
| Entering Class Size | 37 |
| Women | 48% |
| Men | 52% |
| Students of Color | 44% |
| Median Age | 24 |
| Age Range | 20-50 |
| Median Undergraduate GPA | 3.58 |
| Undergraduate GPA Range | 2.05 to 4.11 |
| 75th Percentile GPA | 3.75 |
| 25th Percentile GPA | 3.29 |
| Median LSAT Score | 162 |
| LSAT Range | 142 to 173 |
| 75th Percentile LSAT | 165 |
| 25th Percentile LSAT | 158 |
| NO. of Undergraduate Institutions Represented | 104 |
| Percentage of Class Entering with Advanced Degrees | 8% |
Accreditation:
The University of California Hastings College of the Law is an American Bar Association-approved law school and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. UC Hastings is also a member of The Association of American Law Schools. Contact information is listed below.
American Bar Association (ABA):
Office of the Consultant on Legal Education /Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
321 N. Clark Street, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312.988.6738
Fax: 312.988.5681 legaled@americanbar.org
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC):
Western Association of Schools and CollegesAccrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities 985 Atlantic Avenue, #100 Alameda, CA 94501 Phone: 510.748.9001 Fax: 510.748.9797 Send a Message
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS):
Association of American Law Schools1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-2717 Phone: 202.296.8851 Fax: 202.296.8869 aals@aals.org
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UCHastings College of the Law
200 McAllister, San Francisco, CA 94102415.565.4600
