California Western School of Law is a private law school in downtown San Diego. It dates to 1924, and in 1952 its parent, Balboa University, affiliated with the Southern California Methodist Conference and became California Western University, with the law school relocating downtown. The American Bar Association has approved it since 1962. In 1975 the law school ended its tie to the successor university, US International University, and became an independent secular institution. It lists its address as 225 Cedar Street. The fall 2023 entering class had 226 students, with LSAT scores of 150, 153 and 156 at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles, according to the school's ABA Standard 509 disclosure. It awards the Juris Doctor and advanced law degrees, and applications rose from 1,645 to 1,792 in the 2024-2025 cycle.
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Applicants apply for the JD with an LSAT or equivalent score and the standard law school application materials.
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225 Cedar St, San Diego, CA, California, United States
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