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San Diego, California

California Western School of Law

Accreditation
ABA approved since 1962
Institution type
Private
J.D. formats
Full-time and Part-time J.D.
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Median LSAT
155
Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA
3.50
Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition
$64,720
Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class
242
Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs
74.1%
Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage
71.4%
2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

Past cycle (2025-2026)

Requirements are recorded per application cycle, so a new cycle never overwrites an older one. The 2025-2026 cycle is for students starting law school in fall 2026.

From the school’s official admissions pages

Source
Organization
American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Document
ABA Standard 509 compilation — The Basics/Academic Calendar (2025)
Covers
Report year 2025
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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Deadlines

  • Application deadline (as reported to the ABA)July 31, 2026No time published
    Source
    Organization
    American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
    Document
    ABA Standard 509 compilation — The Basics/Academic Calendar (2025)
    Covers
    Report year 2025
    Retrieved
    Sep 23, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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Application fee
No fee
Fee waivers
Not reported
LSAC CAS required
Not reported
Résumé
Not reported
Interviews
Not reported
Rolling admissions
Not reported
International applicants
Not reported
Transfer applicants
Not reported

As reported to the ABA

Source
Organization
American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Document
ABA Standard 509 compilation — The Basics/Academic Calendar (2025)
Covers
Report year 2025
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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Application deadline (as written)
7/31/26
Application fee (as written)
0
Financial aid deadline
3/3/26
Academic calendar
Semesters
Students may begin in
August
Credits required for the J.D.
90

From the school’s 2025 ABA Standard 509 report, which covers the 2025-2026 application cycle. Text is shown exactly as the school reported it.