About the Inaugural Class

The University of California, Irvine School of Law opened in August 2009 with our first class of students, chosen from over 2,700 applicants.

Here are facts about the class, by the numbers*:

• 60 students
• 34 females (57%)
• 26 males (43%)
• 37% students of color
• 15 out-of-state residents (25%)
• 3 international students (British, Canadian, Chinese)
• Median LSAT – 167
• Median GPA – 3.61
• Median age – 25
• Age range – 20 to 38
• Undergraduate majors: African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Business Management, Communications, Computer Science, Criminology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Finance, Geography, History, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, International Relations, Journalism, Literature, Math, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Physics, Policy Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology.
• Most popular undergraduate majors: Philosophy (7 students); Political Science (6); Psychology (5); Economics (5)
• Total undergraduate schools: 40; 37 in the U.S., 3 international. 30 students went to California schools.
• Top feeder schools: UC Berkeley (7); UC Irvine (5); USC (4); Georgetown (3); NYU (2); Princeton (2); U Penn (2); UCLA (2); UC Santa Barbara (2); UC San Diego (2)
• Advanced degrees: 12 (20% of the class) - 10 Master’s, 1 Ph.D.; 1 MD

*Updated Sept. 18, 2009

> About Accreditation
> About UCI Law
> Meet individual members of the Inaugural Class
> Inaugural Class Orientation 2009 slideshows
> Admitted Students' Day - April 3, 2009 slideshow