William S. Boyd School of Law
| William S. Boyd School of Law | |
|---|---|
| Parent school | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Established | 1998 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Leah Chan Grinvald |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Enrollment | 442 |
| Faculty | 51 (full-time) |
| USNWR ranking | 78th (tie) (2024) |
| Bar pass rate | 72.54% (first time 2022) |
| Website | law |
The William S. Boyd School of Law is the law school of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the only law school in Nevada. It is named after William S. Boyd, a Nevada attorney and co-founder of Boyd Gaming Corporation who provided the initial funding for the school. The school opened in 1998 and graduated its first class in 2001.
The school has held American Bar Association accreditation since 2003 and joined the Association of American Law Schools in 2004.
In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked the law school's full-time program at No. 67 among 196 ranked full-time U.S. law schools and its part-time program at No. 20 among 70 ranked part-time U.S. law schools. Although it has gone down in ranking and now sits at 89th for its full-time program, the law school has risen to 8th for its part-time program.