William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, NV and enrolls approximately 156 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 160 and median GPA is 3.76. In the most recent reporting year, 85.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
156
Median LSAT
160
Median GPA
3.76
Bar-Required Jobs
85.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 162
50th Percentile 160
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.88
50th Percentile 3.76
25th Percentile 3.39

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
47.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
20.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.8%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
77.16%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
70.94%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+6.22%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
162
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 99
Less than ½ tuition 169
Half to full tuition 105
Full tuition 23
More than full tuition 20