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%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./LL.M. in International Business TransactionsSchool page for J.D./LL.M. in International Business Transactions (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./LL.M. in TaxationSchool page for J.D./LL.M. in Taxation (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.A. in International StudiesSchool page for J.D./M.A. in International Studies (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.P.P.School page for J.D./M.P.P. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.School page for J.D./M.S. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.W.School page for J.D./M.S.W. (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Civil Rights ClinicSchool page for Civil Rights Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Community Economic Development ClinicSchool page for Community Economic Development Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Defense ClinicSchool page for Criminal Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Environmental Law ClinicSchool page for Environmental Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Rocky Mountain Land Use InstituteSchool page for Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute (opens in a new tab)
- The Ved Nanda Center for International & Comparative LawSchool page for The Ved Nanda Center for International & Comparative Law (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Transportation Law JournalSchool page for Transportation Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
- International LL.M. programSchool page for International LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in International Business TransactionsSchool page for LL.M. in International Business Transactions (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in TaxationSchool page for LL.M. in Taxation (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
183
Clinic positions available
256
207 filled
Field placements filled
723
Simulation course seats
680
Co-curricular offerings
17
Full-time faculty
69
164 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
