School of Law | University of San Francisco

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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

Find Your Program

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JD Programs

USF offers a full menu of JD programs—full-time, part-time and several joint-degrees—to tailor your education to meet your career goals.

LLM & Graduate Tax Programs

USF offers four LLM & Graduate Tax programs to expand your professional expertise and qualifications.

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Our Difference

Our Faculty

Our professors pursue an ambitious agenda of research, teaching, and service.

Faculty & Impact

Admission & Aid

Explore Admission & Aid options at the School of Law.

Admission & Aid

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School Life and Careers

Our students see each other as colleagues not competitors, part of a community motivated by a common goal. From the classroom to the clinics to the community, they work together in their educational journeys while forming personal and professional relationships that last a lifetime.

School Life and Careers

Engaged Learning

Law firms and legal employers around the country know that USF graduates are always ready to hit the ground running. Through a variety of externships, clinics, and other programs, USF School of Law equips students with the professional skills required of today's legal professionals.

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Our Difference

The University of San Francisco School of Law uniquely prepares you for a lifetime of advocacy, dedication to principle, and advancing justice.

Our Difference

By the Numbers

Ranked first in best college location by Business Insider

72%

Alumni living in California

13,343

Hours of hands-on legal service provided to clients by students in six USF law clinics in 2020-21

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

Law school with Best Quality of Life by The Princeton Review

15,376

Student hours in civil, criminal, or judicial externships in 2020-2021

Ranked eighth best law school for Asian students by preLaw magazine

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

3rd

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

Dean, School of Law

Susan Freiwald

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.”