Ave Maria School of Law is a Catholic law school which provides a superior legal education to students from 47 states and several other nations. At Ave Maria, students develop the professional skills that will allow them to serve their future clients with professionalism and integrity. Ave Maria students also examine what undergirds the law, finding the source of law not only in politics, but also in history, human nature, and the moral order of the universe.

Graduates of Ave Maria can be found working across the U.S. and abroad in all types of employment settings. Approximately half of each graduating class begin their legal careers in private practice. Others accept judicial clerkships or positions as staff attorneys with governmental agencies at the state or federal level. As many as 15 percent of each entering class are employed in business and industry.