Case Western Reserve University School of Law

11075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7148

Case Western Reserve University School of Law enrolls approximately 180 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 162 and median GPA is 3.76. In the most recent reporting year, 73.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 20.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
180
Median LSAT
162
Median GPA
3.76
Bar-Required Jobs
87.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 164
50th Percentile 162
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.89
50th Percentile 3.76
25th Percentile 3.51

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
53.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
20.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
10.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
15.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
81.99%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+0.99%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
161
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 12
Less than ½ tuition 108
Half to full tuition 388
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0