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St. Mary's University School of Law
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- St. Mary's University School of Law
- St. Mary's University
- ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY
St. Mary's University School of Law is a law school located in San Antonio, Texas. The school was ranked 153 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for St. Mary's University School of Law is approximately 284.
Admissions website: https://law.stmarytx.edu/admission/
Admissions email: lawadmissions@stmarytx.edu.
Admissions phone: 210-436-3523
St. Mary's University School of Law Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 150 | 152 | 156 |
| GPA | 3.04 | 3.38 | 3.65 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 2279 | 72 |
| # Admissions offers | 819 | - |
| Class size | 284 | 87 |
| % Accepted | 35.9% | 63 |
| % Yield | 34.3% | 71 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 2,279 people applied and 819 were offered admission.
St. Mary's University has a 1L class size of 284, and yield of 34.31%. 281 out of 819 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 34.31% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at St. Mary's University has a median LSAT of 152. The 25th percentile LSAT is 150 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 156.
The median GPA is 3.38. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.04 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.65.
St. Mary's University School of Law LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 117 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does St. Mary's University School of Law cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending St. Mary's University School of Law
In 2024, tuition was $43,324 and the annual cost of attending was $65,362 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
St. Mary's University School of Law employment outcomes
JD graduates from St. Mary's University make $76,750 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $66,250.
63.0% of law graduates from St. Mary's University go directly to work for law firms, while 1.6% clerk for a judge. 8.3% of graduates go into public interest.
71.6% of St. Mary's University graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about St. Mary's University School of Law
Since its founding in 1927, St. Mary’s University School of Law has taught more than theory of law. We equip future lawyers with the skills to succeed and the values to lead in a more just world.
St. Mary’s Law is located in culturally vibrant San Antonio, Texas, the seventh-largest US city. We are the only Catholic law school in Texas, and our mission is to graduate leaders in the law—advocates with the moral compass to make a difference and a commitment to service. For us, justice counts. This legacy of public service is continued by the 500 university alumni who have served in elected or judicial positions.
The law school is vigilant of the need to preserve a tradition of excellence in legal education with the development of new programs and methodologies for the changing world, and offers a part-time online program, in addition to the traditional full-time day program. St. Mary’s Law has also launched the cutting-edge Law Success Program, which includes an innovative legal skills curriculum.
The Law Success Program equips students with the skills necessary to achieve success on law school exams and the bar exam and to launch legal careers.
Before the first year, law students go through a robust orientation program that assesses each student’s capacity for technical reading, comprehension, and critical thinking and introduces the skills and behaviors necessary for the study of law.
During their first year, students are assigned a first-year coach and they engage classmates in a cohort approach to learning. The curriculum, personalized instruction, and assessment continue during second-and third-year education.