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The University of California, Davis School of Law or Martin Luther King Jr., School of Law and commonly known as King Hall, is an American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Davis, California on the campus of the University of California, Davis. By design, King Hall is the smallest of the four law schools in the University of California system, with a total enrollment of just under 600 students. Having graduated its first class in 1969, it is also the youngest.

Year Founded:1965Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Davis, CAWebsite:http://www.law.ucdavis.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Sharon Pinkney
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$75 U.S. News (2009):44# Applications:3493Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:981LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:188J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:28%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/2/2008   Yield Rate:19% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):65Full Time Faculty:3675th GPA:3.73 75th LSAT:164
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:16Median GPA:3.55 Median LSAT:162
2L/3L Courses:83Student to Faculty Ratio:14.025th GPA:3.35 25th LSAT:160
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:188 1L Attrition:9.3%Total Law Firms:165
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:582 Transfers In:14NY Law Firms:7
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students: Transfers Out:11DC Law Firms:9
  Total Students:582   CA Law Firms:103
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$24,358% Receiving Grant Aid:76.5% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:CA
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:0.7% % Employed (9 mos.):87.8%% Pass (First Time):74%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$36,603Full Tuition:0.2%   State Average:64%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:0.9%   Difference:10%
Living Expenses:$14,787Other Scholarships:74.8%     
Total Cost (FT):$51,390