Here is everything you need to know about the UCLA School of Law transfer statistics for the last three years. All 1L students thinking about transferring to UCLA Law need to read this article.
Total UCLA School of Law Transfer Students Per Year
UCLA accepts a solid number of transfer students each year. Here’s a breakdown of the total number of students who transferred to UCLA School of Law from 2020 through 2023.
- 2020: 39
- 2021: 24
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 31
You can see UCLA Law admits, on average, 26 transfer students each year.
UCLA Law Transfer GPA Data
Now, let’s take a look at the GPA data associated with 1Ls who transferred to UCLA from 2020-22.
- 2020
- 75th Percentile: 3.66
- 50th Percentile: 3.59
- 25th Percentile: 3.47
- 2021
- 75th Percentile: 3.97
- 50th Percentile: 3.81
- 25th Percentile: 3.67
- 2022
- 75th Percentile: 4.0
- 50th Percentile: 3.96
- 25th Percentile: 3.60
- 2023
- 75th Percentile: 3.84
- 50th Percentile: 3.76
- 25th Percentile: 3.59
Based on the GPA data, it goes without saying that UCLA is highly selective, although not quite as selective as the T14 Law Schools.
Indeed, with a median GPA of 3.77 you’ll need to ace nearly all of your 1L exams to have a shot at transferring to UCLA Law.
Keep in mind, in recent years it appears UCLA has put together smaller transfer classes consisting of students with higher GPAs. In other words, UCLA has become more selective in admitting transfer students.
If that seems daunting right now, don’t stress. The good news is that on average 26 of your peers transfer to UCLA each year.
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Top Law Schools That Sent The Most Transfers To UCLA School of Law
UCLA Law accepts transfer students from a broad number of law schools across the country, including T3/T4 law schools. But it appears to give preference to students from law schools in California.
Here are the top law schools that sent the most transfers to UCLA Law from 2020-22.
- Loyola – Los Angeles
- California – Hastings
- Pepperdine
- California – Irvine
Related: T14 Law School Transfer Statistics
UCLA Law 509 Reports
I put together this summary of the UCLA law transfer statistics by using the UCLA School of Law 509 Reports. So if you’re looking for more transfer data on UCLA or any other law school, then I strongly encourage you to review the ABA 509 Reports.
All the best,
JD
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