Malibu, California
Rick J. Caruso School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1972
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 164
- Median GPA
- 3.85
- Resident tuition
- $72,920
- First-year class
- 227
- Bar-required jobs
- 91.8%
- First-time bar passage
- 90.7%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2024-2025
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $69,950 | $606 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $69,950 | $606 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,570 | $303 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$31,880
- Living off campus$31,880
- Living at home$31,880
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$69,950
- Mandatory fees$606
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,880
PreLaw Advisor total$102,436
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2024–2025 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 561 | 561 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 446 | 446 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 80% | 80% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 248 | 248 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 174 | 174 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 24 | 24 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $55,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2023-2024120 received · 24 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023127 received · 28 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022134 received · 31 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.