Admissions

Fast Facts

Entering Class - Fall 2012*

Applications	2,529
Enrollment	213
Out of State	37%
Women	46%
Students of Color	25%

 

LSAT Median	162
75th%	164
25th%	156

 

GPA Median	3.63
75th%	3.75
25th%	3.35

*All statistics reported are as of the first day of class.

Tuition

$44,920 per year

Application Deadline

Priority Deadline: February 1 (February LSAT is accepted)
Final Deadline:  April 1 (2-year Accelerated Option)
                       June 1 (3-year traditional JD program)  *extended*

Degrees Granted

• Juris Doctor
  • Traditional Juris Doctor
  • Accelerated Option
• Master of Laws Dispute Resolution
• Master of Dispute Resolution
• Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration
• Juris Doctor/Master of Dispute Resolution
• Juris Doctor/Master of Divinity
• Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy
• Master of Dispute Resolution/Master of Public Policy

Special Programs

• Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
• The Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law
• Herbert & Elinor Nootbaar The Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics
• Global Justice Program
• Semester in London
• Semester in Washington, DC
• University of Augsburg Exchange Program

In-House Clinics

• Pepperdine-Union Rescue Mission Legal Aid Clinic
• Pepperdine Family Law Clinic
• Special Education Clinic
• Asylum Clinic
• Investor Advocacy Clinic

July 2012 Bar Passage Rate (1st time takers)

     California: 86% pass rate
     Out of State: 91% pass rate

Total JD Enrollment:  618

Graduation Rate:  92%

Attrition:  4.7%