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William S. Boyd School of Law Law School at University of Nevada-Las Vegas

LSAT 160
GPA 3.74
Tuition & Fees $42,168
($29,268)
Acceptance Rate 35.44 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 72.54 %

William S. Boyd School of Law Overview

William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV
Established in 1997, William S. Boyd School of Law is a public law school at University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The 2025 tuition & fees of William S. Boyd School of Law is $29,268 for Nevada residents and $42,168 for out-of-state students.
The acceptance rate of the school is 35.44% and yield is 38.22%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 160 and the average GPA is 3.74. Total 455 students are attending William S. Boyd School of Law and 120 of them is first-year students. Last year 115 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 86 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 72.54%). You may want to check the general academic information of William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada-Las Vegas academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

151 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 160 William S. Boyd School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 151 submitters is 3.74. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
William S. Boyd School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores157152160156163158
Undergraduate GPA3.413.023.733.393.863.62

William S. Boyd School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

William S. Boyd School of Law tuition & fees is $29,268 for Nevada residents and $42,168 for non-residents for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at William S. Boyd School of Law is $9,142 for Nevada residents and $26,098 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $6,977 for Nevada residents and $23,933 for out-of-state students
William S. Boyd School of Law Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
William S. Boyd School of Law$29,268$42,168
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$28,690
Books & Supplies$0
Personal Expenses$0
Average Costs at University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Undergraduate$9,142$26,098
Graduate$6,977$23,933

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,052 students applied to William S. Boyd School of Law and 330 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 155 students finally enrolled to William S. Boyd School of Law. The acceptance rate is 35.44% and yield (enrollment rate) is 38%.
William S. Boyd School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,052
Admitted330
Enrolled155
Acceptance Rate35.44%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)38.22%
Deferred / Previously Admitted0
Total First Year Class Enrollment155

Law Student Population

William S. Boyd School of Law has total 455 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 449 students enrolled in JD program and 17 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at William S. Boyd School of Law
Total Enrollment466
JD Enrollment449
Non-JD Enrollment17
William S. Boyd School of Law has 155 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 77 male and 78 female students. By attendance type, 133 students enrolled as full-time and 22 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at William S. Boyd School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at William S. Boyd School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total155 13322
Men77 689
Women78 6513

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 133 students have graduated from William S. Boyd School of Law. Among them, 115 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 86 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at William S. Boyd School of Law is 72.54% where the average pass rate of Nevada is 0%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at William S. Boyd School of Law
Total Graduates133
First-time Bar Exam Taker115
(101 new graduates, 14 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker32 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate86 / 74.78%
Pass Rate at Nevada0%