Ave Maria School of Law

Naples, FL

Ave Maria School of Law is located in Naples, FL and enrolls approximately 165 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.36. In the most recent reporting year, 77.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 7.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
165
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.36
Bar-Required Jobs
77.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 158
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.66
50th Percentile 3.36
25th Percentile 3.07

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
77.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
48.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
7.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
22.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.9%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
65.88%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
73.82%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-7.94%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
85
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 90
Less than ½ tuition 73
Half to full tuition 162
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 12