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University of California, Hastings College of the Law is a law school located in downtown San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, the first Chief Justice of California, as the first law school of the University of California (UC), and it remains affiliated with the University of California today. The University of California, Hastings College of the Law is also commonly referred to as "UC Hastings" or simply "Hastings." UC Hastings is the first and oldest law school in California, and is one of the few university-affiliated law schools in the United States which does not sit on a general university campus.

Year Founded:1878Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:San Francisco, CAWebsite:http://www.uchastings.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$75 U.S. News (2009):38# Applications:5526Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):32# Admitted:1479LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:421J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:27%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:28% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):85Full Time Faculty:5775th GPA:3.74 75th LSAT:164
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:99Median GPA:3.59 Median LSAT:162
2L/3L Courses:150Student to Faculty Ratio:18.925th GPA:3.41 25th LSAT:159
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:423 1L Attrition:4.9%Total Law Firms:315
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:1240 Transfers In:16NY Law Firms:25
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:2 Transfers Out:17DC Law Firms:16
  Total Students:1242   CA Law Firms:157
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$22,190% Receiving Grant Aid:73.3% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:CA
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):90.4%% Pass (First Time):84%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$33,415Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:64%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:0.6%   Difference:20%
Living Expenses:$19,341Other Scholarships:72.7%     
Total Cost (FT):$52,756