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Fall 2023 Incoming JD Class Profile*

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LSAT

154

75th Percentile

152

50th Percentile

150

25th Percentile

College GPA

3.38

75th Percentile

3.16

50th Percentile

2.91

25th Percentile

*As of August 21, 2023

Class of 2022 Employment Review*

88.3%

Employed 10 Months After Graduation
(38 out of 43 total JD graduates; 1 graduate was unemployed and not seeking work)

84.2%

Of Those Employed had a job that required either bar admission or a JD degree
(32 out of 38 employed)

*As of July 15, 2023 for JD graduates

2023 Incoming JD Class & Diversity*

As of August 21, 2023

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Age Range

21-47

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Diversity

51.2%

  • Women 44% 44%
  • Men 56% 56%
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About Western State

50+ Years of Providing Quality Legal Education

150+ Graduates who are Judges & Judicial Officers in California

1966 Established

11,000+ Graduates

Class of 2022 Employment Categories*

60.5% Law Firms

23 JD Graduates

13% Public Interest

5 JD Graduates

2.6% Government

1 JD Graduate

21% Business & Industry

8 JD graduates

2.6% Education

1 JD graduate

*Source: ABA Employment Summary for 2022 graduates http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org
Employment status reported as of April 2023

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HIGHLIGHT

Western State College of Law
Approved by the ABA

Centers

Business Law Center 
Criminal Law Practice Center
                                   

Certificate Programs for the JD Degree

Business Law
Criminal Law Studies
Family Law
Immigration Law Practice
Real Estate Practice
                                   

Start Dates for the JD Degree

Full-Time & Part-Time
Programs Available

Spring (January 2023)
Apply September 1 to December 1

Fall (August 2023)
Apply September 1 to July 15

Information as of October 5, 2022; subject to change without notice. Western State College of Law at Westcliff University is approved by the American Bar Association (321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 988-5000). See www.wsulaw.edu for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, salary data, alumni success, and other important info. Programs, credential levels, technology and scheduling options are subject to change. Western State College of Law at Westcliff University, 16715 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92606 © 2022 Western State College of Law. Our email address is media@westcliff.edu.

Founded in 1966, Western State College of Law is the oldest law school in Orange County, Southern California, and is fully ABA approved. Western State College of Law’s 11,000+ alumni are well represented across public and private sector legal practice areas, including 150 California judges and about 15% of Orange County’s Deputy Public Defenders and District Attorneys.

16715 Von Karman Ave., #100
Irvine, CA 92606
714-738-1000

Programs, credential levels, technology and scheduling options are subject to change. Western State College of Law at Westcliff University, 16715 Von Karman Ave., #100, Irvine, CA 92606 © 2020 Western State College of Law. All rights reserved. Our email address is materialsreview@wsulaw.edu.

See wsuprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees and other costs, median debt, salary data, alumni success, and other important info.