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 — 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)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $62,500 | $552 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $62,500 | $552 |
| Part-time · resident | $46,190 | $552 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $46,190 | $552 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,150 | $552 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,150 | $552 |
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
- Living on campus$27,901
- Living off campus$27,901
- Living at home$17,248
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$62,500
- Mandatory fees$552
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$27,901
PreLaw Advisor total$90,953
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 (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
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 754 | 710 | 44 |
| Receiving grants | 672 | 639 | 33 |
| % receiving grants | 89% | 90% | 75% |
| Less than half tuition | 296 | 282 | 14 |
| Half to full tuition | 373 | 354 | 19 |
| Full tuition | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $23,139 | $12,500 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $32,096 | $27,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $45,000 | $37,000 |
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
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2022-2023256 received · 39 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022239 received · 35 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-2021218 received · 43 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.