Comparing California Western Law and USF Law Side by Side

The following statements compares California Western School of Law (California Western Law) and University of San Francisco School of Law (USF 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.
  • California Western Law tuition of $67,840 is more expensive than USF Law tuition of $61,720.
  • California Western Law offers the better financial aid of $37,440 which is 55.19% of tuition amount.
  • USF Law acceptance rate of 46.92% is lower than California Western Law of 42.38%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 155 of 155.
  • California Western Law's GPA of 3.50 is higher than USF Law of 3.47.
  • USF Law with 671 students is larger than California Western Law with 669 students.
  • USF Law has higher bar exam pass rate than California Western Law.
  • USF Law founded in 1912 is older than California Western Law founded in 1924.