William S. Boyd School of Law

The law school of University of Nevada-Las Vegas, known as William S. Boyd School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Las Vegas, NV. The law school tuition & fees at William S. Boyd School of Law is $44,552. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 160 and the average GPA is 3.78 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 456 students are attending the law school and 131 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 160
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $44,552
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $43,268
  • Acceptance Rate: 33.59%
  • Student Population: 456
  • First-Year Student: 131

2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at William S. Boyd School of Law is $30,748 for Nevada residents and $44,552 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 5.65% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $28,690 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 Nevada is $29,268 for Nevada residents and $42,168 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 William S. Boyd School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Nevada law schools.
The next table shows the William S. Boyd School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Nevada law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
William S. Boyd School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202320242025
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
William S. Boyd School of Law$28,788$41,688$29,268$42,168$30,748$44,552
Nevada Law Schools$29,268$42,168 $29,268$42,168-
All U.S. Law Schools$42,101$47,510 $42,924$48,063-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 160 and the average GPA is 3.78 at William S. Boyd School of Law.
The undergraduate GPA of William S. Boyd School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Nevada 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.
William S. Boyd School of Law LSAT scores distribution
William S. Boyd School of LawNevada Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile156154156155
50th percentile160159160159
75th percentile162161162161
William S. Boyd School of LawGPA distribution
William S. Boyd School of LawNevada Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile3.453.013.433.33
50th percentile3.793.553.783.61
75th percentile3.93.83.893.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 917 students have applied to William S. Boyd School of Law. Among them, 308 students have accepted to admit and 131 have enrolled into William S. Boyd School of LawThe acceptance rate is 33.59% and the yield is 43%.
The acceptance rate of William S. Boyd School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Nevada law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at William S. Boyd School of Law.
William S. Boyd School of Law Admission Statistics
William S. Boyd School of LawNevada Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants917917414,758
Admitted308308130,837
Enrolled13113136,756
Acceptance Rate33.59%33.59%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)42.53%42.53%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 456 students enrolled to William S. Boyd School of Law. Among them 442 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 14 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 131 students newly joined to to William S. Boyd School of Law. By gender, there are 50 men , 56 women, and 1 other/unknown gender first-time students at William S. Boyd School of Law. By attending status, 96 students enrolled as full-time and 11 students enrolled as part-time status.
William S. Boyd School of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment455456
JD Enrollment441442
Non-JD Enrollment1414
First-year Student Population
20232024
TotalFull timePart timeTotalFull timePart time
Total120949 1319511
Men40354 59491
Women64595 564610
Other000 110

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 76.8% where 125 students took the exam and 96 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Nevada law schools (71.07%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates135150
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total142125
New Graduates106100
Prior Year Graduates3625
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers2838
Exam Passer10396
Exam Pass Rate72.54%76.8%
Nevada Pass Rate63.62%71.07%

Law Schools in Nevada

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