JD Juris Doctor at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Juris Doctor degree program from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law prepares you to become a successful lawyer. The JD program offers a large selection of courses with options for transdisciplinary study with other departments on campus. You can take classes with a more traditional, theoretical focus and take advantage of many options that focus on the development of practice skills.

Faculty: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Department: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

ASU Law JD students must complete a total of 88 credit hours to graduate.

Career pathways

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of lawyers is projected to grow 4% between 2024 and 2034. Career examples: arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution attorney, chief legal officer, compliance attorney, corporate lawyer, criminal prosecutor or criminal defense attorney, family lawyer or divorce attorney, judicial clerk or judge, law school professor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. To be considered for admission to the JD program, applicants must have taken the LSAT or JD-Next (excludes applicants applying to the ASU Achievement Program) and have earned, or will earn by the time of enrollment in law school, a bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. ASU Law requires applicants to apply electronically through the Law School Admission Council website at https://www.lsac.org/ .

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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