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Golden Gate University School of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law (informally referred to as GGU School of Law, GGU Law and Golden Gate Law) is the law school of Golden Gate University. Located in downtown San Francisco, California, Golden Gate Law is part of a California non-profit corporation and was fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). On November 30, 2023, the law school announced that it would discontinue its J.D. program at the end of the academic year, following years of financial hardship and non-compliance with the ABA's two-year bar pass rate requirement. To allow students enrolled in 2023 to complete their studies, the school's ABA accreditation was extended to July 1, 2027, but not thereafter.
Golden Gate Law was founded in the autumn of 1901 as the YMCA Evening Law School, offering the first evening law program in the state of California. Like other YMCA law schools across the nation, it was established to provide full-time workers the opportunity to attend law school at night. The first graduating class in June 1905 had four male students.
As a component of the San Francisco Central YMCA, classes were held in the YMCA's five-story building at the northeast corner of Mason and Ellis Streets in the Tenderloin until it was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. After the earthquake, the school was conducted out of tents and later leased space at 1220 Geary Street, now Geary Boulevard, in the Western Addition.
On June 1, 1910, the school was incorporated as the "YMCA Law College" for the purpose of conferring LL.B degrees under authority of law. In November 1910, the Law College moved with the YMCA to its purpose-built home at 220 Golden Gate Ave in the Tenderloin. Law College's graduates enjoyed the diploma privilege from 1915 to its abolition in 1917.
In 1923, the Law College and the YMCA's local educational programs incorporated as "Golden Gate College," separating from the San Francisco Central YMCA. The college became fully independent of the YMCA in 1962. In December 1964, the school moved to its present location, a 1924 warehouse known as the "Allyne Building" at 536 Mission Street near 1st Street in the South of Market, with the rest of the college moving there in June 1968. In September 1966, the law school added a full-time three-year day program. Following the national trend, the school replaced the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) with the Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) on December 1, 1967, effective spring 1968.
The law school held provisional accreditation from the ABA from 1956 until full approval was granted in 1971. In 1972, the college elevated to university status and became "Golden Gate University," with "Golden Gate University School of Law" as its law school. A new "west wing" of the university was completed in 1979, where most of the school's classroom space is now located.
In 2019, Golden Gate Law received notice that it was not in compliance with ABA Standard 316, which requires accredited law schools to have a two-year bar pass rate of at least 75% or lose accreditation. On November 30, 2023, the law school announced that it would discontinue its J.D. program at the end of the current academic year, following years of financial hardship and non-compliance with the ABA's two-year bar pass rate requirement. Lawsuits have followed, including demands that the school stay open; but, in mid-September 2024, the San Francisco Superior Court denied a motion for an injunction against closing the program. The school's teachout program involves full-time students transferring to the University of San Francisco School of Law, and part-time students transferring to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
For the class entering in 2023, Golden Gate Law accepted 22.43% of applicants while only 10.92% of those accepted enrolled with the average enrollee having a 153 LSAT score and 3.28 undergraduate GPA.
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Golden Gate University School of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law (informally referred to as GGU School of Law, GGU Law and Golden Gate Law) is the law school of Golden Gate University. Located in downtown San Francisco, California, Golden Gate Law is part of a California non-profit corporation and was fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). On November 30, 2023, the law school announced that it would discontinue its J.D. program at the end of the academic year, following years of financial hardship and non-compliance with the ABA's two-year bar pass rate requirement. To allow students enrolled in 2023 to complete their studies, the school's ABA accreditation was extended to July 1, 2027, but not thereafter.
Golden Gate Law was founded in the autumn of 1901 as the YMCA Evening Law School, offering the first evening law program in the state of California. Like other YMCA law schools across the nation, it was established to provide full-time workers the opportunity to attend law school at night. The first graduating class in June 1905 had four male students.
As a component of the San Francisco Central YMCA, classes were held in the YMCA's five-story building at the northeast corner of Mason and Ellis Streets in the Tenderloin until it was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. After the earthquake, the school was conducted out of tents and later leased space at 1220 Geary Street, now Geary Boulevard, in the Western Addition.
On June 1, 1910, the school was incorporated as the "YMCA Law College" for the purpose of conferring LL.B degrees under authority of law. In November 1910, the Law College moved with the YMCA to its purpose-built home at 220 Golden Gate Ave in the Tenderloin. Law College's graduates enjoyed the diploma privilege from 1915 to its abolition in 1917.
In 1923, the Law College and the YMCA's local educational programs incorporated as "Golden Gate College," separating from the San Francisco Central YMCA. The college became fully independent of the YMCA in 1962. In December 1964, the school moved to its present location, a 1924 warehouse known as the "Allyne Building" at 536 Mission Street near 1st Street in the South of Market, with the rest of the college moving there in June 1968. In September 1966, the law school added a full-time three-year day program. Following the national trend, the school replaced the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) with the Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) on December 1, 1967, effective spring 1968.
The law school held provisional accreditation from the ABA from 1956 until full approval was granted in 1971. In 1972, the college elevated to university status and became "Golden Gate University," with "Golden Gate University School of Law" as its law school. A new "west wing" of the university was completed in 1979, where most of the school's classroom space is now located.
In 2019, Golden Gate Law received notice that it was not in compliance with ABA Standard 316, which requires accredited law schools to have a two-year bar pass rate of at least 75% or lose accreditation. On November 30, 2023, the law school announced that it would discontinue its J.D. program at the end of the current academic year, following years of financial hardship and non-compliance with the ABA's two-year bar pass rate requirement. Lawsuits have followed, including demands that the school stay open; but, in mid-September 2024, the San Francisco Superior Court denied a motion for an injunction against closing the program. The school's teachout program involves full-time students transferring to the University of San Francisco School of Law, and part-time students transferring to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
For the class entering in 2023, Golden Gate Law accepted 22.43% of applicants while only 10.92% of those accepted enrolled with the average enrollee having a 153 LSAT score and 3.28 undergraduate GPA.