California Western School of Law

San Diego, CA Private ABA Accredited

California Western Law Academic Overview

Founded in 1924, California Western School of Law, also known as California Western Law, is a private law school located in San Diego, California. Last year, 258 students newly enrolled to the school and the total number of law school students is 650. With 106 faculties, the students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
California Western School of Law is an independent law school which is not attached/associated with a college or university.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 55.30% and the enrollment rate (yield) is 26.03% at California Western School of Law. The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 153 and the average GPA is 3.39. You can check the detailed admission score and statistics.
The bar exam pass rate is 48.35%. For the 207 graduates in 2024, 154 students got full-time jobs and 16 got part-time jobs. You can check the employment summary by hiring status, position type, business, and more for California Western School of Law.

2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 California Western School of Law tuition & fee is $62,550 for prospective students. The tuition & fees increased by 3.51% compared to last year from $60,430 to $62,550.
64.25% of full-time students received grants and/or scholarships and the average grants amount is $30,688 at California Western School of Law. The average grant amount would cover 49.06% of tuition & fees.
Amount
2025 Tuition & fees$62,550
2024 Tuition & fees$60,430
Average Grant Amount$30,688
Grant Received64.25%

California Western School of Law Directory Information

California Western School of Law's calendar type is Semesters system. An academic year starts August and, JD degree is conferred in April, August, and December. In order to earn JD degree, a student must receive credit for 90 credit hours of course work.
The application deadline for fall term 2025 enrollment is April 1, 2023. There is no application fee and free for applying.