Law Schools in California

Are you are looking to go to one of the law schools in California? There are 21 ABA accredited law schools in California.

The highest ranked law school in California is Stanford University, which was ranked 1 by US News in 2023. The school has an LSAT median of 173 and a GPA median of 3.92.

The best law school in California depends on what you're looking for. Every law school is different, just like every person is different.

Other schools in California include UC Berkeley Law School, UCLA Law, USC Gould School of Law, UC Irvine Law, Pepperdine Law School, UC Hastings Law School, UC Davis Law School, Loyola Law School Los Angeles, USD Law School, Chapman University Fowler School of Law, Southwestern Law School, Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, USF Law School, California Western School of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law, Western State College of Law, University of La Verne College of Law, Whittier Law School, Thomas Jefferson School of Law. If you want to go to law school in California, you should consider these schools.

ABA accredited law schools in California

You can also check out law schools in the states that border California: Arizona, Nevada, Oregon.

Detailed information on California law schools

Stanford Law School

Stanford, California

Rank 1 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 1 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 170/173/176
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.84/3.92/3.99
Acceptance rate: 6.9
Bar passage rate: 97.1

UC Berkeley Law School

Berkeley, California

Rank 10 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 10 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 167/170/172
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.74/3.83/3.9
Acceptance rate: 12.5
Bar passage rate: 95.0

UCLA Law

Los Angeles, California

Rank 14 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 14 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 166/171/172
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.66/3.9/3.97
Acceptance rate: 15.5
Bar passage rate: 93.8

USC Gould School of Law

Los Angeles, California

Rank 16 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 16 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 165/168/169
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.76/3.87/3.94
Acceptance rate: 12.7
Bar passage rate: 95.2

UC Irvine Law

Irvine, California

Rank 35 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 35 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 162/167/168
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.51/3.72/3.83
Acceptance rate: 19.5
Bar passage rate: 88.7

Pepperdine Law School

Malibu , California

Rank 45 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 45 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 159/164/166
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.54/3.85/3.93
Acceptance rate: 27.7
Bar passage rate: 86.9

UC Hastings Law School

San Francisco, California

Rank 60 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 60 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 157/160/163
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.39/3.59/3.75
Acceptance rate: 29.0
Bar passage rate: 81.7

UC Davis Law School

Davis, California

Rank 60 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 60 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 163/165/166
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.45/3.7/3.84
Acceptance rate: 25.2
Bar passage rate: 79.8

Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Rank 60 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 60 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 157/161/163
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.46/3.69/3.81
Acceptance rate: 34.4
Bar passage rate: 87.9

USD Law School

San Diego, California

Rank 78 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 78 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 157/161/163
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.45/3.74/3.86
Acceptance rate: 34.5
Bar passage rate: 81.8

Chapman University Fowler School of Law

Orange, California

Rank 109 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 109 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 155/161/163
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.2/3.63/3.78
Acceptance rate: 28.7
Bar passage rate: 78.3

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, California

Rank 141 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 141 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 152/154/157
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.1/3.36/3.58
Acceptance rate: 50.4
Bar passage rate: 76.1

Pacific McGeorge School of Law

Sacramento, California

Rank 141 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 141 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 152/155/157
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.04/3.47/3.72
Acceptance rate: 55.3
Bar passage rate: 72.3

Santa Clara University School of Law

Santa Clara, California

Rank 158 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 158 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 155/158/160
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.16/3.42/3.57
Acceptance rate: 52.3
Bar passage rate: 67.4

USF Law School

San Francisco, California

Rank 165 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 165 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 152/155/158
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.04/3.42/3.64
Acceptance rate: 46.4
Bar passage rate: 65.8

California Western School of Law

San Diego, California

Rank 175 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 175 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 151/153/156
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.04/3.35/3.57
Acceptance rate: 49.3
Bar passage rate: 64.2

Golden Gate University School of Law

San Francisco, California

Rank 180 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 180 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 152/154/156
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 2.92/3.15/3.45
Acceptance rate: 25.5
Bar passage rate: 35.1

Western State College of Law

Irvine, California

Rank 180 (US News 2023)

Ranked: 180 by US News in 2023.
LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 150/151/154
GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 2.99/3.23/3.53
Acceptance rate: 44.6
Bar passage rate: 54.5

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Ontario, California

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Whittier Law School

Costa Mesa, California

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Thomas Jefferson School of Law

San Diego, California

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General

General chat about the legal profession.

