University of San Diego School of Law

Ranked #57
2025 US News rankings
San Diego, California

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.84
Median LSAT
163
Acceptance rate
24%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 2
Feb 2026
1
Feb 2
Jan 2026
4
Jan 29
Jan 27
Jan 26
Jan 3
Dec 2025
3
Dec 16
Dec 15
Dec 1
Nov 2025
2
Nov 25
Nov 7
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
160
163
165
GPA
3.59
3.84
3.92
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
4241
100%
Accepted
997
24%
Matriculated
239
6%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
90%
Full-time non-legal
9%
Unemployed
0.8%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
California
220
Colorado
3
District Of Columbia
3
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
64%
1-25
27%
26-500
23%
501+
13%
Business & industry
8%
Government
8%
Public interest
9%
Clerkship
1%
Federal
1%
State
0%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
8%
Unemployed
0.8%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$64,690
Estimated 3 years: $194,070
Cost of living (off-campus)
$38,770
Estimated 3 years
$116,310
Total cost
$103,961
Estimated 3 years
$311,883
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$32,000
25th percentile: $25,000
75th percentile: $47,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
47%
50-100%
52%
100%
0%
>100%
0.6%

Demographics

Out of 751 students in 2024, 64% were women, and 48% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
36%
Women
64%
Other
0.4%
Full-time faculty
Men
57%
Women
43%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
51%
Women
40%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
52%
Black
1%
Asian
12%
Hisp
21%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
7%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
50%
Black
2%
Asian
14%
Hisp
13%
PI
0%
AI
0.8%
2+
3%
Unk
16%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
85%
PoC
15%
Part-time faculty
White
84%
PoC
16%
USD student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
267
-
31
53
Women
479
-
23
41
Other gender
3
-
0
0
White
393
125
46
87
Asian
90
35
-
-
Hispanic
156
33
-
-
Black
10
6
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
0
2
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
55
8
-
-
Other
47
40
-
-
People of Color
358
124
8
16
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