School of Law, Sullivan Hall, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
Seattle University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1994
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 159
- Median GPA
- 3.60
- Resident tuition
- $2,061 / credit
- First-year class
- 209
- Bar-required jobs
- 75.5%
- First-time bar passage
- 79.5%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $45,054 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $45,054 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $28,543 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $28,543 | Not reported |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$25,510
- Living off campus$25,510
- Living at home$11,866
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$45,054
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$25,510
PreLaw Advisor total$70,564
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
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 (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 654 | 520 | 134 |
| Receiving grants | 437 | 369 | 68 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 296 | 259 | 37 |
| Half to full tuition | 135 | 104 | 31 |
| Full tuition | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $17,000 | $15,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | $21,725 |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-2017140 received · 51 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016151 received · 54 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-2015182 received · 70 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.