Comparing UC San Francisco Law and California Western Law Side by Side

The following statements compares California Western School of Law (California Western Law) and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC San Francisco Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • California Western Law tuition of $67,840 is more expensive than UC San Francisco Law tuition of $65,477.
  • California Western Law offers the better financial aid of $37,440 which is 55.19% of tuition amount.
  • UC San Francisco Law acceptance rate of 46.92% is lower than California Western Law of 27.48%.
  • UC San Francisco Law's LSAT score of 161 is higher than California Western Law of 155.
  • UC San Francisco Law's GPA of 3.71 is higher than California Western Law of 3.50.
  • UC San Francisco Law with 1,155 students is larger than California Western Law with 669 students.
  • UC San Francisco Law has higher bar exam pass rate than California Western Law.
  • UC San Francisco Law founded in 1878 is older than California Western Law founded in 1924.