ABA-Accredited Law Schools in California Comparison Table

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in California with important law schools facts. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar exam passage data for 2022-2023.
School NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateAverage GPAAverage LSATTotal EnrollmentEnrollment (First-Year Students)Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Berkeley School of Law
public, Berkeley, CA
$74,995
($62,567)
14.92% 3.87 170 1,302 318 88.24%
California Western School of Law
private, San Diego, CA
$62,550 55.38% 3.38 153 625 208 48.35%
Chapman University School of Law
private, Orange, CA
$63,126 30.68% 3.67 161 422 139 80.00%
Davis School of Law
public, Davis, CA
$67,164
($54,919)
28.99% 3.69 165 718 206 82.66%
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law
private, San Francisco, CA
$56,000 22.43% 3.28 153 300 25 -
Gould School of Law
private, Los Angeles, CA
$78,038 12.52% 3.88 169 1,436 178 82.42%
Irvine School of Law
public, Irvine, CA
$68,190
($55,945)
18.18% 3.72 167 510 146 86.86%
Los Angeles School of Law
public, Los Angeles, CA
$71,430
($59,185)
16.80% 3.92 170 1,376 301 88.82%
Loyola Law School
private, Los Angeles, CA
$68,512 33.92% 3.71 161 1,132 314 78.76%
McGeorge School of Law
private, Sacramento, CA
$59,580 61.31% 3.40 155 666 197 67.07%
Pepperdine University School of Law
private, Malibu, CA
$68,046 28.18% 3.86 164 1,114 173 83.33%
Santa Clara University School of Law
private, Santa Clara, CA
$59,254 52.43% 3.55 159 662 240 61.79%
Southwestern Law School
private, Los Angeles, CA
$58,392 49.85% 3.44 155 955 345 63.98%
Stanford Law School
private, Stanford, CA
$73,713 7.26% 3.95 173 682 157 96.70%
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
public, San Francisco, CA
$55,207
($48,273)
30.91% 3.59 160 1,185 356 72.14%
University of San Diego School of Law
private, San Diego, CA
$62,981 33.61% 3.80 161 974 249 78.76%
University of San Francisco School of Law
private, San Francisco, CA
$55,290 55.23% 3.46 153 612 158 67.37%
Western State College of Law
private, Irvine, CA
$49,848 45.14% 3.16 152 332 117 58.49%
*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.
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