Law schools in Pacific

Name: Law schools in Pacific — ABA Standard 509 data
Creator: American Bar Association
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The 24 ABA-accredited law schools in Pacific report a median first-time bar passage of 84.015%, above the national median of 82.9%.

Median LSAT median 161 (national 159)
First-time bar passage median 84.015% (national 82.9%)
Full-time, long-term JD employment median 89.85% (national 90.8%)
Resident tuition median $60,617 (national $45,200)

States in this region

California · Hawaii · Oregon · Washington

Schools, ranked by first-time bar passage

#	Law school	State	Median LSAT	First-time bar passage	Full-time, long-term JD employment	Resident tuition
1	Stanford Law School	California	173	96.5%	91.6%	$77,454
2	UCLA School of Law	California	171	94.23%	97%	$59,084
3	University of Southern California School of Law	California	169	94.01%	96.5%	$84,034
4	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	165	91.72%	88.7%	$45,927
5	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	170	91.16%	97.2%	$62,532
6	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	165	88.94%	94.6%	$57,460
7	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	164	86.77%	93.4%	$72,920
8	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	169	85.53%	93.5%	$59,080
9	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	160	85.06%	85.2%	$47,240
10	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	161	85.03%	88.2%	$61,434
11	University of San Diego School of Law	California	163	84.8%	98.3%	$66,950
12	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	163	84.19%	91%	$70,360
13	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	161	83.84%	91.2%	$53,087
14	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	155	79.74%	81.8%	$57,962
15	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	159	78.74%	82.8%	$59,769
16	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	158	76.92%	91.8%	$23,304
17	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	159	74.77%	79.8%	$65,540
18	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	155	74.56%	84.2%	$59,800
19	Chapman University School of Law	California	163	74.13%	85.4%	$63,126
20	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	156	70.55%	79.7%	$62,678
21	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	154	66.67%	76.2%	$56,600
22	Southwestern Law School	California	157	64.93%	83.4%	$63,160
23	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	152	63.64%	91.4%	$54,840
24	California Western School of Law	California	155	62.91%	79%	$64,720

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Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, most recent reported cycle. Last updated June 26, 2026.