Comparing California Western Law and Ave Maria Law Side by Side

The following statements compares California Western School of Law (California Western Law) and Ave Maria School of Law (Ave Maria Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2024-2025, except bar passage and employment data for 2023-2024.
  • Both schools are private.
  • California Western Law tuition of $62,550 is more expensive than Ave Maria Law tuition of $50,750.
  • Ave Maria Law offers the better financial aid of $32,000 which is 63.05% of tuition amount.
  • Ave Maria Law acceptance rate of 55.30% is lower than California Western Law of 53.02%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 153 of 153.
  • Ave Maria Law's GPA of 3.41 is higher than California Western Law of 3.39.
  • California Western Law with 650 students is larger than Ave Maria Law with 300 students.
  • Ave Maria Law has higher bar exam pass rate than California Western Law.
  • California Western Law founded in 1924 is older than Ave Maria Law founded in 2000.