Western State College of Law at Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University is located in Irvine, CA and enrolls approximately 117 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 152 and median GPA is 3.36. In the most recent reporting year, 84.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 1.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
117
Median LSAT
152
Median GPA
3.36
Bar-Required Jobs
84.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 156
50th Percentile 152
25th Percentile 150
75th Percentile 3.62
50th Percentile 3.36
25th Percentile 3.03

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
75.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
5.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
63.64%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.78%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-14.14%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
77
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 82
Less than ½ tuition 157
Half to full tuition 126
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0