University of New Mexico School of Law | Albuquerque, United States
University of New Mexico School of Law View All Law Schools
Website: lawschool.unm.edu
- Location: 1117 Stanford Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Parent School: University Of New Mexico
- Year Founded: 1947
- 2018 Enrollment: 373
- 2016 Graduates: 114
- Took the Bar Exam: 109
- Percent Pass Rate: 86%
The University of New Mexico School of Law is the law school of the University of New Mexico, located in Albuquerque. It is the only law school in the state of New Mexico. Approximately 350 students attend the school, with approximately 115 enrolled in the first-year class. By design, the school has remained this size in order to provide students more hands-on learning and individual attention from professors. Its student-to-faculty ratio of 10.0 is one of the best in the nation. It also has one of the highest student diversity indexes of any law school in the country, with Hispanics as the largest minority group. The National Jurist legal magazine ranked UNM the 6th Best Value among law schools, a ranking based on several criteria including students' average indebtedness after graduation, student employment rates, and tuition costs.
