Belmont University College of Law

Nashville, TN

Belmont University College of Law is located in Nashville, TN and enrolls approximately 136 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 161 and median GPA is 3.84. In the most recent reporting year, 84.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
136
Median LSAT
161
Median GPA
3.84
Bar-Required Jobs
81%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 163
50th Percentile 161
25th Percentile 158
75th Percentile 3.94
50th Percentile 3.84
25th Percentile 3.66

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
62.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
95%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.95%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+17.05%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
120
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 140
Less than ½ tuition 34
Half to full tuition 89
Full tuition 104
More than full tuition 0