Western State College of Law (Westcliff University)

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

916

Offers of admission

400

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

43.7%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

150 / 152 / 156

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.03 / 3.36 / 3.62

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$54,840 tuition + $808 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$54,840 tuition + $808 fees

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

$166,944

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

$166,944

Living costs, off campus

$32,140 a year

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

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

78%

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

$13,120 / $23,616 / $36,000 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 115 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, 76 (66%) 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

93

Employed

88

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

79.6% of graduates

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

2.2% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.0% of graduates

State and local clerkships

0.0% of graduates

Government

5.4% of graduates

Public interest

3.2% of graduates

Education

2.2% of graduates

Business and industry

7.5% 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

90

First-time pass rate

81.1%

ABA state average

82.5%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

-1.4 points

Two-year pass rate

82.1%