California Law Schools Tuition

Statistics for 18 California Law Schools

The average tuition & fees of 18 California law schools are $60,901 for state residents and $64,018 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 161. The average acceptance rate is 33.21%.

Gould School of Law has the highest tuition & fees of $78,038 and Western State College of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $49,848.
Stanford Law School has the highest LSAT score of 173 and Western State College of Law has the lowest score of 152.
Stanford Law School has the highest GPA of 3.95 and Western State College of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.16.
Stanford Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 7.26% and McGeorge School of Law has the lowest rate of 61.31%.
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco has the most enrolled first-year students of 356 and Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law has the least enrolled students of 25.

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in California law schools with important law schools facts.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in California Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (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.

18 ABA-accredited Law Schools in California

$64,018

161.2

3.63

33.21%

Statistics for 18 California Law Schools