St. Thomas Law vs. Ave Maria Law

The following statements compares Ave Maria School of Law (Ave Maria Law) and St. Thomas University School of Law (St. Thomas Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage and employment data for 2022-2023.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Ave Maria Law tuition of $50,750 is more expensive than St. Thomas Law tuition of $46,200.
  • Ave Maria Law offers the better financial aid of $34,500 which is 67.98% of tuition amount.
  • Ave Maria Law acceptance rate of 51.44% is lower than St. Thomas Law of 45.19%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 152 of 152.
  • St. Thomas Law's GPA of 3.40 is higher than Ave Maria Law of 3.35.
  • St. Thomas Law with 739 students is larger than Ave Maria Law with 274 students.
  • Ave Maria Law has higher bar exam pass rate than St. Thomas Law.
  • St. Thomas Law founded in 1984 is older than Ave Maria Law founded in 2000.
  • St. Thomas Law requires more expensive application fees than Ave Maria Law.

    St. Thomas University School of Law

    Private • Miami Gardens, FLREMOVE
    Founded
    1984
    Tuition & Costs
    $46,200 tuition & fees
    $22,768 Living Costs
    $5,356 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $22,000 Avg. Amount
    47.62% Tuition Covered
    66.89% Received
    LSAT Scores
    156 Median Score
    159 75th Percentile
    152 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.63 Median Score
    3.77 75th Percentile
    3.32 25th Percentile
    Admission
    51.44% Acceptance Rate
    34.53% Yield
    591 Applicants
    387 Admitted
    152 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    739 Total Enrollment
    706 JD Enrollment
    49 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    118 Faculties
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    58.42% Pass Rate
    182 Exam Takers
    32 Not Taken
    110 Exam Passers
    Employment
    161 Total Graduates
    120 Employed Full-time
    8 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $40
    Application deadline
    2023-09-01 Application Open
    2024-07-01 Final

    Ave Maria School of Law

    Private • Naples, FLREMOVE
    Founded
    2000
    Tuition & Costs
    $50,750 tuition & fees
    $24,840 Living Costs
    $4,725 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $34,500 Avg. Amount
    67.98% Tuition Covered
    67.63% Received
    LSAT Scores
    152 Median Score
    155 75th Percentile
    149 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.3 Median Score
    3.67 75th Percentile
    2.94 25th Percentile
    Admission
    45.19% Acceptance Rate
    28.74% Yield
    789 Applicants
    345 Admitted
    95 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    274 Total Enrollment
    292 JD Enrollment
    0 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    41 Faculties
    7 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    66.22% Pass Rate
    74 Exam Takers
    34 Not Taken
    49 Exam Passers
    Employment
    68 Total Graduates
    52 Employed Full-time
    1 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    No Fees
    Application deadline
    2024-07-15 Regular Decision