Pepperdine Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Pepperdine University School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $76,120 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.49% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $34,540. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Pepperdine University School of Law is $110,660.

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The average GPA is 3.85 and the average LSAT score is 164 for 2027 Pepperdine University School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 220 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 222 students.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 4,272 students have applied to Pepperdine University School of Law and 998 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 223 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 23.36% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.34% at Pepperdine University School of Law. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 227 first-year students enrolled in Pepperdine University School of Law.

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At Pepperdine University School of Law, 77.07% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $30,000. 6.10% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 32.44% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Pepperdine University School of Law costs and financial aid page.

Pepperdine University School of Law enrolled 229 first-year students in total. Among them, 93.89% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 139 White, 30 Asian, 6 Black or African American, 26 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 94 male and 121 female students enrolled at Pepperdine University School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 60.70%, followed by Asian with 13.10%.

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Last year, total 161 students took the bar exam first time at Pepperdine University School of Law. Among them, 128 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 79.5%. For reference, the average pass rate at California law schools is 72.84%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Pepperdine University School of Law.

In 2025, 159 students graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law. Of them, 128 graduates employed where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 141 graduates employed as full-time and 0 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Pepperdine University School of Law employement summary page.