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 — 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 | $54,100 | $150 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $54,100 | $150 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,875 | $126 |
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$32,196
- Living off campus$32,196
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$54,100
- Mandatory fees$150
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$32,196
PreLaw Advisor total$86,446
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 | 353 | 329 | 24 |
| Receiving grants | 240 | 223 | 17 |
| % receiving grants | 68% | 68% | 71% |
| Less than half tuition | 130 | 124 | 6 |
| Half to full tuition | 106 | 97 | 9 |
| Full tuition | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | $23,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $37,000 | $36,400 |
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 2022-202369 received · 28 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-202285 received · 34 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-202142 received · 15 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.