Ave Maria School of Law

www.avemarialaw.edu

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2021 Enrolled Students

299

95.7% Full-Time

About

Ave Maria School of Law is a higher education institution located in Collier County, FL. In 2021, the most popular Professional Doctorate concentrations at Ave Maria School of Law were Law (66 degrees awarded).

In 2021, 66 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Ave Maria School of Law. 53% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 47% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (42 degrees), 2.33 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (18 degrees).

Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools Special Focus Institutions

Costs

Student Loan Default Rate

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2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Ave Maria School of Law was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 84 total borrowers.

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Enrollment

Ave Maria School of Law had a total enrollment of 299 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Ave Maria School of Law is 286 students and the part-time enrollment is 13. This means that 95.7% of students enrolled at Ave Maria School of Law are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Ave Maria School of Law, both undergraduate and graduate, is 68.9% White, 18.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.68% Black or African American, 0.669% Two or More Races, 0.334% Asian, and 0.334% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (35.7%), followed by White Female (32.9%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (14.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

95.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Ave Maria School of Law in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 299 students. The full-time enrollment at Ave Maria School of Law is 286 and the part-time enrollment is 13. This means that 95.7% of students enrolled at Ave Maria School of Law are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Ave Maria School of Law (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
206 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
56 enrolled students
Black or African American
14 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Ave Maria School of Law is 68.9% White, 18.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.68% Black or African American, 0.669% Two or More Races, 0.334% Asian, and 0.334% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 15 students (5.02%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 4 more women than men received degrees from Ave Maria School of Law. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Ave Maria School of Law is white (42 degrees awarded). There were 2.33 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (18 degrees).

The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at Ave Maria School of Law is Law (66 degrees awarded).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Ave Maria School of Law, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Legal (66 degrees awarded).

Common Jobs by Major

Paralegals & legal assistants

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ave Maria School of Law are Paralegals & legal assistants (12,788 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (10,844 people), Other managers (3,098 people), Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,807 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,502 people).

The most specialized majors at Ave Maria School of Law in 2021 are Legal (66 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Chief executives & legislators

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ave Maria School of Law are Chief executives & legislators, Physicians, Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Ave Maria School of Law are Legal (66 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Legal services

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Ave Maria School of Law are Legal services (18,985 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (7,489 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,479 people), Insurance carriers (3,322 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,618 people).

The most specialized majors at Ave Maria School of Law are Legal (66 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Ave Maria School of Law.

Law

Most Common (2021)

66 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common professional doctorate concentration at Ave Maria School of Law was Law with 66 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from professional doctorate programs at Ave Maria School of Law according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 31 degrees were awarded to men at Ave Maria School of Law, which is 0.886 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (35).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Ave Maria School of Law by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 31 degrees were awarded to men at Ave Maria School of Law in Law, which is 0.886 times less than the 35 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 35 degrees were awarded to men at Ave Maria School of Law in Law, which is 1.13 times more than the 31 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
42 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
18 degrees awarded
Black or African American
3 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Ave Maria School of Law is white (42 degrees awarded). There were 2.33 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (18 degrees).

1.52% of degree recipients (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
22 degrees awarded
White Male
20 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Ave Maria School of Law is white female (22 degrees awarded). There were 1.1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (20 degrees).

Operations

Ave Maria School of Law has an endowment valued at nearly $1.83M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 435k (23.7%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Ave Maria School of Law had a total salary expenditure of 12.2M. Ave Maria School of Law employs 18 Professors, 7 Assistant professors and 1 Associate professors. Most academics at Ave Maria School of Law are Male Professor (14), Female Professor (4), and Female Assistant professor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Ave Maria School of Law are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 12 employees, Management, with 10 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 8 employees.

Endowment

$1.83M

2021 Endowment

26.1%

growth from 2020

Ave Maria School of Law has an endowment valued at about $1.83M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Ave Maria School of Law grew 26.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $10.8M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Ave Maria School of Law (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$6.38M

2021 Salaries

0.933%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Ave Maria School of Law paid a median of $6.38M in salaries, which represents 52.5% of their overall expenditure ($12.2M) and a 0.933% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$2.79M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Ave Maria School of Law paid a total of $2.79M to 26 employees working as instructors, which represents 43.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

18 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

12 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Ave Maria School of Law were Professor with 18 employees, Assistant professor with 7 employees, and Associate professor with 1 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Ave Maria School of Law were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 12 employees, Management with 10 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 8 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Ave Maria School of Law was Male Professor with 14 employees, Female Professor with 4 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 4 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Ave Maria School of Law.