Law Schools in Nevada

1 ABA-approved school · ABA disclosures · updated November 2, 2026

Nevada has one ABA-approved law school, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas, a public school in Las Vegas.

ABA-approved schools11 public, 0 private

Highest bar passage83.5%University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lowest tuition$33,128University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Nevada law schools compared

School	Median LSAT	Median GPA	Accepted	Tuition	Bar pass	Lawyer jobs
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas · Public	160	3.76	30.8%	$33,128	83.5%	88.9%

Tuition is full-time tuition and fees for 2025-26, at the in-state rate for public schools. Bar pass is the first-time rate on 2025 exams in every state where graduates sat; lawyer jobs is the share of 2025 graduates in full-time, long-term jobs requiring bar passage. Each school's page has the detail.

The Nevada bar exam

In 2025, 68.6% of graduates of ABA-approved law schools who took the Nevada bar exam for the first time passed, as the ABA reports it. That is the yardstick each school's rate is compared with when its graduates sit here.

Graduates of these schools took it most often in 2025 (schools with at least 10 first-time takers here):

School	Takers	Passed	Pass rate
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	90	75	83.3%

Out-of-state schools that send graduates to Nevada

Each school reports the three states where most of its employed graduates work. These schools outside Nevada count it among their top three:

University of the Pacific, McGeorge (CA): 2 employed 2025 graduates
Willamette University (OR): 2 employed 2025 graduates
Western State College of Law (CA): 1 employed 2025 graduates

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Frequently asked questions

How many law schools are in Nevada?

Nevada has 1 ABA-approved law school: William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas.

What is the Nevada bar exam pass rate?

In 2025, 68.6% of first-time takers from ABA-approved law schools passed the Nevada bar exam, as the ABA reports it.

Where these numbers come from. Every figure is copied from the disclosures each school filed with the American Bar Association (ABA Required Disclosures): the Standard 509 reports for 2025, employment summaries for 2025 graduates and bar passage reports for 2025 exams. Comparisons are our arithmetic on the same files.

General information drawn from what the schools reported, not advice on where to apply. Each school's admissions office has the final word on its programs and costs.