Atlanta's John Marshall Law School — Admissions, Employment & Scholarships

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25

75th Percentile 155

50th Percentile 152

25th Percentile 150

75th Percentile 3.49

50th Percentile 3.13

25th Percentile 2.78

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

70.3%

Full-time, long-term · of total graduates

Private Practice

Any Law Firm

48.5%

All firm sizes combined

BigLaw (251+ atty)

Large firm placement

Clerkships

All Clerkships

Federal, state & other

Federal Clerkship

Article III & federal courts

Public Sector & Other

Government

14.9%

Federal, state & local

Public Interest

Nonprofits & advocacy

Business & Industry

8.9%

In-house & corporate

Education

Academia & teaching

Other Outcomes

JD Advantage

7.9%

Non-bar-required roles

Unemployed, Seeking

6.9%

Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024

First-Time Pass Rate

68.42%

Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers

ABA Avg (Weighted)

80.24%

Peer schools, same jurisdictions

vs. ABA Avg

-11.82%

Below weighted average

First-Time Takers

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 59

Less than ½ tuition 297

Half to full tuition 1

Full tuition 16

More than full tuition 0

Conditional Scholarships

ABA 509 · 2024–25

Conditional scholarships require students to maintain a minimum GPA to keep their award. 42 of 125 students (34%) who entered with a conditional scholarship had it reduced or eliminated after their first year.

Entered with conditional scholarship 125

Scholarship reduced or eliminated 42

Loss rate 34%