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University of San Diego School of Law - 2015 Standard 509
Information Report
5998 Alcala Park
University
of San Diego
San Diego,
CA 92110
School
of
Law
Phone: 619-260-4527
Last Site Visit: 2011-2012
Website: www.sandiego.edu/law
Next Site Visit: 2018-2019
ABA
Approved
Since
The Basics
1961
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
Application fee
$0
Financial aid deadline
3/1/2016
Can first year start other than fall?
No
3/1/2016
3/1/2016
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
3,287
3,086
201
# of offers
1,331
1,262
69
# of matriculants
261
242
19
75th Percentile GPA
3.63
3.64
3.58
50th Percentile GPA
3.52
3.52
3.39
25th Percentile GPA
3.19
3.20
2.94
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
6.00
4.00
2.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 48,831
$ 48,831
75th Percentile LSAT
161
161
160
Part-Time
$ 36,181
$ 36,181
50th Percentile LSAT
159
159
156
25 Percentile LSAT
156
156
153
1
1
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
No
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Living on Campus
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
$ 21,170
Total
Living Off Campus
$ 21,170
#
%
#
%
#
%
Total # of students
740
100
632
85.4
108
14.6
Living at Home
$ 13,055
Total # receiving grants
459
62
402
63.6
57
52.8
Less than 1/2 tuition
266
35.9
228
36.1
38
35.2
Half to full tuition
193
26.1
174
27.5
19
17.6
Full tuition
0
0
0
0
0
0
More than full tuition
0
0
0
0
0
0
Conditional Scholarships
Students Matriculating in
2014-2015 Academic Year
2013-2014 Academic Year
2012-2013 Academic Year
1
# Entering with
# Reduced or
Eliminated
49
40
33
University of San Diego School of Law
18
17
8
Full-Time
Part-Time
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 32,000
$ 20,250
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 22,000
$ 16,000
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 12,000
$ 6,600
Version:2014.1
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men
Part-Time
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Hispanics of any race
39
10.4
48
13.3
0
0
76
12
11
10.7
38
14.6
87
11.8
32
American Indian or Alaska
Native
5
1.3
3
0.8
0
0
8
1.3
0
0
5
1.9
8
1.1
0
Asian
60
16
48
13.3
0
0
80
12.6
28
27.2
36
13.8
108
14.7
35
Black or African American
8
2.1
12
3.3
0
0
17
2.7
3
2.9
9
3.4
20
2.7
7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
1
0.3
1
0.3
0
0
2
0.3
0
0
1
0.4
2
0.3
2
Two or more races
Women
Other
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
#
Total
3
0.8
3
0.8
0
0
6
0.9
0
0
3
1.1
6
0.8
1
Total Minority
116
30.9
115
31.8
0
0
189
29.8
42
40.8
92
35.2
231
31.3
77
White
217
57.9
219
60.5
0
0
387
61
49
47.6
154
59
436
59.2
159
Nonresident Alien
8
2.1
10
2.8
0
0
17
2.7
1
1
3
1.1
18
2.4
2
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
34
9.1
18
5
0
0
41
6.5
11
10.7
12
4.6
52
7.1
9
Total
375
50.9
362
49.1
0
0
634
86
103
14
261
35.4
737
100
247
University of San Diego School of Law
ABA
Approved
Since
1961
* "Academic year" refers to the 2015 - 2016 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2015 calendar year.
Version:2014.1
2
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Typical first-year section size
Academic
Transfer
Other
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
5
0
7
12
5.4
2nd year
0
7
3
10
4.4
3rd year
0
0
0
0
0
4th year
0
0
0
0
0
102
# of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
165
# of upper division classroom course sections
Under 25
126
25 - 49
40
50 - 74
12
75 - 99
9
#
100+
1
50th Percentile 1L GPA
Total
Transfers (prior academic year*)
Transfers In(School has >5 and <12)
3.2
# of positions available in simulation courses
811
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
# of simulation positions filled
568
Transfers Out
# of seminar positions filled
412
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2014)
# of law clinics
18
# of seats available in the law clinics identified
in sub-part (i) above
270
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in
sub-part (i) above
166
# of field placement positions filled
242
First Time Takers: 254
Jurisdiction
18
# of students who participated in law journals
162
# of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
Men
Women
Deans, librarians
& others who
teach
Part-Time
Pass %
State %
176
73.33
66.05
7.28
Arizona
2
2
100.00
73.66
26.34
New York
2
2
100.00
78.60
21.40
Hawaii
1
1
100.00
74.12
25.88
Illinois
1
1
100.00
85.41
Diff. %
14.59
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
98.82
74.52
66.54
7.98
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
Other
Minorities
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-Time
Passers
240
91
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
Takers
California
# of students who enrolled in independent study
7
First Time Takers: 303
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
49
53
33
35
16
18
0
0
4
4
California
276
207
75.00
71.09
3.91
5
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
New York
4
4
100.00
84.76
15.24
Colorado
4
4
100.00
81.99
18.01
Nevada
3
3
100.00
74.04
25.96
Texas
2
2
100.00
85.08
73
50
127 107
47
83
35
73
26
44
15
34
0
0
7
13
2
7
Jurisdiction
Diff. %
14.92
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
97.03
76.53
71.80
4.73
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
First Time Takers: 315
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
California
291
222
76.29
71.43
4.86
New York
8
8
100.00
81.55
18.45
Colorado
2
2
100.00
83.85
16.15
Nevada
2
2
100.00
73.93
26.07
Ohio
2
2
100.00
84.05
15.95
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
100.00
78.11
72.24
5.87
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Appendix to Standard 509 Information Report
(for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students)
Schools from which Students Transferred
Number of Transfer Students
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF
LAW
3
CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
1
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
1
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
1
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW
2
4