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

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