Pepperdine University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

4,272

Offers of admission

998

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

23.4%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

161 / 164 / 167

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.61 / 3.85 / 3.94

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$72,920 tuition + $630 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$72,920 tuition + $630 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$220,650

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$220,650

Living costs (estimate)

$33,700 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

77%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$30,000 / $30,000 / $55,000 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 117 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, 27 (23%) had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

183

Employed

171

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

91.8% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

12.0% of graduates

Federal clerkships

1.1% of graduates

State and local clerkships

1.1% of graduates

Government

5.5% of graduates

Public interest

5.5% of graduates

Education

0.5% of graduates

Business and industry

5.5% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

183

First-time pass rate

90.7%

ABA state average

82.4%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+8.3 points

Two-year pass rate

96.3%