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Ave Maria University
Also known as
- Ave Maria University
- Ave Maria School Of Law
- AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW
Ave Maria University is a law school located in Ave Maria , Florida. The school was ranked 153 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Ave Maria University is approximately 99.
Admissions website: http://www.avemarialaw.edu/
Admissions email: info@avemarialaw.edu
Admissions phone: 239.687.5300
Ave Maria University Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 150 | 152 | 155 |
| GPA | 2.98 | 3.35 | 3.64 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 770 | 23 |
| # Admissions offers | 348 | - |
| Class size | 99 | 9 |
| % Accepted | 45.2% | 45 |
| % Yield | 28.7% | 48 |
During the 2025 application cycle, 770 people applied and 348 were offered admission.
Ave Maria School Of Law has a 1L class size of 99, and yield of 28.74%. 100 out of 348 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 28.74% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Ave Maria School Of Law has a median LSAT of 153. The 25th percentile LSAT is 150 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 156.
The median GPA is 3.41. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.06 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.76.
Ave Maria University LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 41 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does Ave Maria University cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Ave Maria University
In 2025, tuition was $49,656 and the annual cost of attending was $82,421 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Ave Maria University employment outcomes
JD graduates from Ave Maria School Of Law make $90,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $68,000.
58.0% of law graduates from Ave Maria School Of Law go directly to work for law firms, while 1.2% clerk for a judge. 9.9% of graduates go into public interest.
67.7% of Ave Maria School Of Law graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Ave Maria University
Ave Maria School of Law offers students a distinctive legal education that focuses on the moral foundations of the law, professional excellence, and the harmony of faith and reason. As a national Catholic law school, Ave Maria Law is committed to producing highly competent graduates who are able to reflect critically on the law, the religious and secular principles that support it, and their important role within the legal system.
Ave Maria Law was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but has been located in Southwest Florida for more than 10 years. Its 12-acre campus in Naples, Florida, is only 7 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and in an area noted for economic growth. Students from Ave Maria Law School primarily find employment and externship opportunities with courts and law firms in Naples and nearby Ft. Myers.
Ave Maria School of Law encourages applications from students of all faiths who seek a legal education enriched by the Catholic intellectual tradition.