California Western School of Law: Statistics

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#3630 of 14,131 In the World
#1011 of 2,597 In North America
#942 of 2,496 In the United States
#83 of 249 In California
#7 of 20 In San Diego
#320 of 1,036 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
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Acceptance rate
46%
Graduates
625
Male:Female Ratio
38:62
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.cwsl.edu

California Western School of Law Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 46% acceptance rate for California Western School of Law based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

286 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

9 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 307 (49%)
Hispanic 179 (29%)
Asian 46 (7%)
Two or more races 37 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 22 (4%)
Black or African American 17 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 12 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 2 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $32,400
Tuition in-state $32,400
Tuition out-of-state $32,400
Fee in-district $150
Fee in-state $150
Fee out-of-state $150

California Western School of Law majors

California Western School of Law has granted 97 master's in Programs for Foreign Lawyers and 179 doctorate degrees in Law. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California Western School of Law.

Major Master Doctoral
Law 179
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 97
Grand Total 97 179

Publications & Citations

California Western School of Law has published 1,161 scientific papers with 6,152 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Business, Environmental Science, Medicine, Computer Science, and Economics.

Publications
1,161
Citations
6,152

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,004 / 5,551
Political Science
911 / 5,073
Law
840 / 4,916
Sociology
544 / 2,023
Philosophy
367 / 1,428
Business
328 / 2,641
Environmental Science
325 / 1,945
Medicine
301 / 3,401
Computer Science
298 / 1,273
Economics
282 / 1,826
Biology
257 / 1,950
Psychology
246 / 1,730
History
245 / 1,318
Geography and Cartography
235 / 1,570
Engineering
209 / 1,012
Archaeology
185 / 972
Physics
176 / 1,379
Finance
164 / 1,039
Criminology and Criminal Justice
144 / 640
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
122 / 360
Linguistics
121 / 455
Quantum and Particle physics
119 / 1,200
Social Psychology
109 / 801
Development Studies
108 / 1,286
Mathematics
108 / 532
Art & Design
104 / 282
Nursing
102 / 1,939
Chemistry
99 / 755
Geology
99 / 411
Pathology
95 / 1,350
Public Health
93 / 1,639
Ecology
91 / 628
Cyber Security
91 / 394
Management
82 / 786
Psychiatry
82 / 970
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
75 / 240
Genetics
72 / 345
Library and Information science
67 / 130
Intellectual Property and Patent Law
63 / 132
Healthcare Management (MHA)
62 / 1,052

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 24 10
1993 18 14
1994 15 16
1995 13 20
1996 22 20
1997 24 47
1998 27 18
1999 24 23
2000 32 37
2001 18 60
2002 30 59
2003 19 82
2004 35 88
2005 36 79
2006 40 87
2007 28 80
2008 38 143
2009 32 139
2010 42 159
2011 49 160
2012 62 260
2013 43 312
2014 40 362
2015 32 358
2016 35 365
2017 31 331
2018 23 301
2019 46 324
2020 36 391
2021 27 349
2022 14 390
2023 22 409
2024 10 335
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California Western School of Law alumni

  1. Tonya Pinkins

    Tonya Pinkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actorstage actorfilm directortelevision actor
    Biography

    Tonya Pinkins is an American actress and filmmaker. Her award-winning debut feature film Red Pill was an official selection at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, won the Best Black Lives Matter Feature and Best First Feature at The Mykonos International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Luléa Film Festival, and is nominated for awards in numerous festivals around the globe. Her web-series The Red Pilling of America can be heard on her podcast "You Can't Say That!" at BPN.fm/ycst

  2. Bruce Blakeman

    Bruce Blakeman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Bruce Arthur Blakeman is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive of Nassau County, New York. He was elected in the 2021 election, defeating Democratic incumbent Laura Curran. He previously served as a commissioner for the New York-New Jersey Port Authority as well as a Nassau County legislator and Hempstead town councilman.

  3. Michael Tsai

    Michael Tsai
    Years
    1941-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomatlawyer
    Biography

    Tsai Ming-shian, also known by his English name Michael Tsai, is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer.

  4. Alissa Bjerkhoel

    Alissa Bjerkhoel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Alissa Leanne Bjerkhoel is an American litigation coordinator at the California Innocence Project (CIP), a law school clinic that investigates cases of factual innocence while training law students. Bjerkhoel was born in Truckee, California, and later graduated from California Western School of Law (CWSL) after previously obtaining a B.A. degree She has been an attorney with CIP since 2008. Bjerkhoel has served as counsel for CIP on numerous criminal cases, and achieved the legal exoneration of a number of convicted prisoners. Bjerkhoel serves as CIP's in-house DNA expert and also serves as a panel attorney with the nonprofit law firms Appellate Defenders, Inc. (ADI) and Sixth District Appellate Program (SDAP). She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Bjerkhoel has won a number of awards.

All 10 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names CWSL
Founded 1924
Total FTE staff 130
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools

Location and contacts

Address 225 Cedar St
San Diego, California, 92101-3046
United States
City population 1,387,000
Phone 6192390391

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