San Francisco, California
University of San Francisco School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1935
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 155
- Median GPA
- 3.47
- Resident tuition
- $59,800
- First-year class
- 201
- Bar-required jobs
- 76.3%
- First-time bar passage
- 80.9%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $49,130 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $49,130 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $36,902 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $36,902 | Not reported |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$30,787
- Living off campus$31,937
- Living at home$17,387
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$49,130
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,937
PreLaw Advisor total$81,067
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
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 (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 524 | 425 | 99 |
| Receiving grants | 249 | 203 | 46 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 117 | 94 | 23 |
| Half to full tuition | 119 | 99 | 20 |
| Full tuition | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | $19,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $34,000 | $26,000 |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-201745 received · 16 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-201649 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-201547 received · 17 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.