Western State College of Law

Irvine, CA Private ABA Accredited

Western State Law Academic Overview

Founded in 1966, Western State College of Law, also known as Western State Law, is a private law school located in Irvine, California. Last year, 113 students newly enrolled to the school and the total number of law school students is 355. With 65 faculties, the students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1.
For the academic year 2025-2026, the acceptance rate is 43.67% and the enrollment rate (yield) is 28.25% at Western State College of Law. The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 152 and the average GPA is 3.36. You can check the detailed admission score and statistics.
The bar exam pass rate is 63.64%. For the 85 graduates in 2025, 64 students got full-time jobs and 5 got part-time jobs. You can check the employment summary by hiring status, position type, business, and more for Western State College of Law.

2027 Tuition & fees

The 2027 Western State College of Law tuition & fee is $58,738 for prospective students.
81.05% of full-time students received grants and/or scholarships and the average grants amount is $23,616 at Western State College of Law. The average grant amount would cover 40.21% of tuition & fees.
Amount
2027 Tuition & fees1$58,738
2026 Tuition & fees2$58,738
Average Grant Amount$23,616
Grant Received81.05%
1 2027 tuition based on published amounts by Western State College of Law Financial Aid / Bursar.
2 2026 tuition based on ABA data.

Western State College of Law Directory Information

Western State College of Law's calendar type is Semesters system. An academic year starts August and January and, JD degree is conferred in May, August, and December. In order to earn JD degree, a student must receive credit for 87 credit hours of course work.
The application deadline for fall term 2027 enrollment is July 15, 2027. There is no application fee and free for applying.