California Western School of Law: Statistics

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#3753 of 14,131 In the World
#1076 of 2,597 In North America
#1005 of 2,496 In the United States
#85 of 249 In California
#7 of 20 In San Diego
#283 of 1,063 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
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Acceptance rate
60%
Graduates
758
Male:Female Ratio
41:59
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 60% 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.

351 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

126 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 322 (43%)
Hispanic 171 (23%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 148 (20%)
Asian 44 (6%)
Two or more races 36 (5%)
Black or African American 19 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 11 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0.5%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 (0.1%)

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 103 master's in Programs for Foreign Lawyers and 207 doctorate degrees in Law. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California Western School of Law.

Major Master Doctoral
Law 207
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 103
Grand Total 103 207

Publications & Citations

California Western School of Law has published 1,021 scientific papers with 2,687 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Business, Environmental Science, Economics, Computer Science, and Medicine.

Publications
1,021
Citations
2,687

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
903 / 2,465
Political Science
827 / 2,213
Law
765 / 2,154
Sociology
511 / 706
Philosophy
359 / 661
Business
304 / 1,281
Environmental Science
294 / 979
Economics
261 / 1,130
Computer Science
260 / 540
Medicine
256 / 1,822
Biology
222 / 769
Psychology
220 / 850
Geography and Cartography
211 / 881
History
208 / 563
Engineering
186 / 443
Archaeology
170 / 539
Finance
158 / 658
Physics
153 / 648
Criminology and Criminal Justice
138 / 192
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
121 / 109
Linguistics
120 / 235
Social Psychology
109 / 425
Quantum and Particle physics
102 / 572
Development Studies
99 / 911
Art & Design
97 / 149
Mathematics
94 / 309
Geology
91 / 114
Nursing
88 / 998
Ecology
86 / 435
Cyber Security
86 / 107
Chemistry
85 / 463
Management
83 / 434
Public Health
83 / 966
Pathology
74 / 924
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
69 / 54
Psychiatry
65 / 546
Intellectual Property and Patent Law
61 / 57
Genetics
60 / 189
Paleontology
59 / 78
Accounting
56 / 76

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 16 7
1991 18 2
1992 22 3
1993 17 3
1994 13 7
1995 13 10
1996 21 7
1997 21 7
1998 24 2
1999 22 12
2000 31 15
2001 16 16
2002 28 35
2003 16 28
2004 24 23
2005 32 37
2006 39 27
2007 24 31
2008 34 71
2009 28 89
2010 43 63
2011 39 85
2012 58 124
2013 36 160
2014 44 220
2015 34 182
2016 32 198
2017 25 154
2018 23 152
2019 32 156
2020 32 171
2021 22 209
2022 9 173
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Notable alumni

  1. Tonya Pinkins

    Tonya Pinkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actorstage 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. Michael Tsai

    Michael Tsai
    Years
    1941-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    lawyerpoliticiandiplomat
    Biography

    Michael Tsai is a Taiwanese politician.

  3. 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.

  4. Brian Maienschein

    Brian Maienschein
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    university teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Brian Maienschein is an American attorney and politician currently serving in the California State Assembly, representing the 76th district, encompassing parts of northeastern San Diego since 2012. Prior to serving in the state assembly, he was a member of the San Diego City Council, and the city's first Commissioner on Homelessness. He is most known for his response to two wildfires in his district, the 2003 Cedar Fire and the 2007 Witch Creek Fire, as well as for the completion of California State Route 56 and the preservation from development of 10,000 acres in the San Pasqual Valley.

  5. Shana Dale

    Shana Dale
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Shana L. Dale is an American politician and lawyer. She served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the George W. Bush administration from 2005 to 2009.

  6. Scott C. Black

    Scott C. Black
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 71)
    Biography

    Lieutenant General Scott C. Black is a retired American military lawyer who was the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army from October 1, 2005, to October 1, 2009. He was the first lieutenant general to hold that position. He is currently vice president and general manager of global mission solutions at BAE Systems Support Solutions.

  7. Anthony J. Battaglia

    Anthony J. Battaglia
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Anthony Joseph Battaglia is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.

  8. Bruce E. MacDonald

    Bruce E. MacDonald
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    lawyermilitary officer
    Biography

    Bruce Edward MacDonald is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as the 40th Judge Advocate General of the Navy from July 2006 to August 2009. Prior to that, MacDonald served as Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy from November 2004 to July 2006.

  9. M. James Lorenz

    M. James Lorenz
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-.. (age 88)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Myron James Lorenz is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

General info

Alternative names CWSL
Founded 1924
Total FTE staff 159
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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