University of Nevada-Las Vegas (Boyd)

4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 451003
Las Vegas, NV 89154-1003
(702) 895-2440

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#17 in Public Sector Salary

UNLV Law is tied for #17 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($62,000).

#36 in Acceptance Rate

UNLV Law ranks #36 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 30.8% among those who applied for admission.

#38 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UNLV Law ranks #38 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.66) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#45 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UNLV Law ranks #45 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (17.4%).

#46 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UNLV Law is tied for #46 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.0:1).

#50 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#61 in Employment Rate at Graduation
UNLV Law ranks #50 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (82.8%) and #61 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (54.7%) .

#58 in Presence of Minority Students

UNLV Law ranks #58 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (39.8%).

#64 in Median LSAT

UNLV 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.

#66 in Private Sector Salary

UNLV Law is tied for #66 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($80,000).

#70 in Presence of Female Faculty

UNLV Law is tied for #70 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (42.4%).

#89 in Library Size

UNLV Law ranks #89 in terms of library size with 431,481 volumes or equivalents.

#97 in Bar Passage Rate

UNLV Law ranks #97 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (79.2%), and it outperforms by +7.9% the state of Nevada’s overall bar passage rate of 71.3%. (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.)

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

#225 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UNLV Law ranks #146 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $38,923, and it ranks #225 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $27,023. 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 $15,004 per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $50

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 30.8% 32.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 158 158
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 153-160 155-161
GPA (Median) 3.66 3.28
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.44-3.79 2.98-3.58

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: NV NV
School's bar passage rate: 79.2% 68.9%
State overall bar passage rate: 71.3% 68.1%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +7.9% +0.8%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 54.7% 40.3%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 82.8% 71.2%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $27,023 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $38,923 N/A
Room and Board: $15,004 $14,228
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 81.3% 80.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $14,950 $13,450
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $83,837 $81,579
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 62.9% 80.9%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 417 275
Men: 48.6% 55.6%
Women: 51.4% 44.4%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 60.2% N/A
Black: 7.7% N/A
Hispanic: 18.7% N/A
Asian: 4.8% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 92 N/A
Male: 57.6% N/A
Female: 42.4% N/A
Minority: 17.4% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $80,000 $71,000
Public Sector (Median): $62,000 $59,500
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 431,481 405,496