Self-study
California Western School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.5
Median LSAT
155
Acceptance rate
47%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 15
Jan 2026
2
Jan 15
Accepted: 1
Jan 5
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
152
155
158
GPA
3.16
3.5
3.66
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
2144
100%
Accepted
1006
47%
Matriculated
242
11%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
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
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
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 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%
Demographics
Out of 650 students in 2024, 61% were women, and 54% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
38%
Women
61%
Other
0.6%
Full-time faculty
Men
53%
Women
47%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
46%
Women
54%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
46%
Black
3%
Asian
7%
Hisp
35%
PI
0.2%
AI
0.3%
2+
5%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
51%
Black
3%
Asian
6%
Hisp
28%
PI
0.5%
AI
0.5%
2+
7%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
22%
Part-time faculty
White
76%
PoC
24%
California Western student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
248
-
19
32
Women
397
-
17
38
Other gender
4
-
0
0
White
302
112
28
53
Asian
47
12
-
-
Hispanic
227
61
-
-
Black
21
7
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
1
-
-
American Indian
2
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
30
16
-
-
Other
20
8
-
-
People of Color
348
106
8
17
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