St. Mary's Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

St. Mary's University School of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $44,854 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 0.17% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,038. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of St. Mary's University School of Law is $66,892.

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St. Mary's University School of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$44,779	$44,854	0.17%
Living Costs	$22,038	$22,038	-
Room & Board	$16,898	$16,898
Books & Supplies	$1,600	$1,600
Personal Expenses	$3,540	$3,540
COA	$66,817	$66,892	0.11%
Grants / Scholarships	$11,000	$11,000
COA after receiving aid	$54,498	$55,892

Grants and Scholarships

At St. Mary's University School of Law, 79.13% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $11,000. 0.35% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 9.98% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received	512
Half or Less than Tuition	89.26%
Half to Full Tuition	10.35%
Full Tuition	0.00%
More than Full Tuition	0.39%
Part-time
Number Received	59
Half or Less than Tuition	91.53%
Half to Full Tuition	6.78%
Full Tuition	0.00%
More than Full Tuition	0.00%

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of St. Mary's University School of Law is 3.38 and the average LSAT score is 152. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 280 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 283 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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St. Mary's University School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.04	3.38	3.65
Full-Time	3.04	3.38	3.64
Part-Time	3.02	3.34	3.79
LSAT Scores	150	152	156
Full-Time	150	152	155
Part-Time	154	157	158

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,279 students have applied to St. Mary's University School of Law and 819 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 281 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 35.94% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 34.31% at St. Mary's University School of Law. With 3 pre-admitted students, total 284 first-year students enrolled in St. Mary's University School of Law.

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St. Mary's University School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,279
Admitted	819
Enrolled	281
Acceptance Rate	35.94%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.31%
Pre-Admitted	3
Total Number of First-Year Students	284 67 men, 89 women All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 215 students took the bar exam first time at St. Mary's University School of Law. Among them, 154 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 71.63%. For reference, the average pass rate at Texas law schools is 75.29%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at St. Mary's University School of Law.

In 2023, 200 students graduated from St. Mary's University School of Law. Of them, 139 graduates employed where bar passage required and 22 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 163 graduates employed as full-time and 6 employed as part-time status.

St. Mary's University School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	228
First-time Takers	215 26 from prior year
No Exam Takers	39
First-time Bar Exam Passer	154
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	71.63%
Average Pass Rate at Texas Law Schools	75.29%