California Western School of Law is a private law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 62.91% first-time bar passage rate (state average 77.5%). 79.0% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 6.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $64,720 per year; a median grant of $37,440 brings median net tuition to about $27,280. The median LSAT is 155 with a 46.9% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school62.91%
State avg77.5%
first-time -14.6 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 73.95% · class of 2025 first-time 71.43% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 155
152158
uGPAmedian 3.50
3.163.66
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied2,144
Offered1,006
Enrolled 1L242
Offer rate 47% · yield 24%.
Grant distribution
No grant 39.7%Under half 24.2%Half to full 24.3%Full 11.8%
Demographics
Women 61%Men 39%
White
291
Black
30
Hispanic
243
Asian
50
Two or more
33
Other / unreported
22
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$64,720
Non-resident
$64,720
Mandatory fees
$150
Living estimate
$34,342
Median grant
$37,440
Grant 25 / 75
$18,720 / $53,040
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
97
Full-time faculty
37
Faculty of color
20
Total JD enrollment
669
Graduates
205
Mean attorney salary · state
$213,860
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
152 / 155 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.16 / 3.50 / 3.66
Acceptance rate
46.9%
Applications received
2,144
Offers extended
1,006
1L enrollment
242
Total JD enrollment
669
GRE-only takers
8
1L attrition (academic / other)
10 / 1
Transfers in / out
1 / 4
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$64,720
Non-resident tuition
$64,720
Mandatory fees
$150
Living-expense estimate
$34,342
Median grant
$37,440
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$18,720 / $53,040
No-grant share
39.7%
< half-tuition grants
24.2%
Half-to-full grants
24.3%
Full-tuition grants
11.8%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
36
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
152 / 154 / 157
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
2.92 / 3.35 / 3.61
Part-time tuition
$48,440
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
62.91%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
73.95%
State average (same exam)
77.5%
Difference vs. state
-14.6 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at California Western School of Law?
California Western School of Law reported a 62.91% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 77.5% state average.
How much does California Western School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at California Western School of Law is $64,720 per year (about $194,160 over three years). The median grant is $37,440, bringing median net tuition to roughly $27,280 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for California Western School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at California Western School of Law is 155 and the median GPA is 3.50; the acceptance rate is 46.9%.
What are the job outcomes at California Western School of Law?
79.0% of California Western School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 6.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 14.1% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.