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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.
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Median LSAT
159
Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA
3.60
Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition
$2,061 / credit
Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class
209
Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs
75.5%
Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage
79.5%
2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024

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 (2023)
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Report year 2023
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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Tuition and fees by program and residency
ProgramTuitionFees
Full-time · per credit (resident)$1,878$675
Part-time · per credit (resident)$1,878$541

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 (2023)
Covers
Report year 2023
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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  • Living on campus$31,151
  • Living off campus$31,151
  • Living at home$14,321

Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.

Estimated annual cost (calculation)

Not published

Grants & scholarships (2023–2024 students)

Source
Organization
American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Document
ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
Covers
Report year 2023
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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Grant recipients and amounts
MeasureAllFull-timePart-time
Total students670527143
Receiving grants551424127
% receiving grants82%80%89%
Less than half tuition32723988
Half to full tuition15812038
Full tuition65650
More than full tuition000
25th percentile grantNot applicable$15,000$10,000
Median grantNot applicable$25,000$15,000
75th percentile grantNot applicable$35,000$20,000

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 (2023)
Covers
Report year 2023
Retrieved
Sep 23, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 23, 2026
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The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).

  • Entering 2022-2023140 received · 30 reduced or eliminated
  • Entering 2021-2022183 received · 33 reduced or eliminated
  • Entering 2020-2021174 received · 45 reduced or eliminated

Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.