Serves: Worldwide
Enrollment: twice a year
Financial Aid: Yes
Scholarships: Yes
Contact Info:
State: California
City: San Diego
Street: 2121 San Diego Avenue
ZIP: 92110
Phone: 619.297.9700
Thomas Jefferson was founded in 1969 as the San Diego campus of the Western State University College of Law, a privately owned institution in Orange County, California.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law's distinctive features include an experienced, caring and diverse faculty, quality classroom instruction, a curricular focus on emerging areas of law as well as traditional areas of law practice, dedication to providing a personalized education in a collegial and supportive environment, three LL.M. (Master of Laws) programs in cutting-edge areas of international law and study aboard programs in Hangzhou, China and Nice, France.
There are many types of financial aid available from Thomas Jefferson School of Law that can assist you in covering the costs of your legal education. The major sources of funding that may be available to you include:
Financial Aid Types:- Federal Stafford Loans
- Federal Graduate PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loan:
- Federal Work-Study
- Private Lender Loans
- Need and Merit-based Aid
StudentsThe law school has a diverse mix of students ranging from young adults recently graduating from top colleges throughout the country to older, second-career students who bring a wealth of professional and personal experience to the classroom. Recently enrolled students have included physicians, nurses, FBI agents, real estate brokers, stockbrokers, engineers, accountants, flight attendants, chefs, musicians and members of the United States Armed Forces.
FacultyThe law school has a world-class faculty; its professors have been trained at the law schools; more than half of them graduating from the nation’s top five law schools, and three-quarters of them from top 10 law schools. The faculty is prolific in its publication of important scholarly works, including more than 500 scholarly articles and books collectively.