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%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Elder & Health Law ConcentrationSchool page for Elder & Health Law Concentration (opens in a new tab)
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Elder & Health Certificate of ConcentrationSchool page for Elder & Health Certificate of Concentration (opens in a new tab)
- Trial & Appellate Advocacy Certificate of ConcentrationSchool page for Trial & Appellate Advocacy Certificate of Concentration (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Bankruptcy ClinicSchool page for Bankruptcy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Buccola Family Homeless Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Buccola Family Homeless Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Elder & Health Law ClinicSchool page for Elder & Health Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Defender ClinicSchool page for Federal Defender Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigration Law ClinicSchool page for Immigration Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Legislative and Public Policy ClinicSchool page for Legislative and Public Policy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation ClinicSchool page for Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- California Victims Resource CenterSchool page for California Victims Resource Center (opens in a new tab)
- Capital Center for Law & PolicySchool page for Capital Center for Law & Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Eglet Center for Advocacy & Dispute ResolutionSchool page for Eglet Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution (opens in a new tab)
- Global Center for Business & DevelopmentSchool page for Global Center for Business & Development (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
LL.M. programs (5)
- LL.M. in Transnational Business PracticeSchool page for LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in U.S. Law & PolicySchool page for LL.M. in U.S. Law & Policy (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in U.S. Law & Policy (online)School page for LL.M. in U.S. Law & Policy (online) (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in Water & Environmental LawSchool page for LL.M. in Water & Environmental Law (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
S.J.D. and J.S.D. programs (1)
- S.J.D. / J.S.D. programSchool page for S.J.D. / J.S.D. program (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
104
Clinic positions available
146
107 filled
Field placements filled
227
Simulation course seats
636
Co-curricular offerings
7
Full-time faculty
41
114 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
