Quick Facts
2012-2013 Tuition
Full-Time: $19,600.00 per semester
Part-Time: $13,110.00 per semester
Summer 2012 courses: $1,311.00 per unit
Fall 2012 Entering Class Profile
| Applicants: 1,407 |
Enrolled: 140 |
| Median GPA: 3.13 |
25% GPA: 2.84 |
75% GPA: 3.36 |
| Median LSAT: 151 |
25% LSAT: 149 |
75% LSAT: 155 |
| GPA Range: 2.0 to 4.0 |
| LSAT Range: 145 to 162 |
| Gender: 50% Male |
50% Female |
| Average Age: 27 |
Age Range: 21-57 |
| Minority Students: 37.5% |
(4% African American, 13.5% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 2% Native American)
Colleges: Students came from 56 different undergraduate institutions in 20 states.
Majors Represented:
Political Science or International Relations - 29%
Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology - 11.5%
Economics, Business or Finance - 16.5 %
English, History or Humanities - 15%
Communications or Marketing - 2%
Criminal Justice - 6%
Biology or Chemistry - 4%
Other - 16%
Western State
The oldest law school in Orange County, Southern California, founded in 1966; over 11,000 alumni in 50 states; represents 1/4 of the Orange County District Attorney’s and Public Defender’s office and 1/4 of the Orange County bench. Western State has produced 140 of California’s active judicial officers, among the highest for any law school.
Faculty
28 Full-Time, 15 women and 8 minority on full-time faculty; approximately 34 Adjunct Professors; the student/faculty ratio is under 20 to 1.
See WSUprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info.