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2025 Tuition & Fees

Sturm College of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $62,585 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 13.43% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $23,280. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Sturm College of Law is $85,865.

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Sturm College of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$55,175	$62,585	13.43%
Living Costs	$22,993	$23,280	1.25%
Room & Board	$20,382	$20,534
Books & Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
Personal Expenses	$1,611	$1,746
COA	$78,168	$85,865	9.85%
Grants / Scholarships	$29,000	$29,000
COA after receiving aid	$49,168	$56,865

Grants and Scholarships

At Sturm College of Law, 81.02% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $29,000. 3.34% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 50.23% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received	555
Half or Less than Tuition	48.11%
Half to Full Tuition	48.29%
Full Tuition	0.00%
More than Full Tuition	3.60%
Part-time
Number Received	104
Half or Less than Tuition	37.50%
Half to Full Tuition	60.58%
Full Tuition	0.00%
More than Full Tuition	1.92%

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Sturm College of Law is 3.58 and the average LSAT score is 160. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 270 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 271 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Sturm College of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.31	3.58	3.75
Full-Time	3.35	3.61	3.77
Part-Time	3.02	3.32	3.55
LSAT Scores	156	160	162
Full-Time	156	160	162
Part-Time	155	159	162

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,156 students have applied to Sturm College of Law and 1,086 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 267 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 50.37% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.59% at Sturm College of Law. With 5 pre-admitted students, total 272 first-year students enrolled in Sturm College of Law.

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Sturm College of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,156
Admitted	1,086
Enrolled	267
Acceptance Rate	50.37%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.59%
Pre-Admitted	5
Total Number of First-Year Students	272 107 men, 161 women, 4 Other 237 full-time, 35 part-time

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 225 students took the bar exam first time at Sturm College of Law. Among them, 176 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 78.22%. For reference, the average pass rate at Colorado law schools is 74.34%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Sturm College of Law.

In 2023, 233 students graduated from Sturm College of Law. Of them, 187 graduates employed where bar passage required and 19 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 200 graduates employed as full-time and 17 employed as part-time status.

Sturm College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	243
First-time Takers	225 29 from prior year
No Exam Takers	45
First-time Bar Exam Passer	176
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	78.22%
Average Pass Rate at Colorado Law Schools	74.34%