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University of California, Hastings College of Law

San Francisco, CA


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Established: 1878
Number of Students: 1,251

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 33.2%


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When it was founded by Serranus Clinton Hastings, first Chief Justice of California, the University of California Hastings College of Law inherited some stipulations. First, the school had to remain near the courts in San Francisco; and second, it couldn't be governed by the University of California Regents. Therefore, Hastings obtains funds dire ... Read More


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The UC Hastings mission statement provides, "The mission of the University of California Hastings College of the Law is to provide an academic program of the highest quality, based upon scholarship, teaching, and research, to a diverse student body a ... Read More


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