University of New Mexico

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Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#12 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UNM Law ranks #12 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (33.0%).

#12 in Presence of Female Faculty

UNM Law is tied for #12 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (50.9%).

#23 in Presence of Minority Students

UNM Law ranks #23 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (54.8%).

#28 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UNM Law is tied for #28 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.5:1).

#35 in Bar Passage Rate

UNM Law ranks #35 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (90.4%), and it outperforms by +4.7% the state of New Mexico’s overall bar passage rate of 85.7%. (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.)

#57 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#79 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
UNM Law ranks #57 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (55.7%) and #79 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (79.2%).

#80 in Library Size

UNM Law ranks #80 in terms of library size with 457,167 volumes or equivalents.

#82 in Public Sector Salary

UNM Law is tied for #82 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($55,000).

#95 in Acceptance Rate

UNM Law ranks #95 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 48.0% among those who applied for admission.

#113 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UNM Law ranks #113 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.40) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#115 in Median LSAT

UNM 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.

#122 in Private Sector Salary

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

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

#263 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UNM Law ranks #157 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $37,386, and it ranks #263 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $17,349. 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 $9,864 per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 1
Application Fee: $50

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 48.0% 41.7%
LSAT Score (Median) 153 154
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 151-156 150-157
GPA (Median) 3.40 3.47
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.09-3.64 3.21-3.73

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: NM NM
School's bar passage rate: 90.4% 88.1%
State overall bar passage rate: 85.7% 87.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +4.7% +0.3%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 55.7% 60.4%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 79.2% 86.5%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $17,349 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $37,386 N/A
Room and Board: $9,864 $9,406
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 48.0% 61.0%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $4,600 $4,745
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $84,164 $69,366
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 79.5% 86.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 345 344
Men: 44.1% 49.1%
Women: 55.9% 50.9%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 45.2% N/A
Black: 2.0% N/A
Hispanic: 29.6% N/A
Asian: 2.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.5 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 106 N/A
Male: 49.1% N/A
Female: 50.9% N/A
Minority: 33.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $65,000 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $55,000 $48,773
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 457,167 435,045