California Western School Of Law Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

153

LSAT

3.39

GPA

55.3%

Admit Rate

California Western School of Law is a prestigious JD program located in San Diego, California. In the competitive 2025 law school rankings, California Western School of Law was ranked 178 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, California Western School of Law has an entering 1L class size of approximately 273 with an acceptance rate of 55.3%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW

Law School Applications

1792

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

55.3%

25th percentile

JD Program Size

273

85th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$124k

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Law School Admission Chances at California Western School of Law

About California Western School of Law

Hear what California Western has to say about itself:

You will become a lawyer. You have known, perhaps for a long time, that is what you want to be. Now you are at this threshold—where will you study? Who will prepare you? At California Western School of Law, we view these next three years as a joint venture. A partnership. You bring your raw potential, intellect, and individuality—complemented by an undeniable degree of grit and drive.

We will meet you, support you, and push you to become what you want to be.

You’ll find here that we recognize your potential—like an employer will take one day or a future client in need of your skills—and we’ll tailor a law school experience that is unique to you. Engage fully, dig deeply, and you will tap your potential here. You will become what you were born to be.

California Western School of Law Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

2024-2025 Cycle Overview

151 applicants

Accepted

0 / 50

Waitlisted

Rejected

Withdrawn

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For law school applicants interested in the 2025 admissions cycle at California Western School of Law, 1792 candidates submitted JD applications and 991 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 55.3%.

The JD program at California Western School of Law enrolls a first-year class of 273 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 26.03%. This means that of the 991 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 258 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to California Western School of Law, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	151	153	157
	28th percentile
GPA	3.07	3.39	3.60
	15th percentile

	Value
Applications	1792
	57th percentile
Admission Offers	991
Class Size	273
	85th percentile
Acceptance Rate	55.3%
	25th percentile
Yield Rate	26.03%
	29th percentile

The above statistics show that California Western School of Law typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 151 (25th percentile) to 157 (75th percentile), with a median of 153.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.07 to 3.60, with a median of 3.39.

With an acceptance rate of 55.3%, California Western School of Law is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

California Western School of Law Application Status Data

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