Las Vegas, Nevada
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 2000
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 160
- Median GPA
- 3.76
- Resident tuition
- $31,518
- First-year class
- 156
- Bar-required jobs
- 88.9%
- First-time bar passage
- 83.5%
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.
- Offered. The school is 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./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.W.School page for J.D./M.S.W. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./Ph.D. in EducationSchool page for J.D./Ph.D. in Education (opens in a new tab)
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- IP Law ConcentrationSchool page for IP Law Concentration (opens in a new tab)
- Indian Nations Gaming and Governance ConcentrationSchool page for Indian Nations Gaming and Governance Concentration (opens in a new tab)
- Workplace Law ConcentrationSchool page for Workplace Law Concentration (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Community Business ClinicSchool page for Community Business Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigration ClinicSchool page for Immigration Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Survivor Representation & Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Survivor Representation & Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Thomas and Mack Legal ClinicSchool page for Thomas and Mack Legal 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.
- Saltman Center for Conflict ResolutionSchool page for Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- Nevada Law JournalSchool page for Nevada Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- UNLV Gaming Law JournalSchool page for UNLV Gaming 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.
- LL.M. in Gaming LawSchool page for LL.M. in Gaming Law (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 — Faculty Resources (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
