St. Mary's University School of Law

One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio TX 78228

St. Mary's University School of Law enrolls approximately 282 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 153 and median GPA is 3.49. In the most recent reporting year, 80.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
282
Median LSAT
153
Median GPA
3.49
Bar-Required Jobs
80.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 156
50th Percentile 153
25th Percentile 151
75th Percentile 3.69
50th Percentile 3.49
25th Percentile 3.14

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
10.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
65.84%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.51%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-15.67%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
243
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 156
Less than ½ tuition 603
Half to full tuition 72
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 2