List of California Law Schools in the United States
This list includes the California law schools accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), accredited by the California Committee of Bar Examiners, as well as those accredited by the California Committee of Bar Examiners (and not the ABA). In addition, this list includes a list of unaccredited law schools in California. Students who attend an unaccredited law school in California are required to take the First-Year Law Students Examination and must pass it within three administrations after becoming eligible to take the examination, which is upon completion of the first year of law study, in order to receive credit for law study undertaken up to the point of passage.
Law Schools in California Approved by the America Bar Association (ABA)
The following schools are approved by the American Bar Association and by such approval are deemed accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners.
California Western School of Law 225 Cedar Street San Diego, CA 92101-3046 (619) 239-0391 www.cwsl.edu |
University of California at Davis School of Law (King Hall) 400 Mrak Hall Drive Davis, CA 95616-5201 (530) 752-0243 www.law.ucdavis.edu |
Chapman University School of Law 370 North Glassell Street Orange, CA 92866-1032 (888) 242-1913 (714) 628-2500 www.chapman.edu/law |
University of California at Irvine
School of Law *
401 E. Peltason Drive, Suite 1000 Irvine, CA 92697-8000 (949) 824-0066 www.law.uci.edu |
Golden Gate University School of Law 536 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2921 (415) 442-6600 www.ggu.edu/schools/law |
University of California at Los Angeles
School of Law P.O. Box 951476 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476 (310) 825-4841 |
Loyola Law School 919 S. Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211 (213) 736-1000 www.lls.edu |
University of California Hastings College of the Law 200 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4707 (415) 565-4600 www.uchastings.edu |
Pepperdine University School of Law 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90263-4655 (310) 456-4634 www.law.pepperdine.edu |
University of La Verne College of Law** 320 East “D” Street Ontario, CA 91764 (909) 460-2000 http://law.laverne.edu |
Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053-0001 (408) 554-4800 www.scu.edu/law |
University of San Diego School of Law 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492 (619) 260-4600 www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw |
Southwestern Law School 3050 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90010-1106 (213) 738-6700 www.swlaw.edu |
University of San Francisco School of Law 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94117 (415) 422-6586 www.usfca.edu/law |
Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 (650) 723-2465 www.law.stanford.edu |
University of Southern California Gould School of Law University Park Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071 (213) 740-2523 www.usc.edu/dept/law |
Thomas Jefferson School of Law 1155 Island Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 297-9700 www.tjsl.edu |
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law 3200 Fifth Avenue Sacramento, CA 95817-2705 (916) 739-7191 www.mcgeorge.edu |
University of California at Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law 270 Simon Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-7200 (510) 642-2274 www.law.berkeley.edu |
Western State University College of Law 1111 North State College Blvd. Fullerton, CA 92831-3014 (714) 738-1000 www.wsulaw.edu |
Whittier Law School 3333 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1501 (714) 444-4141 www.law.whittier.edu |
* Provisionally approved by the ABA – June 14, 2011
** Provisionally approved by the ABA – March 16, 2012
Law Schools in California Accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CALS)
The following schools are accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners.
Cal Northern School of Law 1395 Ridgewood Drive, Suite 100 Chico, CA 95973-7802 (530) 891-6900 www.calnorthern.edu |
San Francisco Law School 20 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94102-5802 (415) 626-5550 www.alliant.edu/sfls |
Empire College School of Law 3035 Cleveland Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2122 (707) 546-4000 www.empcol.edu |
San Joaquin College of Law 901 5th Street Clovis, CA 93612-1312 (559) 323-2100 or (800) 522-0994 www.sjcl.edu |
Glendale University College of Law 220 North Glendale Avenue Glendale, CA 91206-4454 (818) 247-0770 www.glendalelaw.edu |
Santa Barbara College of Law 20 E. Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2606 (805) 979-9860 www.collegesoflaw.edu |
Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law 6650 Inglewood Avenue Stockton, CA 95207-3861 (209) 478-0800 www.humphreys.edu |
Southern California Institute of Law Santa Barbara campus 1525 State Street, Suite 202 Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2500 (805) 963-4654 www.lawdegree.com |
John F. Kennedy University School of Law 100 Ellinwood Way Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4817 (925) 969-3550 www.jfku.edu/schools/law |
Southern California Institute of Law Ventura campus 877 South Victoria Ave., Suite 111 Ventura, CA 93003-5377 (805) 644-2327 www.lawdegree.com |
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento 3140 “J” Street Sacramento, CA 95816-4403 (916) 446-1275 www.lincolnlaw.edu |
Trinity Law School 2200 North Grand Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92705-7016 (714) 796-7100 www.tls.edu |
Lincoln Law School of San Jose One North First Street San Jose, CA 95113-1227 (408) 977-7227 www.lincolnlawsj.edu |
University of West Los Angeles School of Law San Fernando Valley Campus 9201 Oakdale Avenue, #201 Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 775-4500 www.uwla.edu |
Monterey College of Law 100 Col. Durham Street Seaside, CA 93955-7300 (831) 582-4000 www.montereylaw.edu |
University of West Los Angeles School of Law West Los Angeles Campus 9800 South La Cienega Boulevard, 12th Floor Inglewood, CA 90301-4423 (310) 342-5250 www.uwla.edu |
Pacific Coast University School of Law 1650 Ximeno Avenue, Suite 310 Long Beach, CA 90804 (562) 961-8200 www.pculaw.com |
Ventura College of Law 4475 Market Street Ventura, CA 93003-7774 (805) 765-9300 www.collegesoflaw.edu |
Unaccredited Law Schools in California
The lists below are published for informational purposes only. Please refer to the Unaccredited Law School Rules for the requirements for registration as:
- an unaccredited correspondence law school;
- a distance-learning law school; and
- a fixed-facility law school
Neither the committee nor the State Bar’s Office of Admissions will advise prospective students on the advantages or disadvantages of studying law through correspondence, distance-learning or fixed-facility law schools or the quality of the legal education programs provided by the listed schools.
