University of West Los Angeles

What University of West Los Angeles does

University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) is a private, non-profit educational institution founded in 1966 and headquartered in Inglewood, California, operating two schools — a School of Law offering the Juris Doctor (JD) program, and a School of Business offering a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Leadership, Management, and Technology. The institution serves primarily working professionals, career changers, military-affiliated students, and a subset of international F-1 students, with classes delivered through evening, weekend intensive residencies, and hybrid/online modalities via the third-party D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system. UWLA operates two Southern California campuses — the West Los Angeles campus near LAX in Inglewood and the San Fernando Valley campus in Woodland Hills — supported by admissions counseling, financial aid services, and a documented alumni base of 2,200+ practicing attorneys across 65+ countries.

UWLA's business model is tuition-driven: JD tuition is priced at $1,245 per unit (~$29,880/year full-time, $22,410/year part-time), with a 85-unit JD degree costing approximately $105,825 in tuition; Business School programs are priced at $17,212/year (MS) and $6,788/year (BS) for the 2025-2026 academic year. Revenue is supplemented by administrative fees (application $50, registration $250/term, graduation $200, transcripts $15/copy) and offset by merit and military scholarships (LSAT-based 10-25% tuition scholarships, 15% Military & Veterans Scholarship). Go-to-market is sales-led and admissions-driven, leveraging the institutional website, social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn), earned media (LA Times), alumni testimonials, and direct enrollment counseling.

UWLA holds California State Bar accreditation for its JD program, SEVIS approval for international students, and authorization for VA Chapter 31 benefits; it has received the LA Times top-25 Master's Business program recognition for multiple consecutive years and the VICA Robert E. Gibson Corporate Award of Excellence (2024). The institution has no parent company, no external private equity or venture capital ownership, no disclosed funding rounds, and does not publicly report revenue or enrollment figures.

Name

University of West Los Angeles

Legal name

University of West Los Angeles

Website

https://uwla.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

University of West Los Angeles is a private, non-profit institution founded in 1966 operating a School of Law (JD program) and School of Business (BS, MS) across two Southern California campuses, serving working professionals, veterans, and international students through hybrid and online delivery.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHAIAC

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAKAOAL

Campus/Facility Accessibility Services (Ramps, Wayfinding, Access Management)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Special Education Transportation & Accessibility Services

Keywords

• Legal education services
• Graduate business programs
• Juris doctor programs
• Hybrid law school
• Professional higher education

Headquarters

HQ city

Inglewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Law School Tuition: Tuition charged per unit for JD program at $1,245 per unit. Full-time students (24 units/year) pay approximately $29,880 in tuition plus $650 in fees and $1,673 for books. Total for 85 units to graduate is approximately $105,825.
2. Business School Graduate Tuition: Master's program tuition approximately $17,212 per year (2025-2026) plus books and living expenses.
3. Business School Undergraduate Tuition: Bachelor's program tuition approximately $6,788 per year (2025-2026) plus loan fees and living expenses.
4. Application and Administrative Fees: Revenue from application fees ($50), registration fees ($250/term), graduation fees ($200), transcript fees ($15/copy), and other administrative charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) is a private educational institution that delivers higher-education degree programs through two schools: the School of Law, which offers a Juris Doctor (JD) program with flexible evening and weekend scheduling, and the School of Business, which offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Leadership, Management, and Technology. Programs are delivered in-person at two Los Angeles-area campuses and online/hybrid via the D2L eLearning platform.

Product overview

University of West Los Angeles is an educational institution offering two primary academic programs: the School of Law (providing JD degrees with flexible scheduling for working professionals) and the School of Business (offering both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in business administration and leadership). The university operates a D2L-based eLearning platform for online course delivery. Both schools provide hybrid learning options with evening and weekend classes to accommodate working students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• School of Law: UWLA's law school offering Juris Doctor (JD) programs for aspiring attorneys.
• School of Business

Products and services

• School of Law (Juris Doctor Program) Three- or four-year Juris Doctor (JD) degree program for aspiring attorneys, featuring flexible evening and weekend classes, a first-of-its-kind Family Formation and Adoption Law elective, and bar preparation support. Includes 85 units at $1,245 per unit, with full-time students taking approximately 24 units per year. Approved for Chapter 31 (Veteran Readiness and Employment) benefits.
• School of Business (Bachelor's and Master's Programs) Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Science in Leadership, Management, and Technology degree programs with flexible evening, weekend, and hybrid class options for working professionals. Master's tuition approximately $17,212 per year (2025-2026) and Bachelor's tuition approximately $6,788 per year (2025-2026).

