100 Best Law schools in California, US

For Law

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

4. University of Southern California

For Law

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

5. University of California-San Diego

For Law

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Law

#35 in the United States

#37 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

7. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Law

#37 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Law

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

9. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Law

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

10. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Law

#88 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Law

#101 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Law

#108 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

13. San Diego State University

For Law

#120 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Law

#176 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

15. San Francisco State University

For Law

#188 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

16. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Law

#195 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

17. Loyola Marymount University

For Law

#197 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Law

#199 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Law

#206 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

20. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Law

#210 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

21. Claremont Graduate University

For Law

#223 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

22. University of San Francisco

For Law

#227 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

23. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Law

#231 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

24. University of San Diego

For Law

#246 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

25. California State University - Northridge

For Law

#249 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

26. California State University - Los Angeles

For Law

#252 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

27. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Law

#272 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

28. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Law

#288 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

29. Chapman University

Orange

For Law

#291 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

30. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Law

#300 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

31. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Law

#304 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

32. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Law

#308 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

33. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Law

#314 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

34. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Law

#320 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,129
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1975

35. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Law

#321 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

36. Claremont McKenna College

For Law

#336 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,701

37. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Law

#343 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

38. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Law

#357 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

39. Pomona College

For Law

#373 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,962

40. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Law

#377 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

41. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Law

#401 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

42. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Law

#404 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

43. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Law

#407 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

44. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Law

#428 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

45. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Law

#450 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,819
Enrollment: 16,426

46. Occidental College

For Law

#469 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

47. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Law

#496 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,659
Enrollment: 13,673

48. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Law

#533 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

49. Mills College

Oakland

For Law

#538 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $25,283
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,278

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Law

#550 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

51. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Law

#562 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

52. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Law

#564 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

53. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Law

#577 in the United States

#629 in North America

Enrollment: 2,089
Male:Female: 53:47

54. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Law

#579 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

55. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Law

#586 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,724
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

56. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Law

#589 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,696
Enrollment: 10,154

57. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Law

#609 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,666

58. University of the West

Rosemead

For Law

#620 in the United States

#676 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

59. Biola University

La Mirada

For Law

#640 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,522

60. Harvey Mudd College

For Law

#653 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $39,850

61. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Law

#654 in the United States

#712 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $32,129
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,139

62. California Western School of Law

For Law

#655 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 623
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

63. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Law

#660 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

64. Pitzer College

For Law

#663 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $39,809
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $39,594

65. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Law

#666 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $6,951
Enrollment: 8,656

66. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Law

#667 in the United States

#726 in North America

Enrollment: 1,000
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1974

67. Whittier College

Whittier

For Law

#704 in the United States

#766 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,368

68. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Law

#710 in the United States

#772 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

69. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Law

#724 in the United States

#787 in North America

Enrollment: 1,013
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

70. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Law

#740 in the United States

#804 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,103

71. Scripps College

For Law

#744 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,923

72. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Law

#748 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,412
Enrollment: 6,128

73. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Law

#759 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 126
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

74. Antioch University

Culver

For Law

#763 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 867
Male:Female: 26:74

75. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Law

#773 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $49,907

76. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Law

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

77. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Law

#835 in the United States

#904 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,145
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

78. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Law

#840 in the United States

#909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $34,933
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,422

79. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Law

#861 in the United States

#930 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

80. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Law

#865 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1997

81. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Law

#892 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 271
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1969

82. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Law

#895 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,416

83. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Law

#942 in the United States

#1012 in North America

Enrollment: 520
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

84. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Law

#949 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $17,928
Receiving Aid: 100%

85. Southwestern Law School

For Law

#950 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 927
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1911

86. Woodbury University

Burbank

For Law

#966 in the United States

#1036 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $32,182
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $23,816

87. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Law

#981 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1369
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,112

88. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Law

#985 in the United States

#1055 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,911
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1909

89. Northcentral University

For Law

#988 in the United States

#1058 in North America

Enrollment: 11,578
Male:Female: 24:76

90. Keck Graduate Institute

For Law

#990 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 668
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

91. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Law

#999 in the United States

#1069 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $50,126
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $6,832

92. Menlo College

Atherton

For Law

#1024 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $29,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,632

93. Ashford University