Naples, Florida
Ave Maria School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 2002
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 155
- Median GPA
- 3.36
- Resident tuition
- $49,500
- First-year class
- 165
- Bar-required jobs
- 81.5%
- First-time bar passage
- 77.5%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2021-2022
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $40,000 | $3,256 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $40,000 | $3,256 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $4,000 | $3,256 |
The school reports a tuition guarantee program.
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$69,353
- Living off campus$69,353
- Living at home$69,353
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$40,000
- Mandatory fees$3,256
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$69,353
PreLaw Advisor total$112,609
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2021–2022 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 308 | 308 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 222 | 222 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 67 | 67 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 90 | 90 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 65 | 65 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $18,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $36,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $45,950 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2021)
- Covers
- Report year 2021
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020104 received · 40 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019109 received · 32 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-201891 received · 38 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.