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LuckyDog

19:59

So nice

crybaby2024

20:00

agreed!

crybaby2024

20:00

loyola and cornell were both that way and michigan was also unprompted but like a week? after the admit email i think

KimchiQueen

20:00

@crybaby2024: Yes that's smart! I would definitely recommend learning the language, too, to avoid any misinterpretation.

KermitTheHermit

20:00

@crybaby2024: The allergy cards in native language is a fantastic idea!

LuckyDog

20:01

gotchu

LuckyDog

20:01

@crybaby2024: Did they call you firstly

crybaby2024

20:02

yes cornell called, only one.

LuckyDog

20:02

yessir

Ijustwannagetinman

21:12

Are they SLS real?

IdyllingApplicant

21:14

seems pretty weird for them to be grouped like that and all private idk

JocularJock

21:14

Maybe they're updating before the weekend?

[] ararara

21:19

SLS class size is so tiny and yield so high probably best to ignore those when they’re all bunched up like that and private!

[] ararara

21:19

Also a good idea to ignore statistical outliers (even though I haven’t seen what their stats are!)!

[] ararara

21:20

If you Stanford As are real though congratulations that’s amazing it’s Friday so we riot!!

Ijustwannagetinman

22:19

If you interview with a dean after being WL how good are your odds of admission

Ijustwannagetinman

22:19

Has anyone interviewed after being on the WL

manifestT14acceptances

22:24

ooooh which school

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

22:36

It is pretty good to be interviewed by dean if you are WL

Ijustwannagetinman

22:44

I was just curious

HulkingAmusingUnicorn

22:45

why is yield % insightful to look at for a WL'ed applicant? sorry to interrupt everyones conversation

Ijustwannagetinman

22:51

It’s good for their ranking. And increasing yield is easier to do with WL stuff

Ijustwannagetinman

22:51

Bc you can be more certain of an applicant’s genuine interest by their persistence

HulkingAmusingUnicorn

22:53

thank you!!

CanWeTalkAboutTerrenceMalick

23:54

Question for the general chat. Sent an addendum to WashU today. Received an email that asked me whether I have deposited anywhere; if so, where; and how long I would like to remain on the waitlist. Does anyone have any idea why these questions would be asked, particularly the first two (I'm not confused about why the third would be asked). I don't have any problem with their asking these questions. I just found it unusual, since no other school I've spoken to since being waitlisted has done that.

CanWeTalkAboutTerrenceMalick

23:55

I feel I must clarify that I know the probability of being admitted off the waitlist here (or anywhere else where I'm waitlisted) is low. Nonetheless, I am curious what you'll think the answers to my questions are. Gracias.

CanWeTalkAboutTerrenceMalick

23:56

y'all*

manifestT14acceptances

0:04

i definitely wouldnt 100% know, but if i had to guess I would say it's to gauge how likely you would be to accept an offer off the waitlist if it's given to you. like if you said you deposited at a higher ranked school and they have reason to think they wouldn't be able to offer you much in terms of scholarship they might try to pick someone else off the waitlist

manifestT14acceptances

0:06

or conversely if you said you hadn't deposited at a school or deposited somewhere significantly less prestigious they might think you are more likely to take an offer if it's given to you

CanWeTalkAboutTerrenceMalick

0:34

I see. I could see that. Makes sense. Thanks.

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