There are 18 ABA-accredited law schools in California as of 2026. By school type, 5 law schools are public and 13 are private. Stanford Law School ranked first among California law schools with #2 in overall law school ranking.
In addition, there are 21 non-ABA law schools. The school s are accredited by Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California. You can check and compare them in the state-accredited comparison table below.
Here is a summary of key law school statistics for California's ABA-accredited institutions, including 2026-2027 tuition and fees and the latest admissions data.
- The average LSAT score for California law schools is 162, with an average undergraduate GPA of 3.68.
- California law schools have an average acceptance rate of 27.77% and an average enrollment yield of 28.18%.
- In public California law schools, the 2026-2027 average tuition & fees is $63,402 for state residents and $75,644 for out-of-state students.
- In private California law schools, the 2026-2027 average tuition & fees is $68,138.
- Total 15,055 students have attended California law schools in 2026 and each school had 836 law school students in average.
- California ABA-accredited law schools welcomed 4,289 newly enrolled first-year students for the 2025-2026 academic year.
- Total 2,887 faculties have worked for California law schools.
- The average bar exam pass rate of the California ABA-accredited law schools is 80.91%.
List of California Law Schools and Comparison
The following table lists 18 California law schools with important statistics including tuition and LSAT scores. You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want.
The rankings are computed based on a number of factors including the admission scores, number of faculties, bar pass rate, acceptance rate, and employment statistics.
| School | Founded | Tuition & Fees | Financial Aid | LSAT | GPA | Admit Rate | Yield | Bar Pass Rate | Enroll | Students to Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA | 1893 | $82,122 | $52,797 | 173 | 3.96 | 6.10% | 51.34% | 96.50% | 670 | 3 to 1 |
| Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA | 1949 | $76,992 | $24,456 | 171 | 3.95 | 12.05% | 30.99% | 94.23% | 1,376 | 6 to 1 |
| Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA | 1896 | $88,436 | $40,092 | 169 | 3.91 | 11.17% | 28.20% | 94.01% | 1,543 | 7 to 1 |
| Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA | 1894 | $84,476 | $31,158 | 170 | 3.92 | 14.84% | 35.73% | 91.16% | 1,128 | 4 to 1 |
| Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA | 2009 | $76,396 | $25,000 | 169 | 3.80 | 14.92% | 33.87% | 85.53% | 532 | 4 to 1 |
| Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA | 1965 | $74,881 | $25,000 | 165 | 3.70 | 21.06% | 24.88% | 88.94% | 606 | 5 to 1 |
| Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA | 1971 | $76,120 | $30,000 | 164 | 3.85 | 23.36% | 22.34% | 86.77% | 929 | 7 to 1 |
| University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA | 1954 | $70,091 | $32,000 | 163 | 3.84 | 23.51% | 23.97% | 84.80% | 972 | 7 to 1 |
| Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA | 1920 | $74,026 | $45,000 | 163 | 3.74 | 26.05% | 28.10% | 84.19% | 1,114 | 6 to 1 |
| University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoPublicSan Francisco, CA | 1878 | $65,477 | $20,000 | 161 | 3.71 | 27.48% | 29.64% | 83.84% | 1,155 | 4 to 1 |
| Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA | 1995 | $66,972 | $59,500 | 163 | 3.70 | 20.53% | 29.46% | 74.13% | 420 | 5 to 1 |
| Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA | 1912 | $66,790 | $40,000 | 159 | 3.50 | 52.58% | 18.69% | 74.77% | 755 | 5 to 1 |
| University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA | 1912 | $61,720 | $33,718 | 155 | 3.47 | 42.38% | 22.25% | 74.56% | 671 | 7 to 1 |
| McGeorge School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA | 1924 | $65,258 | $30,426 | 156 | 3.52 | 54.41% | 30.49% | 70.55% | 752 | 7 to 1 |
| Southwestern Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA | 1911 | $65,686 | $29,166 | 157 | 3.51 | 36.47% | 34.74% | 64.93% | 1,108 | 6 to 1 |
| California Western School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA | 1924 | $67,840 | $37,440 | 155 | 3.50 | 46.92% | 23.36% | 62.91% | 669 | 7 to 1 |
| Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA | 1966 | $58,738 | $23,616 | 152 | 3.36 | 43.67% | 28.25% | 63.64% | 355 | 5 to 1 |
| Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA | 1901 | $42,000 | $35,000 | 153 | 3.28 | 22.43% | 10.92% | -1.00% | 300 | 3 to 1 |
List of California-accredited Law Schools (Non-ABA)
The following table lists 21 California-accredited law schools with tuition and admission information You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want.