Montana Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

University of Montana School of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $26,983 for Montana residents and $54,449 for others. The 2025 tuition was increased by 13.92% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $30,524. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of University of Montana School of Law is $84,973.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for University of Montana School of Law.

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University of Montana School of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024		2025		% Changed
	Montana Residents	Out-of-State	Montana Residents	Out-of-State	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$22,060	$47,795	$26,983	$54,449	13.92%
Living Costs	$26,678		$30,524		14.42%
Room & Board	$23,848		$25,360
Books & Supplies	$1,000		$2,550
Personal Expenses	$1,830		$2,614
COA	$48,738	$74,473	$57,507	$84,973	14.10%
Grants / Scholarships	$5,000		$5,000
COA after receiving aid	$43,738		$79,973

Grants and Scholarships

At University of Montana School of Law, 72.11% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $5,000. 0.00% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 12.71% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$5,000
Number Received	181
Half or Less than Tuition	158 (87.29%)
Half to Full Tuition	23 (12.71%)
Full Tuition	0 (0.00%)
More than Full Tuition	0 (0.00%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of University of Montana School of Law is 3.48 and the average LSAT score is 154. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 96 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 91 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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University of Montana School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.23	3.48	3.69
LSAT Scores	150	154	158

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 498 students have applied to University of Montana School of Law and 356 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 96 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 71.49% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 26.97% at University of Montana School of Law.

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University of Montana School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	498
Admitted	356
Enrolled	96
Acceptance Rate	71.49%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.97%
Pre-Admitted	0
Total Number of First-Year Students	96 44 men, 50 women, 2 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 71 students took the bar exam first time at University of Montana School of Law. Among them, 59 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 83.1%. For reference, the average pass rate at Montana law schools is 73.21%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at University of Montana School of Law.

In 2023, 71 students graduated from University of Montana School of Law. Of them, 63 graduates employed where bar passage required and 2 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 64 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status.

University of Montana School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	84
First-time Takers	71 7 from prior year
No Exam Takers	12
First-time Bar Exam Passer	59
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	83.1%
Average Pass Rate at Montana Law Schools	73.21%