University of Idaho

875 Perimeter Drive MS2321
Moscow, ID 83844-2321
(208) 885-2300

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#61 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UI Law is tied for #61 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.3:1).

#62 in Public Sector Salary

UI Law is tied for #62 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($57,000).

#66 in Presence of Female Faculty

UI Law is tied for #66 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (42.5%).

#115 in Median LSAT

UI Law is tied for #115 in terms of the median LSAT score (153) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#115 in Library Size

UI Law ranks #115 in terms of library size with 369,718 volumes or equivalents.

#122 in Private Sector Salary

UI Law is tied for #122 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($65,000).

#122 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UI Law ranks #122 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (11.0%).

#132 in Bar Passage Rate

UI Law ranks #132 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (73.4%), and it underperforms by -5.9% the state of Idaho’s overall bar passage rate of 79.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#142 in Presence of Minority Students

UI Law ranks #142 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (24.5%).

#150 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#253 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UI Law ranks #150 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $38,622, and it ranks #253 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $20,968. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $10,654 per year.

#151 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UI Law ranks #151 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.25) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#175 in Acceptance Rate

UI Law ranks #175 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 63.5% among those who applied for admission.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $50

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 63.5% 66.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 153 151
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 148-155 147-155
GPA (Median) 3.25 3.19
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.93-3.55 2.94-3.44

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: ID ID
School's bar passage rate: 73.4% 65.8%
State overall bar passage rate: 79.3% 73.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -5.9% -7.4%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: N/A N/A
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 66.7% 75.6%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $20,968 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $38,622 N/A
Room and Board: $10,654 $9,902
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 55.5% 38.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $7,500 $6,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $92,924 $81,993
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 88.5% 84.9%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 314 334
Men: 56.4% 60.8%
Women: 43.6% 39.2%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 75.5% N/A
Black: 2.9% N/A
Hispanic: 9.6% N/A
Asian: 1.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.3 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 73 N/A
Male: 57.5% N/A
Female: 42.5% N/A
Minority: 11.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $65,000 $50,000
Public Sector (Median): $57,000 $52,625
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 369,718 390,067