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

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