St. Mary's University School of Law

What St. Mary's University School of Law does

St. Mary's University School of Law is the law school of St. Mary's University, a private Catholic and Marianist institution in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 1852. The School of Law, which celebrated its centennial in 2017, offers J.D. programs and operates as a distinct academic unit with its own website, the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library, dedicated career services, and student publications including the St. Mary's Law Journal and The Scholar review. It shares the broader university's 135-acre campus at 1 Camino Santa Maria alongside four other schools and colleges (Greehey School of Business, College of Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences, School of Science/Engineering/Technology, and Graduate School), serving a total Fall 2025 enrollment of 3,758 students with an 11-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio.

The institution delivers instruction primarily through on-campus programs supplemented by online and hybrid learning via Canvas LMS, Kaltura MediaSpace, and Zoom. Faculty development is supported by a long-standing Online Teaching Certification Program (established 2004) and an annual Summer Faculty Institute on Learning Technologies. Administrative and analytics infrastructure relies on Ellucian Banner for student information, Qualtrics for surveys, and Microsoft Clarity plus FullStory for digital behavior analytics, with marketing-stack integrations including Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and TikTok for student acquisition.

The business model is tuition-and-fee based, augmented by auxiliary services, alumni donations, and federal financial aid administration. The university reports that nearly 98% of first-year students receive scholarships upon admission, indicating significant institutional discounting. The School of Law's top ABA ranking for government-job placement (2026) and #1 San Antonio University for Veterans ranking (U.S. News & World Report 2026) are key positioning assets. Customer segments include prospective and current students, faculty and staff, alumni and donors, and military/veteran students, with a hybrid segmentation approach spanning persona-based, business-unit, and vertical approaches.

Name

St. Mary's University School of Law

Legal name

St. Mary's University

Website

https://stmarytx.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1852

Operating status

Operating

Short description

St. Mary's University School of Law is the J.D.-granting law school within St. Mary's University, a private Catholic and Marianist institution in San Antonio, Texas, serving law students alongside a broader 3,758-student university body with an 11-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC), Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs (EDAHAIAE)

Keywords

• Legal education
• J.D. programs
• Law school
• Graduate education
• Professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from undergraduate, graduate, and law school tuition and associated fees for academic programs
2. Financial Aid Administration: Nearly 98% of first-year students awarded scholarships upon admission; institutional financial aid programs

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St. Mary's University School of Law delivers Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree programs and legal education services within a Catholic, Marianist educational tradition. The school maintains its own dedicated website, the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library, dedicated career services, and student publications including the St. Mary's Law Journal and The Scholar review, serving prospective and current law students pursuing a legal education.

Product overview

St. Mary's University School of Law operates as a distinct law school within the broader St. Mary's University institution. The School of Law offers J.D. programs, maintains its own dedicated website, law library (Sarita Kenedy East Law Library), and student publications (St. Mary's Law Journal, The Scholar). The university as a whole provides a Canvas learning management system for course delivery and Kaltura MediaSpace for video content. The institution does not appear to offer a commercial product or SaaS offering; rather, these are internal educational services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rattler Athletics: University athletics program competing in NCAA Division II with 13 varsity sports teams
• Louis J. Blume Library
• Sarita Kenedy East Law Library

Products and services

• St. Mary's University School of Law Juris Doctor (J.D.) Program Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program and legal education services at St. Mary's University School of Law, an ABA-accredited program with a dedicated website, the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library, career services, and student publications including St. Mary's Law Journal and The Scholar. Targeted at prospective law students seeking a Catholic, Marianist legal education with strong government-job placement outcomes.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals (NACCOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity participates in online adjudicator training program offered by NACCOP for Title IX staff and investigators to ensure compliance with federal requirements
• KalturacoreTechnology or IntegrationUniversity uses Kaltura MediaSpace platform for video hosting, live streaming, and media management across campus
• ElluciancoreTechnology or IntegrationUniversity uses Ellucian Banner for course schedule management and student information systems

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Marquette University Law School: Catholic, Jesuit-affiliated law school of similar scale and mission. Closest faith-based peer outside Texas for benchmarking curriculum, faculty ratio, and Catholic-identity differentiation.
• Baylor Law School: Private Christian-affiliated law school in Waco, Texas. Comparable in size, Texas market focus, and emphasis on practice-ready training and government/court placement outcomes.
• Creighton University School of Law: Catholic Jesuit law school in Omaha of similar size and mission. Relevant peer for faith-based legal education strategy, outcomes reporting, and online/hybrid program design.
• Texas A&M University School of Law: Texas public law school with a strong government and veterans pipeline. Direct competitor for veteran and public-service-oriented applicants in the Texas market.
• Texas Tech University School of Law: Texas-based public law school with comparable enrollment scale. Direct Texas-market competitor for in-state applicants and a benchmark on tuition/value positioning.
• SMU Dedman School of Law: Private Dallas-based law school within a midsize private university. Comparable Texas private-university setting, J.D. and LLM offerings, and recruiting overlap in the DFW/San Antonio corridor.
• University of Houston Law Center: Major Texas public law school in Houston. Competes directly for Texas applicants and employer placement; useful benchmark for tuition discounting and bar passage strategy.
• Loyola University Chicago School of Law: Catholic Jesuit-affiliated law school of comparable scale and curriculum breadth. Closest national peer for benchmarking faith-based JD differentiation and Chicago/Southwest recruiting overlap.
• South Texas College of Law Houston: Independent, Houston-based law school focused on practitioner-oriented J.D. training. Comparable scale and outcomes focus; competitor for Texas-resident applicants.
• University of St. Thomas School of Law: Houston-based private Catholic law school, similar size and faith-based mission. Most directly comparable Texas Catholic-affiliated peer for student recruitment and outcomes positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stmarysu
• YouTubeyoutube.com/stmarysrattlers
• Facebookfacebook.com/StMarysU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/edu/st.-mary%27s-university-19484
• Instagraminstagram.com/stmarysu
• TikToktiktok.com/@stmarysu
• Pinterestpinterest.com/stmarysu

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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