Rick J. Caruso School of Law

Malibu, CA

Rick J. Caruso School of Law is located in Malibu, CA and enrolls approximately 227 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.85. In the most recent reporting year, 88.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 14.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 4.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
227
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.85
Bar-Required Jobs
88.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 167
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 3.94
50th Percentile 3.85
25th Percentile 3.61

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
67%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
14.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
4.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
86.77%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.03%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+8.74%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
189
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 122
Less than ½ tuition 252
Half to full tuition 133
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 24