Thomas Jefferson School of Law

701 B St. Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 297-9700

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#13 in Presence of Minority Students

Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #13 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (62.0%).

#30 in Presence of Female Faculty

Thomas Jefferson Law is tied for #30 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (46.6%).

#47 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #47 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (17.0%).

#67 in Highest Tuition

Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #67 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($49,500). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#70 in Acceptance Rate

Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #70 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 40.4% among those who applied for admission.

#79 in Public Sector Salary

Thomas Jefferson Law is tied for #79 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($55,058).

#159 in Library Size

Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #159 in terms of library size with 265,179 volumes or equivalents.

#168 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#193 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #168 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (8.6%) and #193 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (32.2%).

#169 in Private Sector Salary

Thomas Jefferson Law is tied for #169 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($53,860).

#171 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Thomas Jefferson Law is tied for #171 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (9.4:1).

#185 in Median LSAT

Thomas Jefferson Law is tied for #185 in terms of the median LSAT score (147) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#190 in Bar Passage Rate

Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #190 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (29.2%), and it underperforms by -29.1% the state of California’s overall bar passage rate of 58.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#194 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Thomas Jefferson Law ranks #194 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (2.80) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: August 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 40.4% 82.6%
LSAT Score (Median) 147 145
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 145-149 141-149
GPA (Median) 2.80 2.81
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.53-3.09 2.49-3.12

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: CA CA
School's bar passage rate: 29.2% 44.7%
State overall bar passage rate: 58.3% 60.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -29.1% -15.5%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 8.6% 11.9%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 32.2% 41.0%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $49,500 $46,200
Room and Board: $18,000 $18,450
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 90.2% 63.1%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $7,000 $12,500
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $196,607 $172,726
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 92.3% 90.0%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 326 485
Men: 43.5% 46.6%
Women: 56.5% 53.4%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 38.0% N/A
Black: 8.3% N/A
Hispanic: 31.0% N/A
Asian: 12.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9.4 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 88 N/A
Male: 53.4% N/A
Female: 46.6% N/A
Minority: 17.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $53,860 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $55,058 $52,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 265,179 267,694