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 — 2022-2023
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $60,380 | $481 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $60,380 | $481 |
| Part-time · resident | $44,630 | $461 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $44,630 | $461 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,080 | $481 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,080 | $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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$31,218
- Living off campus$31,218
- Living at home$20,565
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$60,380
- Mandatory fees$481
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,218
PreLaw Advisor total$92,079
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 (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 757 | 701 | 56 |
| Receiving grants | 664 | 623 | 41 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 310 | 289 | 21 |
| Half to full tuition | 354 | 334 | 20 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $16,389 | $6,650 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $28,130 | $12,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $38,000 | $27,000 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020239 received · 50 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019218 received · 47 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-2018214 received · 37 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.