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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

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