School of Law

Make Justice Your Mission From Here

Whatever your career ambitions, the University of San Francisco School of Law can help you get there. You’ll graduate ready to meet the legal needs of your clients today and our society tomorrow.

Our Difference

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Seek Justice Here

Hit the Ground Running
Explore School Life
Meet Our Faculty
Explore Admission & Aid
Learn Our Difference

Hit the Ground Running

Come to USF and acquire the knowledge and skills that employers crave — and that you can apply on day one.

Engaged Learning

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Explore School Life

Come be a colleague and not a competitor. In the classroom, in clinics, and in the community, form personal and professional relationships that last a lifetime.

School Life & Careers

Meet Our Faculty

Our professors bring knowledge, experience, and compassion to every class.

Faculty & Impact

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Explore Admission & Aid

Learn about our programs and investigate your options for financial aid.

Admission & Aid

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Learn Our Difference

USF Law exists to make the world more fair and more just for more people.

Our Difference

By the Numbers

72%

Alumni living in California

16,367

Hours of hands-on legal service provided to clients by students in six USF law clinics in 2022-2023

7.4:1

Student:Faculty ratio

Ranked third for law school with greatest resources for minority students by The Princeton Review

330

Approximate number of alumni judges

135

Hours each student typically spends practicing courtroom skills over two weeks during the intensive advocacy program

20,295

Student hours in civil, criminal, or judicial externships in 2022-2023

USF School of Law’s grade for its offerings in business, tax law, intellectual property, and technology law

3rd

Ranked 3rd best JD tax program and 8th best LLM tax program by Tax Talent

A-

USF School of Law's grade for its offering in criminal law, international law, and family law

Best law school for Latinx students, according to preLaw magazine

Best law school for Asian students, according to preLaw magazine

Susan Freiwald

Dean, School of Law

We recognize that the law is fluid and dynamic — and we ensure that our students graduate fully equipped to serve as its stewards and as agents of its reform.”