Miami Gardens, Florida
St. Thomas University College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1988
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 152
- Median GPA
- 3.42
- Resident tuition
- $44,730
- First-year class
- 431
- Bar-required jobs
- 77.8%
- First-time bar passage
- 87.1%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2024-2025
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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $43,470 | $2,370 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $43,470 | $2,370 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,812 | $2,370 |
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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$31,424
- Living off campus$38,150
- Living at home$18,150
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$43,470
- Mandatory fees$2,370
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$38,150
PreLaw Advisor total$83,990
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 (2024–2025 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 713 | 713 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 462 | 462 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 65% | 65% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 246 | 246 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 215 | 215 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 1 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $22,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | 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 (2024)
- Covers
- Report year 2024
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2023-202499 received · 56 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023104 received · 52 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022150 received · 78 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.