University of San Diego

Law School Overview

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Law School Overview

The School of Law at University of San Diego has an application deadline of February 3. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of San Diego is $50. The part-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of San Diego is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $43,860 per year and part-time: $31,690 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 16.1:1. The School of Law at University of San Diego has 105 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

At the University of San Diego School of Law, students can complete their degrees attending school full or part time. For part-time law students, first year courses must be taken in the evenings, but day schedules are available for upper courses. All continuing students are eligible for the USD summer program, a seven-week session. J.D. students can choose to focus their legal studies through concentrations including international law, business and corporate law, intellectual property law, among others. For students seeking more than a J.D., concurrent degree program options include a J.D./M.B.A. through the University of San Diego School of Business Administration and a J.D./master’s of arts in international relations through the University of San Diego Department of Political Science and International Relations. (For students who don’t want to become lawyers but who wish to study the law, USD Law also offers a master’s of legal studies program.)

Students can get a feel for the law through school clinics, including the Technology Entrepreneurship Clinic, or may find opportunities at USD centers and institutes, such as the Energy Policy Initiatives Center, the Children’s Advocacy Institute, the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism, and the Institute for Law and Philosophy. There are also law journals to consider, including the San Diego Law Review and the Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, as well as the student-run newspaper, Motions.

School of Law buildings are located on the University of San Diego’s main campus, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay. For time away from San Diego, the school coordinates study abroad programs in London, Barcelona, Florence, and Paris.

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Year founded	1954
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	February 3
Full-time program application fee	$50
Part-time program application fee	$50
Admissions Phone	(619) 260-4528
Admissions E-mail	jdinfo@SanDiego.edu
Web site	http://www.law.sandiego.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	105
Student-faculty ratio	16.1:1
Total faculty	128

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	768
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	326

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $43,860 per year Part-time: $31,690 per year
Room and board	$12,668

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	37.1%
Median private sector starting salary	$75,000
Median public service starting salary	$60,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

544,835

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data