San Diego, California
University of San Diego, School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1961
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 163
- Median GPA
- 3.84
- Resident tuition
- $66,950
- First-year class
- 240
- Bar-required jobs
- 88.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.7%
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 | $66,950 | $801 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $66,950 | $801 |
| Part-time · resident | $49,475 | $781 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $49,475 | $781 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,350 | $801 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,350 | $781 |
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$39,197
- Living off campus$39,197
- Living at home$22,897
- Living on a military base$19,147
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$66,950
- Mandatory fees$801
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$39,197
PreLaw Advisor total$106,948
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 | 751 | 716 | 35 |
| Receiving grants | 684 | 652 | 32 |
| % receiving grants | 91% | 91% | 91% |
| Less than half tuition | 355 | 343 | 12 |
| Half to full tuition | 305 | 287 | 18 |
| Full tuition | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| More than full tuition | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $27,375 | $21,750 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $32,000 | $27,313 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $50,000 | $35,630 |
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 2024-2025234 received · 25 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-2024230 received · 30 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023256 received · 50 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.