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Florida A&M University vs St. Mary's University

Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.

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The short version

  • =About the same placement. 4.6% of Florida A&M's Class of 2025 and 4.3% of St. Mary's's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
  • St. Mary's costs about $27K less over three years after the average scholarship: $179K against $206K, and more of its students get a scholarship (81% vs 45%).
  • St. Mary's is harder to get into: a 153 median LSAT and a 26.0% acceptance rate, against 152 and 34.7% at Florida A&M.
  • St. Mary's has the higher first time bar pass rate: 84.6% against 74.7%.
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Where graduates go

St. Mary's leads 3 of 5

✓4.6%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
4.3%
✓4.6%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
2.2%
0.0%
Federal clerkships
✓2.2%
82.4%
Graduates employed
✓91.0%
74.7%
First time bar passage
✓84.6%

What it costs

St. Mary's leads 4 of 4

$206K
Three year net cost
✓$179K
45%
Students receiving a scholarship
✓81%
$7,500/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
✓$12,500/yr
$3,348/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
✓$10,527/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Florida A&M 34.7% · St. Mary's 26.0%

LSAT

Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.

Florida A&M
149152155
St. Mary's
151153156
146148150152154156158

GPA

Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.

Florida A&M
3.183.483.74
St. Mary's
3.143.493.69
3.053.153.253.353.453.553.653.75

Frequently asked questions

Is Florida A&M or St. Mary's better for BigLaw?
Florida A&M placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 4.6% against 4.3%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Florida A&M placed 4.6% and St. Mary's placed 2.2%. Federal clerkships were 0.0% at Florida A&M and 2.2% at St. Mary's.
Which is harder to get into, Florida A&M or St. Mary's?
Florida A&M's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 152 and a median GPA of 3.48, with a 34.7% acceptance rate. St. Mary's's had 153 and 3.49, with 26.0%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Florida A&M or St. Mary's?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $206K at Florida A&M and $179K at St. Mary's, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Florida A&M or St. Mary's?
45% of Florida A&M students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $7,500 a year among recipients. 81% of St. Mary's students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $12,500 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
74.7% of Florida A&M's first time takers passed in 2025, against 84.6% at St. Mary's. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Florida A&M or St. Mary's?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.

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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology

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