Denver, Colorado
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1923
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 160
- Median GPA
- 3.66
- Resident tuition
- $63,390
- First-year class
- 285
- Bar-required jobs
- 77.2%
- First-time bar passage
- 81.5%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2025-2026
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $63,390 | $422 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $63,390 | $422 |
| Part-time · resident | $46,486 | $362 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $46,486 | $362 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,113 | $422 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,113 | $362 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$27,260
- Living off campus$27,260
- Living at home$27,260
- Living on a military base$27,260
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$63,390
- Mandatory fees$422
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$27,260
PreLaw Advisor total$91,072
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 (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 866 | 686 | 180 |
| Receiving grants | 679 | 558 | 121 |
| % receiving grants | 78% | 81% | 67% |
| Less than half tuition | 349 | 287 | 62 |
| Half to full tuition | 202 | 160 | 42 |
| Full tuition | 98 | 85 | 13 |
| More than full tuition | 30 | 26 | 4 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $23,000 | $17,250 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | $22,500 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $41,000 | $30,000 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- 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 2024-2025178 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-2024165 received · 3 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023171 received · 8 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.