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William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 160 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.76 describe the class that entered in 2025. 1,056 people applied, 325 were admitted and 156 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
160
p25 156 to p75 162
Median UGPA
3.76
p25 3.39 to p75 3.88
Acceptance Rate
30.8%
325 offers of 1,056 applications
First-Year Class
156
134 full time, 22 part time
Full-Time Tuition
$46,040
residents pay $31,518
Living Estimate
$31,263
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$22,998
76% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
77.2%
jurisdiction average 70.9%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
325 offers of admission ÷ 1,056 completed applications = 30.8%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 30.78%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas received 1,056 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 325 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 30.8%. 156 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 48.0%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 156 students: 134 full time and 22 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 457.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 160, with a 25th percentile of 156 and a 75th of 162. That is 1 points above the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 85 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.39 at the 25th percentile, 3.76 at the median and 3.88 at the 75th.
Full-time tuition is $31,518 for residents and $46,040 for non-residents, a gap of $14,522 a year. Mandatory fees add $1,610. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $31,263. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $78,913 for one year, or $236,739 across three, before any grant. 317 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 76% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $22,998. 43 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 125 of 162 passed, a rate of 77.16%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 70.94%, so the school ran 6.22 points ahead of the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 105 of 117 graduates (89.7%) held a job requiring bar admission. 14 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (12.0% of the class), of whom 9 went to firms of 501 or more. 3 took federal clerkships. The largest single destination was Nevada with 91 graduates, followed by Utah with 5.
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 2003. It is a public school based in Las Vegas, NV. No first-year students left for academic reasons in the reporting year. 14 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 1,056 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 325 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 156 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 48.0% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 162 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 160 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 156 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.88 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.76 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.39 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 154 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 457 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 117 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 89 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 43 |
| Faculty other than full time | 64 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 118 |
| Law clinic seats filled48 available | 51 |
| Field placements filled | 154 |
| Application deadline | March 15 |
| Application fee | $50 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $31,518 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $1,610 |
| Full-time tuition, non-resident | $46,040 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $1,610 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $33,128 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, non-resident | $47,650 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $22,171 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $31,263 |
| Living expenses, at home | $31,263 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $78,913 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $236,739 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 416 students | 317 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 76% |
| Awards below half tuition | 169 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 105 |
| Awards at full tuition | 23 |
| Awards above full tuition | 20 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $39,946 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $22,998 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $14,980 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition0.0% of the first-year class | 0 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 1 |
| Students transferring in | 14 |
| First-year students transferring out | 4 |
| First-time bar takers | 162 |
| First-time bar passers | 125 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | +6.22 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission89.7% of 117 graduates | 105 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers12.0% of graduates | 14 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 9 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 3 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 5 |
As listed on the 509 report
Information Report, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 451003
Las Vegas, NV 89154-1003
(702) 895-3671
Council approved since 2003
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Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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