California Western School Of Law

Ranked #178+
2025 US News rankings
San Diego, California

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.39
Median LSAT
153
Acceptance rate
55%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
151
153
157
GPA
3.07
3.39
3.6
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1792
100%
Accepted
991
55%
Matriculated
258
14%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
74%
Full-time non-legal
10%
Unemployed
16%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
California
151
Arizona
5
Nevada
5
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
54%
1-25
38%
26-500
16%
501+
0.9%
Business & industry
4%
Government
9%
Public interest
10%
Clerkship
2%
Federal
1%
State
0.5%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.9%
Unemployed
16%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$62,400
Estimated 3 years: $187,200
Cost of living (off-campus)
$34,192
Estimated 3 years
$102,576
Total cost
$62,550
Estimated 3 years
$187,650
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,688
25th percentile: $15,070
75th percentile: $48,224
Scholarship amounts
<50%
47%
50-100%
36%
100%
18%
>100%
0%

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