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Malibu, California

Rick J. Caruso School of Law

Accreditation
ABA approved since 1972
Institution type
Private
J.D. formats
Full-time J.D.
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Median LSAT
164
Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA
3.85
Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition
$72,920
Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class
227
Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs
91.8%
Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage
90.7%
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.

J.D. program formats

Full-time J.D.
Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
Part-time J.D.
Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
Distance-education J.D.
Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.

Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means

Programs published by the school

Joint and dual degrees

A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.

Concentrations and courses of study

Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.

Certificates

Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.

Clinics and field placements

Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.

Clinics (10)

Externships and field placements (1)

Centers and institutes

Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.

Advanced law degrees

Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.

These are not J.D. programs. The ABA Council approves a school’s J.D. program; it does not approve or accredit these degrees.

Master's degrees for non-lawyers

Graduate degrees in legal studies for professionals who work with the law but do not intend to practise. They do not qualify graduates to sit for the bar.

These are not J.D. programs. The ABA Council approves a school’s J.D. program; it does not approve or accredit these degrees.

32 programs read from Rick J. Caruso School of Law’s own website and reviewed before publication, most recently verified Sep 2026. The list covers structured academic offerings, not student organizations, and may not be complete.

Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)

Source
Organization
American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Document
ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
Covers
Report year 2025
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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Course titles beyond 1L
125
Clinic positions available
175
138 filled
Field placements filled
236
Simulation course seats
1,538
Co-curricular offerings
29
Full-time faculty
50
142 total faculty

Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).