Ave Maria School of Law

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

1,212

Offers of admission

569

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

47.0%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

152 / 155 / 158

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.07 / 3.36 / 3.66

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$49,500 tuition + $2,850 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$49,500 tuition + $2,850 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$157,050

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$157,050

Living costs (estimate)

$32,765 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

73%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$7,365 / $30,000 / $47,400 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 116 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, 27 (23%) had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

81

Employed

70

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

81.5% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

1.2% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.0% of graduates

State and local clerkships

0.0% of graduates

Government

18.5% of graduates

Public interest

6.2% of graduates

Education

0.0% of graduates

Business and industry

1.2% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

71

First-time pass rate

77.5%

ABA state average

77.6%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-0.2 points

Two-year pass rate

82.4%