University of San Diego, School of Law

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego, School of Law is located in San Diego, CA and enrolls approximately 240 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 163 and median GPA is 3.84. In the most recent reporting year, 82.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 17.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
240
Median LSAT
163
Median GPA
3.84
Bar-Required Jobs
82.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 165
50th Percentile 163
25th Percentile 160
75th Percentile 3.92
50th Percentile 3.84
25th Percentile 3.59

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
63.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
17.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
8.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
7.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
84.8%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.82%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+6.98%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
250
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 67
Less than ½ tuition 355
Half to full tuition 305
Full tuition 18
More than full tuition 6