Prospective students should refer to available resources such as the law school pass/fail statistics on the bar examination and First-Year Law Students’ Examination current and former students, pre-legal advisers located on college or university campuses and other career counselors, among others.
Applicants seeking admission to practice law in California will receive credit for their law study at a registered unaccredited law school only if such study is completed in accordance with the Admissions Rules.
Students attending registered unaccredited law schools are required to take the First-Year Law Students’ Examination and must pass it within three administrations after first becoming eligible to take the examination, which is upon completion of the first year of law study, in order to receive credit for law study undertaken up to the point of passage.
If the examination is passed on a subsequent attempt, only one year of law study credit will be given toward meeting the legal education requirements needed to qualify to take the California Bar Examination.
Registered Unaccredited Correspondence Law Schools in California
The following institutions are currently registered by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California as unaccredited correspondence law schools. A correspondence law school is a law school that conducts instruction principally by correspondence. A correspondence law school must require at least 864 hours of preparation and study per year for four years.
American International School of Law 16491 Scientific Way Irvine, CA 92618 (888) 875-5175 www.aisol.org |
Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy P.O. Box 26870 Fresno, CA 93729-6870 (559) 650-7755 www.obcl.edu |
California Southern University 930 Roosevelt Avenue Irvine, CA 92620 (800) 477-2254 ww.calsouthern.edu |
Taft Law School 3700 So. Susan St., Office 200 Santa Ana, CA 92704-6954 (800) 882-4555 www.taftu.edu |
International Pacific School of Law 3350 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 777 Los Angeles, CA 90010 (888) 921-8899 www.paclawschool.com |
University of Honolulu School of Law 1609 Tully Road, Suite 4 Modesto, CA 95350-4030 (209) 577-3161 www.universityofhonoluluschooloflaw.net |
Northwestern California University School of Law 2151 River Plaza Drive, Suite 306 Sacramento, CA 95833-4133 (916) 920-9470 www.nwculaw.edu |
Registered Unaccredited Distance Learning Law Schools in California
The following institutions are currently registered by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California as unaccredited distance-learning law schools. A distance-learning law school is a law school that conducts instruction and provides interactive classes principally by technological means. A distance-learning law school must require at least 864 hours of preparation and study per year for four years.
Abraham Lincoln University School of Law 3530 Wilshire Blvd, #1435 Los Angeles, CA 90010 (866) 558-0999 www.alu.edu |
Concord Law School of Kaplan University 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90024 (800) 439-4794 www.concordlawschool.edu |
American Heritage University School of Law and Public Policy 255 North D Street, Suite 401 San Bernadino, CA 92401-1715 (888) 484-8689 www.amheritageuniv.net |
St. Francis School of Law 1733 Woodside Road, #230 Redwood City, CA 94061 (650) 206-9529 www.stfrancislaw.com |
California School of Law 5276 Hollister Ave, #262 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (805) 683-5337 and (866) 970-4529 www.californiaschooloflaw.com |
Registered Unaccredited Fixed Facility Law Schools in California
The following institutions are currently registered by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California as unaccredited fixed-facility law schools. A fixed-facility law school is a law school that conducts its instruction principally in physical classroom facilities. A fixed-facility law school must require classroom attendance of its students for a minimum of 270 hours a year for four years.
California Desert Trial Academy College of Law 45-915 Oasis Street Indio, CA 92201 (760) 771-5490 www.cdtalaw.com |
Peoples College of Law 660 So. Bonnie Brae Street Los Angeles, CA 90057 (213) 483-0083 www.peoplescollegeoflaw.edu |
California Southern Law School 3775 Elizabeth Street Riverside, CA 92506 (951) 683-6760 www.cslawschool.com |
Pinnacles School of Law 912 Perdew Street, Suite A Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (760) 446-1500 www.pinnaclelawschool.com |
Inland Valley University 99 N. San Antonio Ave., Ste. 360 Upland, CA 91786 (877) 331-7183 www.inlandvalleyuniversity.net |
University of Silicon Valley Law School 7392 Crews Road Gilroy, CA 95020 (408) 410-7422 www.usvlaw.com |
Irvine University College of Law 10900 183rd Street, Suite 330 Cerritos, CA 90703 (562) 865-7111 www.irvineuniversity.edu/ |
University of Northern California Lorenzo Patiño School of Law 1012 “J” Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 441-4485 www.patinolawschool.com |
Larry H. Layton School of Law 3807 W. Sierra Highway, Suite 206 Acton, CA 93510 (661) 269-5291 www.vanguardnews.com |
Univ. of San Luis Obispo School of Law P.O. Box 790 Ridgecrest, CA 93556 (805) 544-6767 www.slolaw.org |
McMillan Academy of Law 4670 Nebo Drive, Suite 200 LaMesa, CA 91941 (619) 393-1798 www.maol.info |
Western Sierra Law School 8690 Aero Drive Suites 115-90 San Diego, CA 92123 (858) 569-9223 www.wslawschool.com |
Pacific West College of Law 2011 West Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92868 (714) 634-3738 www.pacificwestcollege.com |
See Also
California Law Review (12.5)
To be define law schools (12.2)
Joint Service Schools (11.2)
List of comparative law publications in english (10)
California Western Law (9.4)
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