S.J. Quinney College of Law

The law school of University of Utah, known as S.J. Quinney College of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Salt Lake City, UT. The law school tuition & fees at S.J. Quinney College of Law is $43,598. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.85 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 320 students are attending the law school and 96 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 164
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $43,598
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $43,598
  • Acceptance Rate: 30.20%
  • Student Population: 320
  • First-Year Student: 96

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at S.J. Quinney College of Law is $33,634 for Utah residents and $43,598 for out-of-state students. The tuition has not been increased to the same amount as last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $9,306 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in Utah is $24,355 for Utah residents and $36,875 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of S.J. Quinney College of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Utah law schools.
The next table shows the S.J. Quinney College of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Utah law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
S.J. Quinney College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
S.J. Quinney College of Law$30,459$39,800$33,634$43,598$33,634$43,598
Utah Law Schools$22,334$27,004 $24,135$29,117-
All U.S. Law Schools$40,818$46,359 $42,101$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.85 at S.J. Quinney College of Law.
The LSAT score of S.J. Quinney College of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Utah law schools.
The undergraduate GPA of S.J. Quinney College of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Utah law schools.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
S.J. Quinney College of Law LSAT scores distribution
S.J. Quinney College of LawUtah Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile160161155
50th percentile164166159
75th percentile166168161
S.J. Quinney College of LawGPA distribution
S.J. Quinney College of LawUtah Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.653.703.33
50th percentile3.853.893.61
75th percentile3.953.963.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 904 students have applied to S.J. Quinney College of Law. Among them, 273 students have accepted to admit and 96 have enrolled into S.J. Quinney College of LawThe acceptance rate is 30.20% and the yield is 35%.
The acceptance rate of S.J. Quinney College of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of Utah law schools.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at S.J. Quinney College of Law.
S.J. Quinney College of Law Admission Statistics
S.J. Quinney College of LawUtah Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants9041,408414,758
Admitted273418130,837
Enrolled9619536,756
Acceptance Rate30.20%29.48%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)35.16%51.72%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 320 students enrolled to S.J. Quinney College of Law. Among them 291 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 29 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 96 students newly joined to to S.J. Quinney College of Law. By gender, there are 41 men , 52 women, and 2 other/unknown gender first-time students at S.J. Quinney College of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at S.J. Quinney College of Law.
S.J. Quinney College of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment306320
JD Enrollment277291
Non-JD Enrollment2929
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total9596
Men4441
Women5152
Other12

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 93.98% where 83 students took the exam and 78 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Utah law schools (87.91%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates10383
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total10383
New Graduates9475
Prior Year Graduates98
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers98
Exam Passer9778
Exam Pass Rate94.17%93.98%
Utah Pass Rate86.11%87.91%

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