Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

Phoenix, AZ

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is located in Phoenix, AZ and enrolls approximately 266 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 165 and median GPA is 3.91. In the most recent reporting year, 85.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 16.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
266
Median LSAT
165
Median GPA
3.91
Bar-Required Jobs
85.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 167
50th Percentile 165
25th Percentile 158
75th Percentile 3.98
50th Percentile 3.91
25th Percentile 3.58

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
46.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
16.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
15.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
16.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
87.54%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
75.03%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+12.51%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
289
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 27
Less than ½ tuition 332
Half to full tuition 293
Full tuition 79
More than full tuition 18