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 — 2019-2020
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $28,115 | $481 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $28,115 | $481 |
| Part-time · resident | $20,780 | $461 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $20,780 | $461 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,940 | $481 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,940 | $461 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$25,355
- Living off campus$25,355
- Living at home$16,247
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$28,115
- Mandatory fees$481
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$25,355
PreLaw Advisor total$53,951
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 (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 687 | 616 | 71 |
| Receiving grants | 552 | 507 | 45 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 290 | 257 | 33 |
| Half to full tuition | 262 | 250 | 12 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $17,000 | $12,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $26,700 | $18,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $40,000 | $25,000 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-2018195 received · 33 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-2017187 received · 59 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016130 received · 32 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.