California Western School of Law

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Information Summary

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near San Diego, CA 92101-3046

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Special Focus Institutions — Schools of law

Undergraduate	N/A
Graduate	N/A
Undergraduate Population	N/A
Enrollment	Exclusively graduate/professional
Size & Setting	N/A

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Trimester
Years of college work required	4
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending California Western School of Law?

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

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	Cost (regardless of residency)
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On-Campus – Room & Board	N/A  N/A
On-Campus – Other Expenses	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A

Admission Criteria

What criteria does California Western School of Law use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions	N/A
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	N/A / N/A / N/A
College Prep. Completion	N/A
Recommendations	N/A
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores	N/A
TOEFL	N/A
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does California Western School of Law accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	N/A
Meals per Week	N/A
Room Fee	N/A
Board Fee	N/A

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at California Western School of Law?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at California Western School of Law.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

American/U				1		3		4
Law (LL	4	7	19	28	3	158	40	259
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL	8	1				2		11
Total	12	8	19	29	3	163	40	274

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

California Western School of Law Ranks 26th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$107,311 ($115,518 male / $95,002 female)
Number of FT Faculty	45 (27 male / 18 female)
Number of PT Faculty	37
FT Faculty Ratio	1 : 1
Total Benefits	$948,624

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California Western School of Law Summary

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California Western School of Law Founded in 1924, California Western School of Law (popularly known as California Western or Cal Western) is a private, non-profit law school located in San Diego, California. World Report ranks California Western School of Law as a fourth-tier law school. This institution is not, and has never been, associated with or related in any way to California Coast University of Santa Ana, California, which had called itself “California Western University” from 1973 – 1981. California Western was originally chartered in 1924 by Leland Ghent Stanford as a private graduate institution called Balboa Law College, the first law school in San Diego. The law school retained the name California Western. In 1975, California Western ended its affiliation with USIU and became an independent secular law school. The law school teaches the traditional Juris Doctor curriculum plus dual-degree programs, specifically: California Western also offers the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in Trial Advocacy with a Specialization in Federal Criminal Law as well as an M.C.L./LL.M for foreign law students. California Western’s areas of concentration provide a rigorous academic experience in the following areas: Cal Western has two major publications, the California Western Law Review and the California Western International Law Journal, one of the oldest International Law journals in the country.

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