California Western School of Law

San Diego, CA

California Western School of Law is located in San Diego, CA and enrolls approximately 242 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.5. In the most recent reporting year, 77.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 6.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
242
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.5
Bar-Required Jobs
75.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 158
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.66
50th Percentile 3.5
25th Percentile 3.16

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
77.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
6.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
14.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
62.91%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.53%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-14.62%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
213
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 258
Less than ½ tuition 157
Half to full tuition 158
Full tuition 77
More than full tuition 0