Ranking Information
Beginning with the Class of 2023, individual class ranks will not appear on students’ transcripts. Instead, students in the top half of the class will be placed on a percentile scale that will show the cumulative grade point average for certain percentage ranges (15%, 25%, 35%, 50%). At the end of each semester, the College will post on its website the then-current distribution so that students may determine their approximate class standing. The distribution for each semester will be retained on the website as a reference.
Students in the upper 10% of the class will be ranked individually only at the conclusion of each academic year. Individual class ranks will be disclosed confidentially to the students in the upper 10% percent of the class; however, the individual class rank will not appear on students’ transcripts. For students who are not in the top 10% of the class, their class ranking, if calculated, will not be communicated to anyone, including the student so ranked.
Ranking Transfer Students
Non-transfer students are ranked relative to one another based on their cumulative GPA. Transfer students are assigned a parallel rank by comparing their UC Law GPA to the upper-level UC Law GPA of other transfer students and non-transfer students. The calculation of GPAs for past/current/future LLM-JD transfers will include their LLM letter grades.
Previous Distributions
Rankings at the Conclusion of the Spring 2022 Semester
Class of 2022
Approximate Cut-off | Percent of Class |
---|---|
3.839 | 15 |
3.747 | 25 |
3.638 | 35 |
3.485 | 50 |
Class of 2023
Approximate Cut-off | Percent of Class |
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3.729 | 15 |
3.577 | 25 |
3.479 | 35 |
3.338 | 50 |
Class of 2024
Approximate Cut-off | Percent of Class |
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3.486 | 15 |
3.364 | 25 |
3.283 | 35 |
3.042 | 50 |
Rankings at the Conclusion of the Fall 2021 Semester
Class of 2022
Approximate Cut-off | Percent of Class |
---|---|
3.807 | 15 |
3.687 | 25 |
3.590 | 35 |
3.450 | 50 |
Class of 2023
Approximate Cut-off | Percent of Class |
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3.697 | 15 |
3.536 | 25 |
3.419 | 35 |
3.293 | 50 |
Class of 2024
Approximate Cut-off | Percent of Class |
---|---|
3.548 | 15 |
3.429 | 25 |
3.256 | 35 |
3.058 | 50 |