WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL - 2013 Standard 509 Information
Report
12312312
12312312
ABA
3333 Harbor Boulevard
LAW
CostaWHITTIER
Mesa, CA 92626
SCHOOL
Phone: 714-444-4141
Approved
Since
1985
Website: www.law.whittier.edu
The Basics
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
8/1/2014
Application fee
$ 60
Financial aid deadline
5/1/2014
Can first year start other than fall?
No
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Full-Time
Part-Time
Resident
Non-Resident
$ 41,460
$ 41,460
$ 27,640
$ 27,640
Tuition Guarantee Program
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
Number of apps
1,566
1,373
193
Number of offers
939
841
98
Number of matrics
221
169
52
75% GPA
3.25
3.19
3.36
Median GPA
2.95
2.93
3.01
25% GPA
2.61
2.61
2.68
75% LSAT
152
152
152
Median LSAT
149
149
148
25% LSAT
145
146
145
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
Total
No
Full-Time
Part-Time
Total number of
students
665
100
514
77.3
151
22.7
Total number
receiving grants
313
47.1
252
49
61
40.4
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Less than 1/2
tuition
217
32.6
180
35
37
24.5
Living on Campus
Half to full tuition
79
11.9
63
12.3
16
10.6
$ 27,796
Full tuition
13
1.8
2.6
0.6
2.6
$ 27,796
More than full
tuition
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Living Off Campus
Living at Home
$0
75% grant amount
$ 20,130
$ 21,304
Median grant
amount
$ 12,500
$ 10,000
$ 6,500
$ 5,140
25% grant amount
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men
Part-Time
Hispanics of any race
45
16.5
51
16.8
68
16.8
28
16.2
46
20.8
96
16.6
American Indian or Alaska Native
1.1
1.2
Asian
44
16.1
54
17.8
70
17.3
28
16.2
26
11.8
98
17
44
Black or African American
16
5.9
12
3.9
14
3.5
14
8.1
4.1
28
4.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0.7
0.6
1.4
0.9
Two or more races
11
19
6.2
25
6.2
2.9
30
13.6
30
5.2
Total Minority
121
44.3
142
46.7
185
45.8
78
45.1
114
51.6
263
45.6
72
White
132
48.4
126
41.4
182
45
76
43.9
94
42.5
258
44.7
117
Nonresident Alien
0.7
11
3.6
2.2
2.3
0.9
13
2.3
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
18
6.6
25
8.2
28
6.9
15
8.7
11
43
7.5
12
Total
273
47.3
304
52.7
404
70
173
30
221
38.3
577
100
204
WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL
Women
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
Total
20
WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL
ABA
Approved
Since
1985
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Full-Time Part-Time
Typical first-year section size
57
Number of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
Academic
Number of upper division classroom course
sections
Under 25
Total
1st year
45
38
83
36.6
2nd year
2.2
3rd year
0.5
4th year
117
Other
103
25 - 49
29
Transfers (prior academic year*)
50 - 74
19
Transfers In
75 - 99
Transfers Out
100+
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
Number of positions available in simulation
courses
870
Number of simulation positions filled
479
Number of positions available in faculty
supervised clinical courses
First Time Takers: 168
Jurisdiction
199
50
Number of field placement positions filled
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
155
105
67.74
71.43
-3.69
Washington
100.00
60.09
39.91
Arizona
100.00
80.21
19.79
Nevada
100.00
73.93
26.07
Ohio
100.00
84.05
15.95
California
102
Number of faculty supervised clinical positions
filled
3
29
16
Diff. %
136
84
18
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
128
56
96.43
69.14
71.58
-2.44
Number of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
33
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2011)
Number of credit hours required to graduate
87
Number of students who enrolled in independent
study
Number of students who participated in law
journals
First Time Takers: 125
Jurisdiction
California
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
Men
Women
Minorities
Spr
Fall
Spr
Fall
Spr
Fall
Spr
Fall
25
24
13
13
12
11
Other Full-Time
Deans, librarians &
others who teach
12
24
31
13
19
11
12
58
68
29
37
29
31
10
10
Full-Time
Part-Time
Student faculty ratio
18.52 to 1
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
121
67
55.37
72.15
-16.78
Nevada
100.00
76.38
23.62
Massachusetts
100.00
87.94
12.06
Florida
100.00
79.96
20.04
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
99.20
56.46
72.37
-15.91
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2010)
First Time Takers: 144
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
124
63
50.81
71.24
-20.43
Nevada
100.00
72.72
27.28
Minnesota
100.00
92.21
7.79
Hawaii
100.00
77.04
22.96
Pennsylvania
100.00
83.06
California
16.94
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
89.58
52.73
71.56
-18.83
* "Academic year" refers to the 2013 - 2014 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2013 calendar year.
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