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 — 2025-2026
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $62,678 | $640 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $62,678 | $640 |
| Part-time · resident | $41,628 | $640 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $41,628 | $640 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,131 | $640 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,131 | $640 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$35,081
- Living off campus$35,081
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$62,678
- Mandatory fees$640
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$35,081
PreLaw Advisor total$98,399
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 (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 577 | 463 | 114 |
| Receiving grants | 536 | 424 | 112 |
| % receiving grants | 93% | 92% | 98% |
| Less than half tuition | 269 | 208 | 61 |
| Half to full tuition | 124 | 89 | 35 |
| Full tuition | 143 | 127 | 16 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $3,388 | $3,388 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $30,426 | $13,352 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $60,852 | $30,427 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2024-2025128 received · 43 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-2024115 received · 36 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-202395 received · 29 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.