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Pepperdine Law School
Also known as
- Pepperdine Law School
- Pepperdine University
- PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
Pepperdine Law School is a law school located in Malibu , California. The school was ranked 52 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Pepperdine Law School is approximately 182.
Admissions website: https://law.pepperdine.edu/admissions/requirements/
Admissions email: lawadmis@pepperdine.edu
Admissions phone: 310.506.4631
Pepperdine Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 159 | 164 | 166 |
| GPA | 3.48 | 3.86 | 3.93 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 3485 | 84 |
| # Admissions offers | 982 | - |
| Class size | 182 | 58 |
| % Accepted | 28.2% | 81 |
| % Yield | 17.6% | 6 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 3,485 people applied and 982 were offered admission.
Pepperdine University has a 1L class size of 182, and yield of 17.62%. 173 out of 982 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 17.62% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Pepperdine University has a median LSAT of 164. The 25th percentile LSAT is 159 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 166.
The median GPA is 3.86. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.48 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.93.
Pepperdine Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 554 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does Pepperdine Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Pepperdine Law School
In 2024, tuition was $68,046 and the annual cost of attending was $99,346 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Pepperdine Law School employment outcomes
79.5% of Pepperdine University graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Pepperdine Law School
When you choose Pepperdine School of Law, you will join an accomplished community of students seeking a superior legal education at an internationally recognized institution. The Master of Laws program prepares students for excellence in the increasingly globalized legal and business marketplaces. In addition to rigorous academic programs committed to individualized learning, Pepperdine students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. Our LLM program welcomes students of all backgrounds and faiths and strives to educate graduates for lives as peacemakers and justice seekers in all that they do. As a top-ranked university, Pepperdine School of Law produces not only good lawyers, but also good people.
Pepperdine Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution is repeatedly recognized as the foremost academic center of its kind. The Institute brings together an unparalleled full-time teaching and research faculty that engages with students and practitioners from all over the world to explore more effective ways of solving problems and managing conflict. The Straus Institute has long been recognized as one of the nation’s top academic dispute resolution programs.
In addition to the breadth of degree choices offered at the Pepperdine School of Law, our global and impactful interdisciplinary programs address the needs of current legal and business environments, providing students the opportunity to choose the path that best fits their individual interests. Pepperdine has strong connections within the Los Angeles legal and business communities, which provides broad networking, externship, and internship opportunities for our students.