Irvine, California
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 2005
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 152
- Median GPA
- 3.36
- Resident tuition
- $54,840
- First-year class
- 117
- Bar-required jobs
- 79.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 81.1%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $21,430 | $245 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $21,430 | $245 |
| Part-time · resident | $14,330 | $245 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $14,330 | $245 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$33,776
- Living at home$20,342
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$21,430
- Mandatory fees$245
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$33,776
PreLaw Advisor total$55,451
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 (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 441 | 291 | 150 |
| Receiving grants | 314 | 233 | 81 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 110 | 78 | 32 |
| Half to full tuition | 202 | 155 | 47 |
| Full tuition | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $14,330 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $25,800 | $20,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $32,145 | $24,500 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-20170 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-20160 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.