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These schools are referred to as “CALS” and “unaccredited,” respectively, throughout the report. The State Bar published the first California Accredited and Registered Unaccredited Law School Performance Report in 2023, which analyzed data for 2022.
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.
Executive Summary - Law School Profile. The report finds that outcomes vary significantly among California's three types of law schools.
This report is the first to comprehensively explore the three distinct types of law schools in California that provide opportunities to pursue a Juris Doctor degree: schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA), schools accredited by the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners (CALS), and unaccredited schools registered wi...
The law school survey asked schools to report if they offered academic support programs and, if so, to identify program goals. Nearly all law schools in California have at least one academic support program. Half of unaccredited law schools report offering just one academic support program.
Rule 4.205 Lists of law schools. The Committee maintains lists of law schools operating in California: those accredited by the Committee, those registered as unaccredited by the Committee, and those approved by the American Bar Association. The lists are available on the State Bar Web site and upon request.
Attrition rates are lower at ABA-approved schools in California, the report found, with an attrition rate of 8 percent for 1L students. By contrast, that rate is 42 percent at CALS-approved schools, and more than 50 percent at unaccredited law schools.
