collageNational Comparison: Overview of Facts
#15 in Employment Rate at Graduation
#19 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
ASU Law ranks #15 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (78.8%) and #19 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (88.9%).
#21 in Median Undergraduate GPA
ASU Law ranks #21 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.76) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.
#29 in Median LSAT
ASU Law is tied for #29 in terms of the median LSAT score (163) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.
#34 in Presence of Minority Faculty
ASU Law ranks #34 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (19.2%).
#45 in Acceptance Rate
ASU Law ranks #45 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 34.2% among those who applied for admission.
#58 in Public Sector Salary
ASU Law is tied for #58 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($58,500).
#63 in Private Sector Salary
ASU Law is tied for #63 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($82,000).
#95 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)
#220 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
ASU Law ranks #95 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $45,940, and it ranks #220 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $27,584. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $12,688 per year.
#100 in Student to Faculty Ratio
ASU Law is tied for #100 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (7.0:1).
#100 in Presence of Minority Students
ASU Law ranks #100 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (31.5%).
#127 in Bar Passage Rate
ASU Law ranks #127 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (74.3%), and it outperforms by +10.5% the state of Arizona’s overall bar passage rate of 63.8%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)
#170 in Presence of Female Faculty
ASU Law is tied for #170 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (31.7%).
#180 in Library Size
ASU Law ranks #180 in terms of library size with 95,735 volumes or equivalents.
| Fall 2020 Application Information | |
|---|---|
| Application Deadline: | March 1 |
| Application Fee: | $65 |
| Admissions Statistics | 2020 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 34.2% | 43.3% |
| LSAT Score (Median) | 163 | 161 |
| LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) | 158-164 | 158-163 |
| GPA (Median) | 3.76 | 3.60 |
| GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) | 3.37-3.90 | 3.39-3.80 |
| Bar Exam Statistics | 2020 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| State in which most graduates took bar exam: | AZ | AZ |
| School’s bar passage rate: | 74.3% | 89.5% |
| State overall bar passage rate: | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: | +10.5% | +16.0% |
| Employment Statistics | 2020 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Graduates employed at graduation: | 78.8% | 65.2% |
| Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: | 88.9% | 88.4% |
| Tuition and Expenses | 2020 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition (In-State): | $27,584 | N/A |
| Tuition (Out-of-State): | $45,940 | N/A |
| Room and Board: | $12,688 | $12,366 |
| Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: | 65.3% | 51.4% |
| Median grant amount among full-time students: | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: | $93,524 | $106,426 |
| Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: | 75.4% | 55.5% |
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