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University of New Mexico School of Law

1117 Stanford NE; MSC11 6070; Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Median LSAT
157
No change vs. Class of 2024 (157) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.56
0.01 vs. Class of 2024 (3.57)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
78%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
160157153150 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 157 (unchanged) and median GPA is 3.56 (down 0.01) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

60% of the school's 290 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT154 – 157 – 161
145170
Undergraduate GPA3.12 – 3.56 – 3.82
2.74.0
1L Class Size
108
Annual Tuition
$19,474 in-state / $43,192 out-of-state
App. Deadline
March 1
App. Fee
$50

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
78%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
40%
Government
18%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
11%
Public Interest
9%
JD Advantage
5%
Education
1%
Unemployed, Seeking
1%
Business & Industry
0%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

290 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
115
Less than ½ tuition
113
Half to full tuition
38
Full tuition
7
More than full tuition
17

Bars scale to share of all 290 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School85.71%
ABA Weighted Avg81.2%

Based on 112 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#117
2026 Overall Rank
↓10 spots
2025 · #107
2026 · #117