Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1948
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 157
- Median GPA
- 3.56
- Resident tuition
- $19,474
- First-year class
- 108
- Bar-required jobs
- 74%
- First-time bar passage
- 77%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $8,532 | $325 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $18,796 | $325 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $569 | $325 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$17,070
- Living off campus$17,070
- Living at home$10,314
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$8,532
- Mandatory fees$325
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$17,070
PreLaw Advisor total$25,927
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 (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 310 | 310 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 193 | 193 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 130 | 130 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 42 | 42 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 4 | 4 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 17 | 17 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $1,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $5,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | 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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-201866 received · 9 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-201760 received · 11 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-201622 received · 10 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.