University of San Francisco School of Law
| University of San Francisco School of Law |
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| Motto |
Pro Urbe et Universitate For City and University |
| Parent school | University of San Francisco |
| Established | 1912 |
| School type | Private, Jesuit |
| Dean | John D. Trasviña |
| Location | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 656 |
| Faculty | 83 |
| USNWR ranking | 138 |
| Bar pass rate | 66.67% |
| Website | www |
| ABA profile | [1] |
The University of San Francisco School of Law (USF Law) is the American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school of the private University of San Francisco. Established in 1912, the law school has approximately 700 students. It received ABA approval in 1935. It joined the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1937.
The University of San Francisco School of Law's Koret Law Center occupies two buildings on the 55-acre (220,000 m2) hilltop USF campus overlooking Golden Gate Park, the Pacific Ocean and downtown San Francisco.
For fall 2013 admitted students, the median LSAT scores were 153 and the median GPA was 3.28. The majority of the class admitted in 2013 had LSAT scores in the 56th percentile or higher. Following the 2012-2013 academic year, 26.9% of first year students left USF Law in academic (26 students) and non-academic (33 students) attrition.
USF offers full- and part-time programs leading to the J.D. degree. Students can also enroll in the J.D./M.B.A. program which takes four years of study. USF also offers a J.D./Master of Urban Affairs and a J.D./Master of Arts in Public Affairs. J.D. students can also receive certificates at graduation in Public Interest Law, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, International Law, and other areas. USF also offers a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree program in Comparative Law and International Transactions for foreign lawyers who have first degrees in law from a non-American university as well as an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Technology law for foreign and American lawyers. USF also offers an LL.M. in Taxation for foreign and domestic students with law degrees, as well as a Master of Legal Studies in Taxation (M.L.S.T.) for students with a bachelor's degree.
In 2015, the U.S. News & World Report placed USF Law 138th in the United States.
In 2010, Super Lawyers U.S. Law School Rankings placed USF Law 62nd in the United States.
USF Law was listed with a "B+" in the March 2011 "Diversity Honor Roll" by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.
February and July 2012 California Bar passage rates for USF test takers were 66.7% compared to the state average of 71.43%.
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