University of Puerto Rico School of Law

The law school of University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, known as University of Puerto Rico School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in San Juan, PR. The law school tuition & fees at University of Puerto Rico School of Law is $8,680. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 148 and the average GPA is 3.76 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 461 students are attending the law school and 123 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 148
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $8,680
  • Acceptance Rate: 42.35%
  • Student Population: 461
  • First-Year Student: 123

2021-2022 Tuition & Fees

The 2021-2022 tuition & fees at University of Puerto Rico School of Law is $8,680 for law school students. The tuition increased by 12.73% compared to last year.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in Puerto Rico is -$1 for Puerto Rico residents and -$1 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 University of Puerto Rico School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Puerto Rico law schools.
The next table shows the University of Puerto Rico School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Puerto Rico law schools and all U.S. Law schools.
University of Puerto Rico School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
20202021
University of Puerto Rico School of Law$15,200$7,700
Puerto Rico Law Schools$15,511$12,981
All U.S. Law Schools$43,264$45,140

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 148 and the average GPA is 3.76 at University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
The LSAT score of University of Puerto Rico School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Puerto Rico law schools.
The undergraduate GPA of University of Puerto Rico School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Puerto Rico law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
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.
University of Puerto Rico School of Law LSAT scores distribution
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPuerto Rico Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile144142140155
50th percentile148146143159
75th percentile152151146161
University of Puerto Rico School of LawGPA distribution
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPuerto Rico Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile3.573.553.193.33
50th percentile3.763.783.483.61
75th percentile3.93.883.693.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 366 students have applied to University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them, 155 students have accepted to admit and 123 have enrolled into University of Puerto Rico School of LawThe acceptance rate is 42.35% and the yield is 79%.
The acceptance rate of University of Puerto Rico School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Puerto Rico law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
University of Puerto Rico School of Law Admission Statistics
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPuerto Rico Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants3661,120414,758
Admitted155535130,837
Enrolled12341636,756
Acceptance Rate42.35%46.88%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)79.35%79.06%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 461 students enrolled to University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Among them 454 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 7 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 123 students newly joined to to University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By gender, there are 48 men and 77 women first-time students at University of Puerto Rico School of Law. By attending status, 94 students enrolled as full-time and 31 students enrolled as part-time status.
University of Puerto Rico School of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment501461
JD Enrollment478454
Non-JD Enrollment237
First-year Student Population
20232024
TotalFull timePart timeTotalFull timePart time
Total1419942 1239431
Men663915 473216
Women876027 776215

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 51.43% where 140 students took the exam and 72 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Puerto Rico law schools (48.69%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates145139
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total123140
New Graduates113117
Prior Year Graduates1023
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers3222
Exam Passer8472
Exam Pass Rate68.29%51.43%
Puerto Rico Pass Rate46.84%48.69%

Law Schools in Puerto Rico

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