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University of San Diego School of Law

LSAT 161
GPA 3.74
Tuition & Fees $62,981
Acceptance Rate 34.48 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 76.33 %

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 2025 tuition & fees of University of San Diego School of Law is $62,981.
The acceptance rate of the school is 34.48% and yield is 21.11%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 161 and the average GPA is 3.74. Total 837 students are attending University of San Diego School of Law and 251 of them is first-year students. Last year 221 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 190 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 76.33%). 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

254 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 161 University of San Diego School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 253 submitters is 3.74. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
University of San Diego School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores157155161159163162
Undergraduate GPA3.412.913.73.363.813.77

University of San Diego School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

University of San Diego School of Law tuition & fees is $62,981 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at University of San Diego School of Law is $56,444. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $29,328
University of San Diego School of Law Tuition & Fees
University of San Diego School of Law$62,981
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$23,581
Books & Supplies$1,938
Personal Expenses$4,320
Average Costs at University of San Diego
Undergraduate$56,444
Graduate$29,328

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 3,588 students applied to University of San Diego School of Law and 1,113 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 249 students finally enrolled to University of San Diego School of Law. The acceptance rate is 34.48% and yield (enrollment rate) is 21%. With 8 deferred/pre-admitted students, University of San Diego School of Law has 257 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
University of San Diego School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants3,588
Admitted1,113
Enrolled249
Acceptance Rate34.48%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)21.11%
Deferred / Previously Admitted8
Total First Year Class Enrollment257

Law Student Population

University of San Diego School of Law has total 837 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 757 students enrolled in JD program and 67 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at University of San Diego School of Law
Total Enrollment824
JD Enrollment757
Non-JD Enrollment67
University of San Diego School of Law has 257 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 100 male and 157 female students. By attendance type, 246 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
Total257 24611
Men100 955
Women157 1516

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 234 students have graduated from University of San Diego School of Law. Among them, 221 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 190 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at University of San Diego School of Law is 76.33% where the average pass rate of California is 77.91%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at University of San Diego School of Law
Total Graduates234
First-time Bar Exam Taker221
(198 new graduates, 23 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker36 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate190 / 85.97%
Pass Rate at California77.91%