California Western School of Law: Statistics

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#3666 of 14,131 In the World
#1022 of 2,597 In North America
#952 of 2,496 In the United States
#83 of 249 In California
#7 of 20 In San Diego
#341 of 1,054 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
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Acceptance rate
46%
Graduates
623
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.

222 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 309 (50%)
Hispanic 170 (27%)
Asian 44 (7%)
Two or more races 42 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 24 (4%)
Black or African American 17 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 12 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 3 (0.5%)

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 87 master's in Programs for Foreign Lawyers and 238 doctorate degrees in Law. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California Western School of Law.

Major Master Doctoral
Law 238
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 87
Grand Total 87 238

Publications & Citations

California Western School of Law has published 1,076 scientific papers with 2,970 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Business, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Medicine, and Economics.

Publications
1,076
Citations
2,970

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
938 / 2,657
Political Science
851 / 2,406
Law
786 / 2,324
Sociology
518 / 830
Philosophy
355 / 695
Business
307 / 1,454
Environmental Science
300 / 1,076
Computer Science
280 / 689
Medicine
271 / 2,063
Economics
263 / 1,216
Biology
230 / 933
History
228 / 668
Psychology
224 / 959
Geography and Cartography
220 / 990
Engineering
192 / 462
Archaeology
174 / 629
Physics
170 / 723
Finance
154 / 691
Criminology and Criminal Justice
137 / 218
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
117 / 135
Linguistics
116 / 209
Quantum and Particle physics
114 / 631
Social Psychology
105 / 450
Development Studies
104 / 1,021
Mathematics
100 / 358
Art & Design
97 / 124
Chemistry
93 / 537
Geology
93 / 181
Nursing
90 / 1,102
Public Health
89 / 1,102
Cyber Security
87 / 124
Management
84 / 502
Ecology
83 / 438
Pathology
81 / 1,049
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
73 / 88
Psychiatry
69 / 605
Genetics
68 / 281
Library and Information science
61 / 54
Healthcare Management (MHA)
61 / 919
Intellectual Property and Patent Law
60 / 63

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 18 3
1992 23 2
1993 17 3
1994 15 7
1995 12 11
1996 21 7
1997 21 7
1998 25 2
1999 23 11
2000 32 14
2001 17 14
2002 30 38
2003 17 29
2004 34 29
2005 37 41
2006 40 32
2007 27 44
2008 35 79
2009 29 103
2010 41 66
2011 42 83
2012 58 133
2013 39 171
2014 43 223
2015 34 189
2016 33 205
2017 28 158
2018 23 164
2019 32 165
2020 30 185
2021 21 209
2022 11 175
2023 17 173
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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 62)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
    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. Michael Tsai

    Michael Tsai
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Michael Tsai is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer.

  3. Bruce Blakeman

    Bruce Blakeman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    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 the commissioner for the New York-New Jersey Port Authority as well as a Nassau County legislator and Hempstead town councilman.

  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 138
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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