University of Miami

1311 Miller Road
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 284-2795

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#14 in Presence of Minority Students

Miami Law ranks #14 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (59.5%).

#28 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Miami Law ranks #28 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (19.9%).

#35 in Library Size

Miami Law ranks #35 in terms of library size with 680,240 volumes or equivalents.

#47 in Highest Tuition

Miami Law ranks #47 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($52,390). 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.

#52 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#114 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Miami Law ranks #52 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (82.7%) and #114 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (40.0%) .

#55 in Bar Passage Rate

Miami Law ranks #55 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (86.3%), and it outperforms by +18.4% the state of Florida’s overall bar passage rate of 67.9%. (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.)

#64 in Median LSAT

Miami Law is tied for #64 in terms of the median LSAT score (158) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#81 in Private Sector Salary

Miami Law is tied for #81 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($75,000).

#99 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Miami Law ranks #99 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.43) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#122 in Presence of Female Faculty

Miami Law is tied for #122 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (36.9%).

#141 in Acceptance Rate

Miami Law ranks #141 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 55.9% among those who applied for admission.

#160 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Miami Law is tied for #160 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.9:1).

#166 in Public Sector Salary

Miami Law is tied for #166 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($45,000).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: July 31
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 55.9% 54.4%
LSAT Score (Median) 158 157
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 155-161 154-160
GPA (Median) 3.43 3.38
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.17-3.65 3.15-3.60

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: FL FL
School's bar passage rate: 86.3% 81.1%
State overall bar passage rate: 67.9% 72.1%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +18.4% +9.0%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 40.0% 40.4%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 82.7% 79.4%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $52,390 $47,774
Room and Board: $19,508 $17,868
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 59.3% 42.6%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $29,600 $25,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $141,046 $155,796
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 63.9% 71.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 1054 909
Men: 51.1% 50.7%
Women: 48.9% 49.3%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 40.5% N/A
Black: 5.5% N/A
Hispanic: 34.8% N/A
Asian: 2.5% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 176 N/A
Male: 63.1% N/A
Female: 36.9% N/A
Minority: 19.9% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $75,000 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $45,000 $45,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 680,240 674,825