Founded in 1966, Western State College of Law, also known as Western State Law, is located in Irvine, CA. Western State College of Law' tuition & fees is $49,848 for first-year students in the academic year 2023-2024. 81.42% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $30,720. That could cover 61.63% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 45.14% and total of 117 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.16 and the average LSAT score is 152. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 58.49%.
Western State College of Law's 2024 tuition & fees is $49,848 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 11.82% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $28,224. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Western State College of Law is $78,072.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Western State College of Law.
At Western State College of Law, 81.42% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $30,720. 0.00% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 69.66% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
184
Half or Less than Tuition
28.80%
Half to Full Tuition
71.20%
Full Tuition
0.00%
More than Full Tuition
0.00%
Part-time
Number Received
50
Half or Less than Tuition
36.00%
Half to Full Tuition
64.00%
Full Tuition
0.00%
More than Full Tuition
0.00%
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Western State College of Law is 3.16 and the average LSAT score is 152. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 119 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Western State College of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
2.91
3.16
3.38
Full-Time
2.91
3.16
3.4
Part-Time
2.95
3.15
3.23
LSAT Scores
150
152
154
Full-Time
150
152
154
Part-Time
149
152
154
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 782 students have applied to Western State College of Law and 353 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 117 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 45.14% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.14% at Western State College of Law. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 121 first-year students enrolled in Western State College of Law.
Last year, total 45 students took the bar exam first time at Western State College of Law. Among them, 21 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 46.67%. For reference, the average pass rate at California law schools is 72.11%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Western State College of Law.
In 2023, 85 students graduated from Western State College of Law. Of them, 51 graduates employed where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 64 graduates employed as full-time and 5 employed as part-time status.
Western State College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
