Sacramento, California
McGeorge School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1969
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 156
- Median GPA
- 3.52
- Resident tuition
- $62,678
- First-year class
- 213
- Bar-required jobs
- 68.9%
- First-time bar passage
- 71.1%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $26,502 | $430 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $26,502 | $430 |
| Part-time · resident | $17,600 | $430 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $17,600 | $430 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,802 | $430 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,802 | $430 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$25,566
- Living off campus$25,566
- Living at home$25,566
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$26,502
- Mandatory fees$430
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$25,566
PreLaw Advisor total$52,498
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 511 | 402 | 109 |
| Receiving grants | 460 | 372 | 88 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 248 | 187 | 61 |
| Half to full tuition | 135 | 118 | 17 |
| Full tuition | 67 | 62 | 5 |
| More than full tuition | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $6,000 | $6,600 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $25,556 | $11,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $48,970 | $20,054 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-2018133 received · 49 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-2017103 received · 46 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016114 received · 49 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.