University of San Francisco School of Law
in San Francisco, California, USAAbout
The University of San Francisco School of Law strives for excellence in education, underscored by a deep commitment to justice. The law school pursues excellence in a humane, diverse, and intellectually vibrant learning community of outstanding teachers and scholars dedicated to training ethical professionals. Consistent with the Jesuit tradition, the law school contributes to society by inspiring the pursuit of justice and serving the many communities—from the academic to the professional and the local to the global—of which it is a part.
Welcome to the university in the heart of San Francisco. Come make friends and meet your mentors. Find food and music, shops and museums, cultures and communities. Take classes that stretch you, land internships that inspire you, do research that matters. Come earn a degree in changing the world.
Come Change the World From Here
Like the city that surrounds it, the University of San Francisco offers you energy, optimism, and opportunity that you won’t find anywhere else. USF is a climb up Lone Mountain. USF is the poem you write for an engineering project. USF is small classes with professors who know their stuff and know your name. USF is late nights in Gleeson. USF is why? And why not? And says who? And what if? It’s ice cream with friends in the Mission. It’s boba at Baker Beach. It’s a ride on Muni. It’s an internship downtown. It’s shadowing a nurse in a neighborhood clinic. USF is a practice job interview with your career coach. It’s playing basketball in the fall and watching baseball in the spring. USF is an open door. USF is a place at the table. USF is you in the heart of the city that invents tomorrow, surrounded by people who care, working to change the world for the better.
- #1 - Best college location in California, NICHE 2025
- #1 - in campus diversity among national universities, U.S. News & World Report 2025
- Best in the West, The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition
- Best Value among national universities, U.S. News & World Report 2026
- Top 15% Featured in the Princeton Review Best 390 Colleges list for 2025 (The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition)
- 96.9% Satisfied or strongly satisfied on graduating student survey
Find your people in your residence hall. Find your fun in a club or in a club sport. Follow your passions with the help of mentors, professors, and peers who help you find, then reach, your goals. Start your next chapter on the Hilltop.
Live, Learn, and Grow in the Heart of the City
USF’s 55-acre campus is just one block from the exact center of San Francisco. Art galleries, sporting events, made-from-scratch meals, live music, a room with a view — everything this city has to offer is less than 3.5 miles away. And often, it’s right on campus.
Housing
The University of San Francisco opened a new residential facility for law students in fall 2017. The residence consists of two floors housing approximately 45 students, most in single rooms. There is a central kitchen and large lounge area. Each floor includes communal bathrooms and laundry facilities.
The new housing facility is located at 1326 14th Ave. on the St. Anne of the Sunset Church and School site. It is 1.5 miles from campus, which is approximately a 20-minute bus ride away. This unique partnership with the parish opens two fully renovated floors of a St. Anne's building to exclusive use as USF law student housing, complete with a dedicated entrance. The residence is located in the Inner Sunset neighborhood, a vibrant community with shops and restaurants in immediate proximity. In order to avoid impacting neighborhood parking, students living at St. Anne's may not have a car for use or park in the neighborhood. There is convenient public transportation between the neighborhood and the campus.
The housing application process is managed through the university’s Office of Student Housing and the Office of Community Living. Pricing information is now available, and incoming and continuing law students may apply online for housing.
Off-Campus Housing
Most USF law students rent apartments in the neighborhoods surrounding campus.
The USF School of Law Office of Admissions hosts an off-campus housing workshop for incoming students, and surveys all incoming students in order to help facilitate roommate matches.
There are many financial aid options to help you afford your USF legal education, and our Office of Financial Aid will support you in exploring all avenues.
First Year Students: Merit Scholarships
The USF School of Law awards merit scholarships to selected students entering their first year of study based on their pre-law school academic achievement and demonstrated potential for success in legal studies. No application is required.
All applicants are considered for merit scholarships, which are granted after a review of the application materials. No additional financial aid or other forms are required. Students selected to receive these merit scholarships are notified of any scholarship award with their offer of admission. Merit-based scholarships are funded in part, by our generous donors. In addition, many of our scholarships, such as the Provost’s, Dean’s, Merit Plus, and Kenneth Lloyd Scholarships, which fund up to at least 50% of tuition, are renewable for your second and third year (and fourth year for part time students) when you meet scholarship renewal requirements, such as minimum GPA. Students who receive scholarships for the first year only may apply for additional scholarship support for their subsequent second, third, or fourth year through our Continuing Students Scholarship Program.
