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Ave Maria School of Law

Florida · Private · School ID: ave-maria-school-of-law

Ave Maria School of Law is a private law school in Florida. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 65.9% first-time bar passage rate (state average 73.8%). 84.0% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 4.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $49,500 per year; a median grant of $30,000 brings median net tuition to about $19,500. The median LSAT is 155 with a 47.0% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)152 / 155 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.07 / 3.36 / 3.66
Acceptance rate47.0%
Applications received1,212
Offers extended569
1L enrollment165
Total JD enrollment334
GRE-only takers0
Transfers in / out3 / 2

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$49,500
Non-resident tuition$49,500
Mandatory fees$2,850
Living-expense estimate$32,765
Median grant$30,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$7,365 / $47,400
No-grant share26.7%
< half-tuition grants21.7%
Half-to-full grants48.1%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)3.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)65.9%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar82.4%
State average (same exam)73.8%
Difference vs. state-7.9 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates81
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)84.0%
Bar-required jobs81.5%
MegaLaw 500+1.2%
BigLaw 251–5003.7%
Mid 101–2504.9%
Small 2–10048.1%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships0.0%
Government18.5%
Public interest6.2%
Business / industry2.5%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment7.4%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment174 (52.3%)
Female enrollment159 (47.7%)
White220
Black8
Hispanic84
Asian9
Two or more races
Other / unreported13

Faculty

Total faculty43
Full-time28
Faculty of color2

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$147,320

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Ave Maria School of Law?

Ave Maria School of Law reported a 65.9% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 73.8% state average.

How much does Ave Maria School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Ave Maria School of Law is $49,500 per year (about $148,500 over three years). The median grant is $30,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $19,500 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Ave Maria School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Ave Maria School of Law is 155 and the median GPA is 3.36; the acceptance rate is 47.0%.

What are the job outcomes at Ave Maria School of Law?

84.0% of Ave Maria School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 4.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 7.4% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in Florida

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Ave Maria School of Law, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.