USD Law School

Rank 57 (USNWR 2025)

Applicants for the class of 2027 , matriculating 2024

381 applicants for the 2023 - 2024 cycle

11 / 88 , 54 rejected, 38 waitlisted, 109 withdrawn

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Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	157	161	163
GPA	3.52	3.8	3.89

Miscellaneous	Count	Percentile
# Applications	3579	85
# Admissions offers	1203	-
Class size	257	83
% Accepted	33.6%	69
% Yield	20.7%	12

LSData Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	157	161	165
GPA	3.3	3.62	3.82

LSData Averages	Rejected	All	Accepted
LSAT	157	161	164
GPA	3.25	3.53	3.71
Softs	Tier 3.13	Tier 3.23	Tier 3.27
Scholarship	-	-	$106,992

Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision	68
Days from UR to decision	43
Interview invite rate	0.79%
Interview conversion rate	66.67%
URM LSAT differential	-0.97
URM GPA differential	-0.02

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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision

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Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision

Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision
BruhMoment8000	Accepted, Withdrawn - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	4.0	167		?	$198,000	2024/10/12				2025/01/02
stargirl	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.68	164		1-4 years	$90,000	2024/10/24		2024/11/20		2025/01/24
Completevaluablemelon	Accepted, Withdrawn				1-4 years						2025/02/14
jmplio202	Accepted - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	2.9	164		5-9 years	$90,000	2025/01/24				2025/03/26
BocaBoca	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.79	168		?	$120,000					2025/04/09
cooked	Pending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.25	157		0 years (KJD)		2025/04/07
RomanticStormyStoat	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.7	168		?						2025/04/01
EnviousNimbleYeti	Pending	3.37	160		?
MassiveNinePiglet	Waitlisted	3.42	159		?
notyouraveragecat	Pending				?
Character and fitness issuesjellyfishgirl	Accepted - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.21	164		1-4 years	$90,000	2024/10/19				2025/01/06
DomineeringValuablePlatypus	Pending - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.15	162		5-9 years
Character and fitness issuesSourStripedHedgehog	Pending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.82	156		1-4 years		2024/11/27
DeliriousPlausibleMouse	Accepted, Attending	3.87	161		1-4 years	$172,500	2023/12/04				2024/01/16
OptimisticJaggedSwan	WL, Rejected	3.56	157		5-9 years		2023/12/22				2024/11/11
military serviceLMFAO	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.41	158		5-9 years		2024/02/28				2024/04/23
LetsGoUniverse	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	2.98	164		10+ years	$83,000	2024/03/09	2024/04/24	2024/04/24		2024/06/17
SuccinctBreakableGreyhound	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	2.91	170		?		2024/01/24	2024/03/01	2024/03/07		2024/04/02
LSATismynemesis	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.8	155		1-4 years						2024/08/22
greatcheese	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.6	157		1-4 years						2024/02/27
legallybrunette16	Accepted, Withdrawn - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	4.01	157		?	$90,000	2024/03/02	2024/03/07	2024/03/07		2024/04/02
Tulipmom	Rejected	2.3	169		?						2024/08/08
platowhoacoincidence	Accepted, Withdrawn - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.93	161		1-4 years	$150,000	2024/02/01				2024/02/27
Brisket	WL, Accepted	3.12	163		10+ years	$105,000					2024/03/05
HallowedDarkBasilisk	WL, Withdrawn	3.2	157		?
PittsburghSteelersFan7	WL, Accepted - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.96	153		1-4 years	$56,500	2023/11/10	2023/11/22	2024/01/03		2024/07/29
TasmaniaNegroni	Rejected - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.3	160		10+ years		2024/05/14	2024/06/14			2024/07/30
TiredandRestless	Hold, Rejected	3.43	153		?
ThiagoSplitter2024	Accepted	2.84	168		1-4 years	$82,500	2024/05/01				2024/07/26
Character and fitness issueslemonaid	WL, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	2.98	166		1-4 years	$90,000	2023/11/22	2024/01/31	2024/01/31		2024/05/10
squeakingpotato	Accepted, Withdrawn	2.9	163		5-9 years	$60,000	2024/03/01				2024/07/17
presentraccoon	Accepted	3.45	170		?						2024/07/16
BlakeBortles5	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.25	165		?	$90,000
CrowdedStingyMandrill	Accepted, Attending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.8	160		1-4 years	$93,000	2024/01/31	2024/01/12			2024/03/19
CBOMBER27	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.6	163		?	$95,000					2024/07/10
LFC2024	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn	4.0	160		?	$90,000	2024/03/14				2024/06/06
RebelSuccinctUrchin	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.34	160		0 years (KJD)	$96,000	2024/01/31				2024/07/02
ChiChiChi	Accepted, Attending	3.74	164		1-4 years	$90,000					2024/05/08
LoudAccidentalUnicorn	Pending	2.55	158		?		2024/05/15
GentleSecretiveGarfield	Pending	2.7	170		?
Character and fitness issuesLegalKnievel	Rejected - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.69	161		?						2024/06/20
BreezyInexpensiveHammerhead	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.95	155		1-4 years
Lololegal	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.95	163		1-4 years	$150,000					2024/06/21
CloudyGurl	Rejected - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.0	154		5-9 years						2024/05/01
HurriedSlimCheese	Waitlisted	3.84	153		1-4 years						2024/06/18
Character and fitness issuesGuardedImpartialReindeer	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.04	162		1-4 years		2024/03/15				2024/06/18
VoraciousShyElephant	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn	3.2	166		10+ years						2024/06/18
FrogWizard	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.01	168		?		2024/02/01	2024/02/08	2024/02/08		2024/04/24
HockeyMan140	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.18	164		1-4 years		2024/04/30	2024/05/01
MeetMeAtMidnightInTheLibrary	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.55	167		1-4 years	$112,500	2023/12/30				2024/02/02
CulturedFrightenedMarshmallow	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.94	158		1-4 years	$90,000	2024/02/10				2024/03/05
SplitterSpice	WL, Accepted	2.8	171		1-4 years	$60,000					2024/06/14
PastCombativeSquid	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.47	163		?	$90,000	2024/02/07	2024/04/12			2024/06/11
GainfulTabooOcelot	Pending - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.2	149		?

