Law

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

Ranking at the Conclusion of the Spring 2024 Semester

Class of 2024

GPA cut-off for the Class of 2024
Approximate Cut-Off Percent of Class
3.748 15
3.640 25
3.561 35
3.393 50

Class of 2025

GPA cut-off for the Class of 2025
Approximate Cut-off Percent of Class  
3.690 15  
3.614 25  
3.446 35  
3.272 50  

Class of 2026

GPA cut-off for Class of 2026
Approximate Cut-off Percent of Class  
3.575 15  
3.384 25  
3.233 35  
3.020 50