5 Best Law schools in San Diego, CA

Below is the list of best universities in San Diego ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 26K citations received by 2.02K academic papers made by 5 universities in San Diego was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of California-San Diego

For Law

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

2. University of San Diego

For Law

#11 in California
Acceptance Rate
59%
Net Price
$37,547
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$33,074

3. San Diego State University

For Law

#16 in California
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
61%

4. Thomas Jefferson School of Law

For Law

#24 in California
Enrollment
247
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1969

5. California Western School of Law

For Law

#26 in California
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
796
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1924

Universities for Law near San Diego

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University
Country rank
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City
122 University of California - Irvine 34
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Irvine, California
136 Chapman University 152
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Orange, California
141 University of California - Riverside 161
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Riverside, California
148 California State University - Long Beach 210
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Long Beach, California
179 University of Southern California 61
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Los Angeles, California
182 Loyola Marymount University 64
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Los Angeles, California
182 California Institute of Technology 179
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Pasadena, California
192 University of California - Los Angeles 10
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Los Angeles, California
205 Pepperdine University 46
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Malibu, California
303 University of California - Santa Barbara 91
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Santa Barbara, California