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University of Miami vs Villanova 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. 20.9% of Miami's Class of 2025 and 20.7% of Villanova's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
  • Villanova costs about $91K less over three years after the average scholarship: $164K against $255K, and more of its students get a scholarship (87% vs 65%).
  • Miami is harder to get into: a 164 median LSAT and a 24.6% acceptance rate, against 164 and 25.9% at Villanova.
  • Villanova has the higher first time bar pass rate: 90.0% against 85.3%.
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Where graduates go

Villanova leads 3 of 5

✓20.9%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
20.7%
✓20.6%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
19.6%
0.3%
Federal clerkships
✓1.1%
91.1%
Graduates employed
✓96.7%
85.3%
First time bar passage
✓90.0%

What it costs

Villanova leads 3 of 4

$255K
Three year net cost
✓$164K
65%
Students receiving a scholarship
✓87%
✓$47,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$40,000/yr
$28,136/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
✓$31,498/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Miami 24.6% · Villanova 25.9%

LSAT

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

Miami
160164165
Villanova
159164166
156158160162164166168

GPA

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

Miami
3.583.793.88
Villanova
3.643.803.90
3.503.603.703.803.90

Frequently asked questions

Is Miami or Villanova better for BigLaw?
Miami placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 20.9% against 20.7%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Miami placed 20.6% and Villanova placed 19.6%. Federal clerkships were 0.3% at Miami and 1.1% at Villanova.
Which is harder to get into, Miami or Villanova?
Miami's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 164 and a median GPA of 3.79, with a 24.6% acceptance rate. Villanova's had 164 and 3.80, with 25.9%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Miami or Villanova?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $255K at Miami and $164K at Villanova, 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, Miami or Villanova?
65% of Miami students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $47,000 a year among recipients. 87% of Villanova students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $40,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
85.3% of Miami's first time takers passed in 2025, against 90.0% at Villanova. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Miami or Villanova?
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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