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School finances

USD Law School

$29,741.00

Tuition

83rd percentile

$56,493.00

CoA

81st percentile

74.40%

Bar pass rate

84th percentile

$75,000.00

Salary, 25th %

78th percentile

$87,750.00

Salary

61st percentile

$70,000.00

PI Salary

100th percentile

39.90%

Employment rate

18th percentile

71.50%

Grads with debt

47th percentile

$140,294.00

Average debt

81st percentile

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Total CoA

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Default for University of San Diego is $56,493

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Scholarships & grants

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Savings

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Post-grad income

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Default for University of San Diego is $75,000

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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

University of San Diego Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$169,479

$56,493 x 3

Total scholarships$75,000

$25,000 x 3

Savings$10,000

Debt after three years$93,983

Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan

Total repaid@5.00%$119,620

Interest paid$35,141

After graduation

Annual breakdown

Post-grad income$75,000

Income taxes$12,249

Living expenses$50,000

Loan repayment$11,962

Annual discretionary income$789

Monthly breakdown

Post-grad income$6,250

Income taxes$1,021

Living expenses$4,167

Loan repayment$997

Monthly discretionary income$66

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Data is sourced from ABA 509 disclosures and USNWR.

University of San Diego

Chat for University of San Diego

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Seattleslew

18:17

Predatory scholarships here lol

CrowdedStingyMandrill

20:14

@Seattleslew: How so?

CrowdedStingyMandrill

20:18

@Seattleslew: Curve isn't too crazy and conditioanlity is just to stay top 75%.. not the best but not predatory...

funtobeemily

20:33

WL today :(

WheresMySonNemo

14:58

been 3 months should I call?

AnneFrankTheAlpaca

12:40

Is there a group chat anywhere for admitted students?

WhiteMountains

18:12

Conditional is predatory

WhiteMountains

18:13

Unless the condition is to remain in good academic standing and good academic standing at that particular school is within a reasonable range, e.g. 2.0-2.5

twinkletwinklestar

12:06

this school is good at leaving ppl in the dark. They'd be ranked #1 if that was a metric.

twinkletwinklestar

12:08

@WhiteMountains: conditional is not always "predatory" a lot of schools have a top 75% condition which isn't exactly predatory. Such a blanket statement.

WhiteMountains

20:49

A lot of predatory schools do, yes. A definition is, by definition, a blanket statement

WhiteMountains

20:55

Read the Inside the Law School Scam blog or Don’t Go to Law School (Unless) book by a Colorado law professor. It explains this truth in detail

WhiteMountains

21:07

I guess it depends on what, exactly, predatory means to you. Is it 5% of students losing their scholarships, 10, 20, 40? USD operates, in some respects, as a predatory law school. Having conditional school ships is a giant red flag and tells you all you need to know. (But, if you need to know more, there are other giant red flags.)

WhiteMountains

21:08

Scholarships*

lovelyday

15:45

Agreed. Their scholarships are predatory. According to their most recent 509, approx. 120 students lost or had their scholys reduced last year

CrowdedStingyMandrill

21:30

@lovelyday: I don't know where you're getting this data. For the 2022-2023 calendar school year, 256 entered with scholarship and only 39 had reduced or eliminated.

CrowdedStingyMandrill

21:31

@lovelyday: Maybe you misread the data and added up 39+35+43 for the 2022-2023, 2021-2022, and 2020-2021 academic years.

StinkyButt

1:38

jesus. so every year around 40 students lose scholarships?

StinkyButt

1:38

that’s pretty bad.

StinkyButt

1:40

I got on their WL, but they keep accepting people with crazy stats who of course got in somewhere else. lol wth?!

Gimlet44

15:41

Just joining- what school is this ^?

Gimlet44

15:43

NVM - on the wrong chat tab!

future-property-lawyer

12:24

Anyone else waiting on the USD Virtual tour on 9/30?

llama

10:29

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15W7VnsaWCeqeHpSA50BhZsyBwzPJdys7JhOjVG5HdQ8/edit?gid=0#gid=0

TrendyPorcupine

0:47

Is anyone else's status checker not working properly? It just redirects me to other schools' checkers.

CynicalOops

15:11

@TrendyPorcupine: mine did that. use the one on the lawhub website

dieg01

21:00

Anyone else notice the large amount of full rides being offered? Or have these numbers always been the same

monet12

21:21

Anyone with under a 152 LSAT heard back?

[] CourageousCertainGoose

19:21

looks like a lot of the scholarhips are conditional does anyone know what the conditions look like? the ADA report shows that 30 students a yaer lose some or all of their funding so i am curious how conditional it is

ostrimonk

20:20

they're relatively lenient conditions

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