Comparing California Western Law and Pepperdine Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Pepperdine University School of Law (Pepperdine Law) and California Western School of Law (California Western Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Pepperdine Law tuition of $76,120 is more expensive than California Western Law tuition of $67,840.
  • California Western Law offers the better financial aid of $37,440 which is 55.19% of tuition amount.
  • Pepperdine Law acceptance rate of 46.92% is lower than California Western Law of 23.36%.
  • Pepperdine Law's LSAT score of 164 is higher than California Western Law of 155.
  • Pepperdine Law's GPA of 3.85 is higher than California Western Law of 3.50.
  • Pepperdine Law with 929 students is larger than California Western Law with 669 students.
  • Pepperdine Law has higher bar exam pass rate than California Western Law.
  • California Western Law founded in 1924 is older than Pepperdine Law founded in 1971.