USD Law Academic Overview
Founded in 1954, University of San Diego School of Law, also known as USD Law, is a private law school located in San Diego, California. Last year, 239 students newly enrolled to the school and the total number of law school students is 972. With 146 faculties, the students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
For the academic year 2025-2026, the acceptance rate is 23.51% and the enrollment rate (yield) is 23.97% at University of San Diego School of Law.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 163 and the average GPA is 3.84. You can check the detailed
admission score and statistics.
The bar exam pass rate is 84.80%. For the 228 graduates in 2025, 200 students got full-time jobs and 12 got part-time jobs. You can check the employment summary by
hiring status, position type, business, and more for University of San Diego School of Law.
2027 Tuition & fees
The 2027 University of San Diego School of Law tuition & fee is $70,091 for prospective students.
91.06% of full-time students received grants and/or scholarships and the average grants amount is $32,000 at University of San Diego School of Law. The average grant amount would cover 45.65% of tuition & fees.
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| 2027 Tuition & fees1 | $70,091 |
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| 2026 Tuition & fees2 | $70,091 |
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| Average Grant Amount | $32,000 |
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| Grant Received | 91.06% |
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University of San Diego School of Law Directory Information
University of San Diego School of Law's calendar type is Semesters system. An academic year starts August and, JD degree is conferred in May, August, and December. In order to earn JD degree, a student must receive credit for 88 credit hours of course work.
The application deadline for fall term 2027 enrollment is July 31, 2027. There is no application fee and free for applying.
