Who We Are

A close-knit academic and spiritual community boasting a 22-1 student to faculty ratio

Strong Alumni Network

Graduates are members of the United States Congress, governors and lieutenant governors nationwide, Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judges,members of the federal judiciary and leaders of some of the nation's most prestigious law firms.

Two Law Journals

The St. Mary's Law Journal is in the top two percent of law reviews most cited by state and federal courts.

Two Law Journals

St. Mary's second law journal, The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Minority Issues, strives to give all minorities a voice through the publication of a legal journal on issues affecting all minorities.

Top Advocacy Competitors

Year after year, St. Mary's law students excel in regional and national moot court and mock trial competitions. In 2011, a St. Mary's team was the National Champion of the Federal Bar Association Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition; another St. Mary's team placed third.

High Tech Courtroom

St. Mary's University School of Law has one of the most technologically advanced courtrooms in the country.

World Class Faculty & Facilities

Students are taught by faculty who are nationally known subject-area experts, scholars and practitioners, as well as former U. S. Supreme Court and White House Clerks and Fellows and Fulbright Scholars.

World Class Faculty & Facilities

The Sarita Kenedy East Law Library is the largest legal information center in San Antonio and the surrounding area.

Award Winning Clinical Program

The Center for Legal and Social Justice houses a nationally recognized clinical program that offers students invaluable, hands-on legal experience representing San Antonio's indigent and disadvantaged citizens.

Award Winning Clinical Program

The Civil Justice Clinic, the Criminal Clinic, and the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, partner students with licensed attorneys to work with clients in need.

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

St. Mary's Institute on World Legal Programs in Innsbruck, Austria, offers world-renowned instructors, including seven U.S. Supreme Court justices.

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

St. Mary's and Beihang University offer the St. Mary's University School of Law Institute on Chinese Law and Business in Beijing, China to prepare students for the challenges of representing clients doing business with Chinese partners.

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

St. Mary's Center for Terrorism Law is a nationally renowned legal research center dedicated to the study of legal issues associated with both antiterrorism and counterterrorism.

Heritage and Tradition

School of Law Dean Charles E. Cantú, is the longest-tenured Hispanic law professor in the country.

Heritage and Tradition

The school nutures Catholic and Marianist heritage through courses on canon law and the death penalty and continuing dialogue on Catholic Social Teachings in the law school experience.

Rio Grande Valley Job Fair 2010

2010 Timeline

Who We Are

Strong Alumni Network

Two Law Journals

Two Law Journals

Top Advocacy Competitors

High Tech Courtroom

World Class Faculty & Facilities

World Class Faculty & Facilities

Award Winning Clinical Program

Award Winning Clinical Program

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

Innovative Programs, International Acclaim

Heritage and Tradition

Heritage and Tradition