Pepperdine University School of Law is a private law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 86.77% first-time bar passage rate (state average 78.0%). 93.4% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 14.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $72,920 per year; a median grant of $30,000 brings median net tuition to about $42,920. The median LSAT is 164 with a 23.4% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Still seeking. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school86.77%
State avg78%
first-time +8.7 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 91.12% · class of 2025 first-time 90.71% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 164
161167
uGPAmedian 3.85
3.613.94
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied4,272
Offered998
Enrolled 1L227
Offer rate 23% · yield 23%.
Grant distribution
No grant 22.9%Under half 47.4%Half to full 25%Full 0.2%Stipend 4.5%
Demographics
Women 56%Men 44%
White
342
Black
16
Hispanic
59
Asian
57
Two or more
28
Other / unreported
51
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$72,920
Non-resident
$72,920
Mandatory fees
$630
Living estimate
$33,700
Median grant
$30,000
Grant 25 / 75
$30,000 / $55,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
142
Full-time faculty
50
Faculty of color
34
Total JD enrollment
553
Graduates
183
Mean attorney salary · state
$213,860
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
161 / 164 / 167
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.61 / 3.85 / 3.94
Acceptance rate
23.4%
Applications received
4,272
Offers extended
998
1L enrollment
227
Total JD enrollment
553
GRE-only takers
2
1L attrition (academic / other)
15 / 0
Transfers in / out
4 / 11
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$72,920
Non-resident tuition
$72,920
Mandatory fees
$630
Living-expense estimate
$33,700
Median grant
$30,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$30,000 / $55,000
No-grant share
22.9%
< half-tuition grants
47.4%
Half-to-full grants
25.0%
Full-tuition grants
0.2%
Above-full grants (stipend)
4.5%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
86.77%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
91.12%
State average (same exam)
78.0%
Difference vs. state
+8.7 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Pepperdine University School of Law?
Pepperdine University School of Law reported a 86.77% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 78.0% state average.
How much does Pepperdine University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Pepperdine University School of Law is $72,920 per year (about $218,760 over three years). The median grant is $30,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $42,920 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Pepperdine University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Pepperdine University School of Law is 164 and the median GPA is 3.85; the acceptance rate is 23.4%.
What are the job outcomes at Pepperdine University School of Law?
93.4% of Pepperdine University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 14.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.0% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.