Pepperdine University School of Law

Pepperdine University School of Law

Motto	Strengthening Lives for Purpose, Service, and Leadership
Parent school	Pepperdine University
Established	1969
School type	Private
Parent endowment	$850 million
Dean	Deanell R. Tacha
Location	Malibu, CA, US
Enrollment	598
Faculty	107
USNWR ranking	65
Bar pass rate	78% (July 2014 CA Pass Rate)
Website	law.pepperdine.edu
ABA profile	Pepperdine University School of Law

The Pepperdine University School of Law is an ABA accredited law school located on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Pepperdine Law placed 65th among the nation's "Top 100" law schools according to the 2017 U.S. News and World Report rankings. Pepperdine Law is tied with Loyola Marymount School of Law as the fourth highest ranked law school in Southern California, after UCLA, USC, and UC Irvine. The school had an 78% California bar passage rate in July 2014, giving it the seventh highest California bar passage rate after Stanford, (88%); Berkeley, (88%);University of Southern California, (87%); UC Davis School of Law, (86%); UCLA Law, (82%); and Loyola Marymount School of Law, (80%). Pepperdine Law is best known for its entertainment law, and its dispute resolution program, which is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation.

The school offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.), Masters of Law (LL.M.) in dispute resolution, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.Div., J.D./M.P.P., and J.D./Master of Dispute Resolution(M.D.R.).