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St. Thomas Law School

Rank 172 (USNWR 2024)
152
Median LSAT
3.4
Median GPA
51.4%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • St. Thomas Law School
  • St. Thomas University (Florida)
  • ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY (FLORIDA)

St. Thomas Law School is a law school located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school was ranked 172 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for St. Thomas Law School is approximately 238.

Admissions website: https://www.stu.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admissions email: admitme@stu.edu

Admissions phone: (305) 623-2310

Can I get into St. Thomas Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

St. Thomas Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 149 152 154
GPA 3.09 3.4 3.61
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1351 47
# Admissions offers 695 -
Class size 238 77
% Accepted 51.4% 34
% Yield 33.1% 65

During the 2024 application cycle, 1,351 people applied and 695 were offered admission.

St. Thomas University (Florida) has a 1L class size of 238, and yield of 33.09%. 230 out of 695 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 33.09% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at St. Thomas University (Florida) has a median LSAT of 152. The 25th percentile LSAT is 149 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 154.

The median GPA is 3.4. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.09 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.61.

St. Thomas Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 78 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.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does St. Thomas Law School cost per year?

$46,200.00
Tuition
30th percentile
$84,350.00
CoA
47th percentile
60.40%
Bar pass rate
29th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$70,000.00
Salary, 25th %
47th percentile
$80,000.00
Salary
37th percentile
$60,000.00
PI Salary
38th percentile
%
Employment rate
16th percentile
%
Grads with debt
94th percentile
$162,313.00
Average debt
97th percentile

Cost of attending St. Thomas Law School

In 2024, tuition was $46,200 and the annual cost of attending was $84,350 (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.

St. Thomas Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from St. Thomas University (Florida) make $80,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $60,000.

70.5% of law graduates from St. Thomas University (Florida) go directly to work for law firms, while 0.0% clerk for a judge. 7.1% of graduates go into public interest.

60.4% of St. Thomas University (Florida) graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about St. Thomas Law School

The St. Thomas University College of Law was founded in 1984 in Miami, Florida. It is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The rigorous academic program of the Law School emphasizes lifelong learning and scholarship in a personalized, caring environment under Catholic auspices with a diverse student body and faculty. To this end, St. Thomas Law remains committed, in teaching, scholarship, and service, to fostering a public order of human dignity, to training lawyers sensitive to the needs of the region’s underrepresented communities, and to expanding access to professional opportunities. St. Thomas Law takes special pride in the diversity of the student body: it has been recognized as having the most diverse student body among accredited law schools. Cultural diversity, commitment to professionalism, and small class size make studying law at St. Thomas Law a unique and enriching experience.

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15:59
How long was your file under review until you asked for an email update?
19:34
Is it me, or is St. Thomas taking an oddly long time to respond? My application has been in review since late January. This is my number 1 choice because of how close I live to campus so I'm really stressing the delay. Luckily I was accepted to Nova late feb.
Eddy i dmed u with good info pertaining to ur situation btw
oops i thought this was general chat lol
ImaginaryHound
11:14
for anyone who got decisions what did the envelope look like?
ImaginaryHound
11:14
i got one in mail today with cursive writing but im not sure if its christmas card or admissions letter
Everyone check your status tracker for this school. I was notified of acceptance there 3 days before they sent an acceptance email
21:57
Got my A on January 2nd. It's January 8th and I haven't gotten a call, email, or letter from them. Should I call? Good thing I checked the status on the 2nd.
I haven't received anything either legalblondie
I got accepted same time and didn't get
Rockxtar
14:27
Is there an admitted students group for STU?
12:35
Status checker went from application received to application complete. Whatever that means?
Just got my invite for the summer conditional program for STU...crazy since my stats aren't that far off but it's something ig!
I haven't received a status checker from Barry. Has anyone got one
Anyone have any tips on where to find housing in or near Miami Gardens? That will take dogs?
how long did it take to get a decision? I applied last week- super late but hoping to sneak in this cycle
@TypicalUttermostPug: I applied in September and still have not had any response back. Sent a LOCI 2 weeks ago, but no response to that either. Others who have applied much later have gotten accepted already, so idk what to expect :')
The server is down for checking apps.. or maybe it is just mine since I log on 2983786434 times as day
SpiritualDailyBandit
8:36
What does "Your application is currently being reviewed"
SpiritualDailyBandit
8:37
like its being processed or like under review
@PastLimpingCaterpillar: Any luck yet?
@TypicalUttermostPug: nope :(
I'm in!- my application didn't change on the tracker at all. It is literally still in received status but i got an email
@TypicalUttermostPug: Congrats!!!
Still waiting, mine is on a being reviewed status!
TruthShallSetYouFres
18:14
Just withdrew and had a substantial $$ so hopefully someone can take advantage of it
Hopefully!
14:16
has anyone applied for the 2025 year yet
I did, but I'm retaking the lsat
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