Sturm College of Law

Sturm College of Law Overview

Established in 1892, Sturm College of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at University of Denver. The 2026 tuition & fees of Sturm College of Law is $64,616.

The acceptance rate of the school is 41.33% and yield is 30.93%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 160 and the average GPA is 3.66. Total 922 students are attending Sturm College of Law and 283 of them is first-year students. Last year 225 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 191 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 84.89%). You may want to check the general academic information of Sturm College of Law at University of Denver academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

284 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 160 at Sturm College of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.66. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Sturm College of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile		50^th Percentile		75^th Percentile
	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
LSAT Scores	156	156	160	161	162	165
Undergraduate GPA	3.41	3.16	3.67	3.51	3.81	3.73

Sturm College of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Sturm College of Law tuition & fees is $64,616 for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Sturm College of Law is $61,398. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $42,173

Sturm College of Law Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Sturm College of Law	$64,616
Living Costs	$18,825
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Personal Expenses	$1,782
Average Costs at University of Denver
Undergraduate	$61,398
Graduate	$42,173

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 2,214 students applied to Sturm College of Law and 915 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 283 students finally enrolled to Sturm College of Law. The acceptance rate is 41.33% and yield (enrollment rate) is 31%. With 2 deferred/pre-admitted students, Sturm College of Law has 285 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Sturm College of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,214
Admitted	915
Enrolled	283
Acceptance Rate	41.33%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	30.93%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	2
Total First Year Class Enrollment	285

Law Student Population

Sturm College of Law has total 922 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 851 students enrolled in JD program and 71 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Sturm College of Law
Total Enrollment	922
JD Enrollment	851
Non-JD Enrollment	71

Sturm College of Law has 285 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 100 male and 179 female students. 4 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, 232 students enrolled as full-time and 51 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Sturm College of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at Sturm College of Law
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	285	232	51
Men	100	78	22
Women	179	150	29
Other	4	4	0

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 242 students have graduated from Sturm College of Law. Among them, 225 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 191 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Sturm College of Law is 84.89% where the average pass rate of Colorado is 85.07%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Sturm College of Law
Total Graduates	242
First-time Bar Exam Taker	225 (190 new graduates, 35 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	52 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	191 / 84.89%
Pass Rate at Colorado	85.07%