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University of San Diego School of Law

LSAT 163
GPA 3.84
Tuition & Fees $70,091
Acceptance Rate 23.51 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 84.80 %

University of San Diego School of Law Overview

University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA
Established in 1954, University of San Diego School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in San Diego, California. The 2026 tuition & fees of University of San Diego School of Law is $70,091.
The acceptance rate of the school is 23.51% and yield is 23.97%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 163 and the average GPA is 3.84. Total 972 students are attending University of San Diego School of Law and 239 of them is first-year students. Last year 250 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 212 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 84.80%). You may want to check the general academic information of University of San Diego School of Law at University of San Diego academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

238 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 163 at University of San Diego School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.84. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
University of San Diego School of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores160163163165165169
Undergraduate GPA3.63.443.833.853.923.89

University of San Diego School of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

University of San Diego School of Law tuition & fees is $70,091 for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at University of San Diego School of Law is $59,486. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $31,240
University of San Diego School of Law Tuition & Fees
University of San Diego School of Law$70,091
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$30,621
Books & Supplies$2,130
Personal Expenses$5,168
Average Costs at University of San Diego
Undergraduate$59,486
Graduate$31,240

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 4,241 students applied to University of San Diego School of Law and 997 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 239 students finally enrolled to University of San Diego School of Law. The acceptance rate is 23.51% and yield (enrollment rate) is 24%. With 1 deferred/pre-admitted students, University of San Diego School of Law has 240 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.
University of San Diego School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants4,241
Admitted997
Enrolled239
Acceptance Rate23.51%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)23.97%
Deferred / Previously Admitted1
Total First Year Class Enrollment240

Law Student Population

University of San Diego School of Law has total 972 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 725 students enrolled in JD program and 247 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at University of San Diego School of Law
Total Enrollment972
JD Enrollment725
Non-JD Enrollment247
University of San Diego School of Law has 240 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 87 male and 149 female students. 3 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, 228 students enrolled as full-time and 11 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at University of San Diego School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at University of San Diego School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total240 22811
Men87 843
Women149 1418
Other3 30

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 250 students have graduated from University of San Diego School of Law. Among them, 250 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 212 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at University of San Diego School of Law is 84.80% where the average pass rate of California is 77.82%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at University of San Diego School of Law
Total Graduates250
First-time Bar Exam Taker250
(242 new graduates, 8 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker8 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate212 / 84.8%
Pass Rate at California77.82%