University of California, Irvine School of Law
The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is the law school at the University of California, Irvine, a public research university in Irvine, California. Founded in 2007, it is the fifth and newest law school in the UC system. At the time of its founding, it was the first new public law school in California in more than 40 years.[5]
In September 2007, Erwin Chemerinsky was named as the law school's first dean. Chemerinsky served until 2017 when he was hired to be dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. L. Song Richardson became interim dean in July 2017[6] and full dean in January 2018.[7] Song Richardson served as the dean until 2021 when she was hired as President of Colorado College. Bryant Garth became interim dean in July 2021.[8] Austen Parrish was named as the law school's third dean in April 2022.[9]
Tuition[edit]
Tuition for 2011-12 cost approximately $40,000 for California residents and $52,000 for non-residents.[36] For the first, second, and third entering classes, tuition was paid for by private scholarships from Mark P. Robinson Jr.,[37] and others at 100%, 50%, and 33% respectively.[38] During the 2019–2020 academic year, 39.1% of students received a scholarship covering more than 50% of the cost of tuition, 55.1% of students received a scholarship covering less than 50% of the cost of tuition, and 2.1% of students received no scholarship.[39]
The total cost of tuition (not including the cost of living) at the University of California-Irvine School of Law for the 2024–2025 academic year is $55,945 for California residents and $68,190 for non-residents.[40] Cost of living on campus is estimated to be $25,404 a year[39]