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 — 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 | $52,480 | $808 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $52,480 | $808 |
| Part-time · resident | $35,060 | $671 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $35,060 | $671 |
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 off campus$31,346
- Living at home$19,674
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$52,480
- Mandatory fees$808
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,346
PreLaw Advisor total$84,634
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 | 348 | 244 | 104 |
| Receiving grants | 259 | 199 | 60 |
| % receiving grants | 74% | 82% | 58% |
| Less than half tuition | 120 | 87 | 33 |
| Half to full tuition | 139 | 112 | 27 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | $8,600 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $26,000 | $18,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $36,780 | $29,000 |
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 2023-2024110 received · 85 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023135 received · 97 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022106 received · 74 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.