Overview

Applicants
2,144
Acceptance Rate
47%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.50
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
242

Test Scores

LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
152 - 158

Deadlines

Application Deadlines
July 31

Application Process

Rolling Admissions
Yes

Application Fee
$0

CAS Service Used
Yes

Applicants accepted in terms other than fall
No

Transfer Applicants Accepted
Yes

Deferred Admission
Yes

Other Admission Factors

Academic

LSAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Essay / Personal Statement

Selectivity Rating

Faculty Information

Student/Faculty
11:1

52
Female
11
Underrepresented Minorities

Career overview

Pass Rate for First-Time Bar Exam
71%
Median Starting Salary
$100,000
% of graduates who are employed within ten months of graduation
82%
% of job accepting graduates providing useable salary information
30%

Career Services

On campus summer employment recruitment for first year JD students
Yes

On campus summer employment recruitment for second year JD students
Yes

# of Employers that Recruit on Campus Each Year
29

Employers who most frequently hire graduates
Aguirre and Severson, Gomez Trial Attorneys, HHJ Trial Attorneys, Kazerouni Law Group, Hoffman & Forde, Higgs Fletcher & Mack, Tyson Mendes, Navy JAG, US DOJ SoCal, Judge Battaglia, SD Superior Ct, Family Law Facilitator's Office, SD Public Defender's Office, SD City Attorney's Office, SD District Attorney's Office, Riverside District Attorney's Office, Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, SD DCSS, CA Attorney General's Office, ABA IJP, LASSD, Casa Cornelia, SD Volunteer Lawyer Program.

Graduates Employed by Area

62%
Private Practice
9%
Government
5%
Public Interes
4%
Business/Industry
2%
Judicial Clerkships

Graduates Employed by Region

94%
Pacific
2%
South
1%
International
1%
Mid-Atlantic
1%
MidWest
1%
Mountain
1%
South West

Prominent Alumni

Honorable Michael S. Groch
Assistant Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego

Honorable Anthony Battaglia
US District Court Judge, Southern District of California

Deborah Dixon
Founder and Owner, The Dixon Law Firm

Gayle M. Blatt
Partner at CaseyGerry

Janice Y. Walshok
Shareholder, Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin

Dates

Financial Aid Rating
Mar 3
Application Deadlines
Feb 1

Financial Aid Statistics

Average Annual Total Aid Package Awarded
$75,730

% Students Receiving Some Aid
93%

Expenses per Academic Year

Tuition
$66,760
Estimated Off-Campus Room and Board
$30,159
Estimated Cost for Books / Academic Expense
$1,600
Fees
$1,080

Student Body Profile

Total Enrollment
669

Average Age at Entry
26

Demographics

36.32%
Hispanic
4.48%
Black
43.20%
Caucasian
7.03%
Asian
4.93%
Two or More Rces
2.84%
Unknown

86% are full time
14% are part time
59% female
41% male

Campus Life


More Information

% of Classrooms with Internet Access
95%

Admissions Office Contact

Contact
Baran Bulkat
Associate Director of Admissions

Address
350 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone
619-525-1401

Email
admissions@cwsl.edu


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