Ave Maria School of Law

1025 Commons Circle
Naples, FL 34119
(239) 687-5420

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#72 in Presence of Minority Students

Ave Maria Law ranks #72 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (36.9%).

#120 in Highest Tuition

Ave Maria Law ranks #120 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($42,206). 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.

#134 in Acceptance Rate

Ave Maria Law ranks #134 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 55.1% among those who applied for admission.

#142 in Private Sector Salary

Ave Maria Law is tied for #142 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($60,000).

#148 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Ave Maria Law ranks #148 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (9.5%).

#152 in Presence of Female Faculty

Ave Maria Law is tied for #152 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (33.3%).

#161 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Ave Maria Law is tied for #161 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (9.0:1).

#166 in Public Sector Salary

Ave Maria 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).

#173 in Median LSAT

Ave Maria Law is tied for #173 in terms of the median LSAT score (148) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#179 in Bar Passage Rate

Ave Maria Law ranks #179 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (53.4%), and it underperforms by -14.5% 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.)

#181 in Library Size

Ave Maria Law ranks #181 in terms of library size with 88,810 volumes or equivalents.

#182 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Ave Maria Law ranks #182 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.05) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: July 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 55.1% 57.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 148 148
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 145-151 142-153
GPA (Median) 3.05 3.05
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.73-3.34 2.71-3.39

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: FL FL
School's bar passage rate: 53.4% 54.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 67.9% 72.1%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -14.5% -17.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: N/A 9.1%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 49.4% 45.5%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $42,206 $41,706
Room and Board: $14,562 $13,131
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 68.1% 88.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $28,000 $15,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $128,079 $134,071
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 86.1% 77.3%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 241 268
Men: 45.2% 49.6%
Women: 54.8% 50.4%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 63.1% N/A
Black: 5.4% N/A
Hispanic: 22.0% N/A
Asian: 2.1% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 42 N/A
Male: 66.7% N/A
Female: 33.3% N/A
Minority: 9.5% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $40,000
Public Sector (Median): $45,000 $45,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 88,810 82,110