J.D. Class of 2028 Profile
A look at the accomplishments and background of the J.D. Class of 2028.
Class Composition for Fall 2025 Entering Class
8,671 Applicants - 330 Enrolled
Academic information (in percentiles)*:
LSAT |
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GPA |
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166 |
171 |
172 |
3.73 |
3.95 |
4.00 |
25th |
50th |
75th |
25th |
50th |
75th |
* All data is as of August 14, 2025. LSAT/GPA percentiles (as of October 5, 2025) will be calculated by the Law School Admission Council during the fall of 2025 and posted here when available.
Female |
Male |
Non-Binary |
Students of Color |
California Residents |
Non-Residents |
LGBTQIA+ |
48% |
50% |
2% |
59% |
65% |
35% |
24% |
12% Are Age 28 or Older | 25 Average Age
STEM - 11% majored in engineering, science, technology, or math
FIRST GENERATION - 19% have parent(s)/legal guardian(s) who do not have a college degree
STUDENTS COME FROM 31 STATES AND FOUR FOREIGN COUNTRIES
109 Undergraduate Schools Represented
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Undergraduate Schools for the Class of 2028
- American University (2)
- Arizona State University (3)
- Augsburg College
- Barnard College
- Baruch College
- Boston College
- Brandeis University (2)
- Brigham Young University (2)
- Brown University (7)
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (5)
- California Lutheran University
- California State University, Channel Islands
- California State University, Fresno
- California State University, Long Beach (5)
- California State University, Northridge (2)
- California State University, San Marcos
- Carnegie Mellon University (2)
- Chapman University
- City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- City University of New York, Macaulay Honors College
- Claremont McKenna College
- Colby College
- Colgate University
- Columbia University, School of General Studies
- Columbia University, Columbia College (3)
- Cornell University (6)
- Dartmouth College
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Florida State University (2)
- Fordham University
- George Washington University (2)
- Georgetown University (3)
- Grinnell College
- Hamilton College
- Harvard University (6)
- Howard University
- Indiana University, Bloomington
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kenyon College
- Knox College
- Lawrence University
- Loyola Marymount University (2)
- McGill University
- Middlebury College
- Montana State University, Billings
- Montclair State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- New York University, College of Arts and Sciences
- New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (4)
- Northeastern University (3)
- Northwestern University (3)
- Occidental College
- Pepperdine University (2)
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Pomona College (2)
- Princeton University (4)
- Purdue University, West Lafayette
- Reed College
- Saint Edwards University
- San Diego State University (2)
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Southern Methodist University (2)
- Stanford University (7)
- SUNY Binghamton
- Swarthmore College
- Texas A & M University
- Tufts University (5)
- Tulane University
- University College London, UK (2)
- University of Arizona (2)
- University of California, Berkeley (22)
- University of California, Davis (5)
- University of California, Irvine (4)
- University of California, Los Angeles (60)
- University of California, Riverside (3)
- University of California, San Diego (8)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (10)
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of Chicago (5)
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- University of Houston
- University of Miami (3)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (4)
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (2)
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- University of Notre Dame (3)
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Pennsylvania (5)
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of South Carolina, Columbia
- University of Southern California (21)
- University of Texas, Austin (3)
- University of Utah (3)
- University of Victoria
- University of Virginia (2)
- University of Washington (2)
- University of Western Ontario
- University of Wisconsin (3)
- Vanderbilt University
- Vassar College
- Villanova University
- Washington University (3)
- Wesleyan University (2)
- Westmont College (2)
- William Patterson University
- Williams College
- Yale University (2)
CAREERS, INTERESTS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2028
UCLA Law is proud of the depth and breadth of the careers and interests pursued by our students prior to law school. Our students have excelled in almost every industry. The following is just a sampling of the outstanding previous accomplishments of the class of 2028.
Over 20% of the class founded or served as president of a student organization. The class also includes eight student senators, 13 representatives from student governing bodies, and seven fraternity or sorority presidents. The class features 11 mock trial team captains or presidents, 12 prelaw society presidents, 16 student ambassadors or tour guides and 11 editors-in-chief of student publications.
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Business
The class includes a number of professionals from the business, banking, finance, consulting, and marketing industries, as well as entrepreneurs.
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Arts & Entertainment
The incoming class has a wealth of experience in the art, entertainment and media industries and includes professional actors, a professional opera singer, professional musicians, producers, an assistant choreographer for national tours of Broadway hit musicals, and numerous instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers.
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Government
Students in the Class of 2028 have worked or interned for U.S. Senators, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, city governments, and on political campaigns. Students have served in positions for the White House, the U.S. Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Postal Services, as well as the U.K. and Irish parliaments. The class also includes veterans of the U.S. Army.
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Public Service
The incoming class is also committed to public service and to advancing public policy. The class has spent countless hours working and volunteering for organizations like Alliance for Children’s Rights, American Red Cross, Anti-Defamation League, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, California Innocence Project, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights LA, Earth Law Center, East Bay Community Law Center, Environmental Defense Fund, Food Empowerment Project, Free the Slaves, Global Center for Human Trafficking, Habitat for Humanity, Homeboy Industries, Housing Rights Center, International Rescue Committee, International Organization for Migration, Kids in Need of Defense, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, NAACP, The Nature Conservancy, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania.
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Science & Technology
We are also joined by professionals from the science, technology and medical industries.
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Athletics
The class includes competitive athletes in a variety of sports as well as team captains for water polo, cricket, soccer, track and field, volleyball, beach volleyball, fencing, cross country, and basketball.
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Bar Passage Rate For the Class Of 2024
93.6% of UCLA Law graduates who took the July 2024 California Bar Exam for the first time passed the examination. The statewide average bar passage rate for first-time test takers who graduated from ABA-approved law schools in California was 81%. For UCLA Law graduates taking the July 2024 New York Bar Exam, the passage rate was 97.9% for first-time test takers.