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,200+ alumni practicing as attorneys
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• West Los Angeles CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Language support partnership providing additional language assistance resources to UWLA international students who need supplemental language support beyond admission requirements.
• Southwest CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLanguage support partnership providing additional language assistance resources to UWLA international students.
• Scholarship AmericaminorOthersAdministers the LA County Committee of Bar Examiners Accredited Law Schools Scholarship program for UWLA, Glendale University College of Law, and Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law students. Awards of $3,000 per recipient.
• Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity (Bernard Jefferson Chapter)coreOthersProfessional law fraternity with international presence dating back to 1900 and over 138,000 members. Provides academic support, bar preparation resources (Barbri outlines), career development, networking, scholarships, and community service opportunities for UWLA law students.
• Harriet Buhai Center for Family LawminorOthersLegal clinic providing family law and domestic violence assistance to low-income persons in Los Angeles. UWLA students volunteer and gain practical legal experience.
• Bet TzedekminorOthersLegal services organization providing free assistance to diverse communities in Los Angeles. UWLA students volunteer and gain practical legal experience.
• U.S. VETS Legal ClinicminorOthersNational nonprofit dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk veterans. UWLA AmeriCorps volunteers served at this legal clinic during law school.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Alliant International University: California-based private university offering graduate and doctoral programs including business and law-adjacent professional degrees. Comparable to UWLA in California private-university positioning and professional-program focus, though Alliant's program mix differs (no JD).

Direct peers

• Glendale University College of Law: California-accredited private law school in Glendale, CA. Highly comparable in scale, state bar accreditation status, and target student (working adults in Southern California); UWLA and Glendale are even co-listed in the LA County Bar Examiners scholarship program.
• Southwestern Law School: Los Angeles-based private law school offering JD and certificate programs with flexible evening scheduling. Closest direct peer to UWLA's School of Law, sharing the LA private law school niche, the working-professional student base, and tuition-tier positioning.
• Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law: California-accredited private law school with flexible evening/weekend scheduling. Directly comparable state-accredited, working-professional model; co-listed with UWLA in the LA County Bar Examiners scholarship program.
• Pacific West College of Law: California-accredited private law school also referenced in the LA County Bar Examiners scholarship administration alongside UWLA. Comparable California state-accredited model, similar scale, and similar target audience of working-professional students.

Emerging players

• California Southern University (CalSouthern): Online-focused private university based in California offering undergraduate and graduate business, leadership, and technology programs. Comparable to UWLA's School of Business in modality (online-first) and in targeting working professionals, but does not offer a JD program.
• Westcliff University: Private, SoCal-based university offering graduate and undergraduate business and leadership programs with strong online/hybrid delivery. Comparable to UWLA in targeting working professionals via flexible delivery, but operates at a different scale and program mix (no law school).

Broad incumbents

• National University: Large, San Diego-based private nonprofit university serving adult learners with online and hybrid programs across business, leadership, and professional fields. Comparable to UWLA in the non-traditional / working-adult student focus, but operates at a much larger scale and lacks a law school.
• Loyola Marymount University (Loyola Law School): LA-based private university with an embedded law school serving a similar Southern California student market. Operates at significantly larger scale with a broader university portfolio that includes business programs comparable to UWLA's School of Business.
• Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law: Los Angeles-area private law school (Malibu) with significantly larger scale and broader program portfolio. Serves overlapping Southern California JD candidate pool, but offers substantially higher tuition, larger faculty, and ABA accreditation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/uwla
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UWLAlaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/universityofwestlosangeles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uwla-school-of-law
• Instagraminstagram.com/uwla

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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