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California Western School of Law

San Diego, CA · City
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Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
About

Located in downtown San Diego, California Western School of Law is the city's oldest law school, best known for its deep commitment to public interest law, social justice, and hands-on legal training. The institution boasts renowned strengths in criminal defense, health law, and immigration advocacy, anchored by high-impact clinical opportunities like the California Innocence Project and the Community Law Project. Student life is collegial and professionally focused, immersed directly in the local legal community with courthouses, public agencies, and major law firms just steps from campus. A defining hallmark of the school is its practical, practice-ready ethos, which emphasizes early experiential learning through robust externships and tri-semester scheduling options that allow students to accelerate their degree completion.


Wikipedia:California Western School of Law is a private law school in San Diego, California. It is one of two successor organizations to California Western University, the other being Alliant International University. The school was founded in 1924, was accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1962, and became a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1967.

Location
San Diego, CA, 92101-3046 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
SAN · San Diego
2 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
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Cost of attendance$106,961
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Cost of attendance$106,961
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.cwsl.edu
How it’s made up
Tuition$66,760
Fees$1,080
Books & supplies$1,600
Personal expenses$5,706
Transportation$1,656
Total published by the school$106,961
Source: www.cwsl.edu

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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$35M
Full-time faculty
49%
Faculty salary
$13,248/mo
Teaching spend
$14,106
per student
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — law

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