Critics Slam UC Berkeley School of Law As Number Of Students With ‘Disability’ Skyrockets In Just A Few Years

Roughly one in three students at one of the nation’s top law schools now carries a disability designation, a figure that stood at a fraction of that just five years ago. About 378 students at the UC Berkeley School of Law have enrolled in the campus Disabled Students’ Program as of spring 2026, according to the program’s annual data. Across the full campus, the program served 4,153 students in 2020-2021 and 5,711 by 2024-2025. Psychological and emotional conditions lead all categories at 2,443 students, followed by ADD/ADHD at 1,666, while physical disabilities such as mobility, hearing and vision trail far...