San Antonio, Texas
St. Mary's University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1948
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 153
- Median GPA
- 3.49
- Resident tuition
- $44,910
- First-year class
- 282
- Bar-required jobs
- 80.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 84.6%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2018-2019
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 (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $18,705 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $18,705 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $12,580 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $12,580 | Not reported |
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 (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$20,064
- Living off campus$20,064
- Living at home$20,064
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$18,705
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$20,064
PreLaw Advisor total$38,769
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
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 (2018–2019 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 773 | 616 | 157 |
| Receiving grants | 453 | 306 | 147 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 435 | 291 | 144 |
| Half to full tuition | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | $12,000 |
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 (2018)
- Covers
- Report year 2018
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-2018268 received · 170 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-2017207 received · 117 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016193 received · 110 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.