Comparing California Western Law and Western State Law Side by Side

The following statements compares California Western School of Law (California Western Law) and Western State College of Law (Western State 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 Western State Law tuition of $58,738.
  • California Western Law offers the better financial aid of $37,440 which is 55.19% of tuition amount.
  • Western State Law acceptance rate of 46.92% is lower than California Western Law of 43.67%.
  • California Western Law's LSAT score of 155 is higher than Western State Law of 152.
  • California Western Law's GPA of 3.50 is higher than Western State Law of 3.36.
  • California Western Law with 669 students is larger than Western State Law with 355 students.
  • Western State Law has higher bar exam pass rate than California Western Law.
  • California Western Law founded in 1924 is older than Western State Law founded in 1966.