There are 18 ABA-accredited law schools in California as of 2024. By school type, 5 law schools are public and 13 are private. Stanford Law School ranked first among California law schools with #3 in overall law school ranking.
In addition, there are 21 non-ABA law schools. The school s are accredited by Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California. You can check and compare them in the state-accredited comparison table below.
The below list summarizes the 2023-2024 important law schools statistics for California ABA-accredited law schools.
  • The average LSAT Score of California law schools is 161.
  • The average GPA is 3.63.
  • The average acceptance rate is 33.21%.
  • The average yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 26.76%.
  • In public California law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $56,178 for state residents and $67,397 for out-of-state students.
  • In private California law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $62,718.
  • Total 15,003 students have attended California law schools in 2024 and each school had 834 law school students in average.
  • A total of 3,827 students have newly enrolled (first-time students) 2024 and , in average, a law school had 213 first-time students last year.
  • Total 2,859 faculties have worked for California law schools.
  • The average bar exam pass rate is 75.63%.

List of California Law Schools and Comparison

The following table lists 18 California law schools with important statistics including tuition and LSAT scores. You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want.
The rankings are computed based on a number of factors including the admission scores, number of faculties, bar pass rate, acceptance rate, and employment statistics.
California Law Schools Comparison Table
SchoolRankingFoundedTuition & FeesFinancial AidLSATGPAAcceptance RateYieldBar Pass RatePopulationStudents to Faculty
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA31893$73,713$34,1991733.957.26%44.48%96.70%6824 to 1
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA111894$74,995$27,1491703.8714.92%32.12%88.24%1,3024 to 1
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA141949$71,430$20,0001703.9216.80%27.74%88.82%1,3765 to 1
Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA201896$78,038$40,0001693.8812.52%29.32%82.42%1,4368 to 1
Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA332009$68,190$27,5001673.7218.18%30.54%86.86%5104 to 1
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA451965$67,164$25,0001653.6928.99%22.46%82.66%7187 to 1
Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA591920$68,512$40,0001613.7133.92%26.72%78.76%1,1326 to 1
University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA711954$62,981$33,0001613.8033.61%20.70%78.76%9746 to 1
Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA721971$68,046$35,0001643.8628.18%17.62%83.33%1,1148 to 1
University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoPublicSan Francisco, CA761878$55,207$20,0001603.5930.91%29.54%72.14%1,1854 to 1
Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA911995$63,126$56,3601613.6730.68%24.51%80.00%4224 to 1
Southwestern Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA1231911$58,392$27,7711553.4449.85%34.29%63.98%9555 to 1
McGeorge School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA1451924$59,580$28,6791553.4061.31%35.62%67.07%6665 to 1
University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA1491912$55,290$25,0001533.4655.23%15.27%67.37%6127 to 1
Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA1541912$59,254$30,0001593.5552.43%23.93%61.79%6624 to 1
California Western School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA1711924$62,550$34,9201533.3855.38%22.83%48.35%6257 to 1
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA1901901$56,000$35,0001533.2822.43%10.92%-1.00%3004 to 1
Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA-1966$49,848$30,7201523.1645.14%33.14%58.49%3325 to 1

List of California-accredited Law Schools (Non-ABA)

The following table lists 21 California-accredited law schools with tuition and admission information You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want.
California-accredited Law Schools Comparison Table
SchoolFoundedCityTuitionAdmission Info
Cal Northern School of Law PrivateChico, CA1992Chico$21,000https://calnorthern.edu/admissions/
Empire College School of LawPrivateSanta Rosa, CA1972Santa Rosa$22,500https://law.empcol.edu/school-of-law-programs/law-school-data-disclosures/
Glendale University College of LawPrivateGlendale, CA1798Glendale$24,095https://www.glendalelaw.edu/how-to-apply/
JFK School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA1965San Diego$22,167https://www.ncu.edu/law/admissions
Lincoln Law School of SacramentoPrivateSacramento, CA1969Sacramento$14,300https://www.lincolnlaw.edu/new-students/admissions/
Lincoln Law School of San JosePrivateSan Jose, CA1919San Jose$22,000https://lincolnlawschool.edu/admissions/
Monterey College of LawPrivateSeaside, CA1972Seaside$24,300https://www.montereylaw.edu/admissions/apply.html
Drivon School of LawPrivateStockton, CA1951Stockton$19,040https://www.humphreys.edu/apply-law/
Northwestern California University School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA1982Sacramento$3,900https://nwculaw.edu/school-information/admissions
San Francisco Law SchoolPrivateEmeryville, CA1909Emeryville$977https://www.alliant.edu/admissions/graduate
San Joaquin College of LawPrivateClovis, CA1969Clovis$22,195https://www.sjcl.edu/admissions
The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law at VenturaPrivateVentura, CA1969Ventura$19,152https://www.collegesoflaw.edu/admissions/
The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law at Santa BarbaraPrivateSanta Barbara, CA1969Santa Barbara$19,152https://www.collegesoflaw.edu/admissions/
St. Francis School of LawPrivateNewport Beach, CA2011Newport Beach$13,000https://stfrancislaw.com/admissions/admissions-schedule/
Thomas Jefferson School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA1969San Diego$30,800https://www.tjsl.edu/juris-doctor
Trinity Law SchoolPrivateSanta Ana, CA1980Santa Ana$32,100https://tls.edu/admission-requirements/
San Luis Obispo College of LawPrivateSan Luis Obispo, CA2015San Luis Obispo$24,300https://www.montereylaw.edu/admissions/apply.html
University of West Los Angeles School of LawPrivateInglewood, CA1966Inglewood$27,890https://www.uwla.edu/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=321739&type=d
University of La Verne College of LawPrivateOntario, CA1970Ontario$31,687https://law.laverne.edu/admission/
Concord Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA1998Los Angeles$12,420https://www.concordlawschool.edu/admissions/
Kern County College of LawPrivateBakersfield, CA2017Bakersfield$24,300https://montereylaw.edu/admissions/apply.html