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California Western School of Law

San Diego, CA · City
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Earnings 10 years on
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Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
About

Located in downtown San Diego, California Western School of Law is the city's oldest law school, highly regarded for its commitment to diversity and its robust focus on practical, hands-on legal training. The independent institution is particularly well-known for its top-tier trial advocacy program, international legal studies, and extensive clinical internship program, which integrates real-world practice directly into the curriculum. Students enjoy a highly collaborative and supportive campus culture set against a vibrant, urban coastal backdrop, where they benefit from a close-knit community and direct access to San Diego’s nearby legal and judicial hub. Setting California Western apart is its home to the world-renowned California Innocence Project, which provides students with the unique, career-defining opportunity to work alongside attorneys to help exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals.


Wikipedia:California Western School of Law is a private law school in San Diego, California. It is one of two successor organizations to California Western University, the other being Alliant International University. The school was founded in 1924, was accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1962, and became a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1967.

Location
San Diego, CA, 92101-3046 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
SAN · San Diego
2 mi away
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Resources
Endowment
$35M
Full-time faculty
49%
Faculty salary
$13,248/mo
Teaching spend
$14,106
per student
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — law

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