Cleveland State University College of Law

2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2344

Cleveland State University College of Law enrolls approximately 195 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.5. In the most recent reporting year, 87.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
195
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.5
Bar-Required Jobs
87.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 158
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.76
50th Percentile 3.5
25th Percentile 3.11

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
62.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
6.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
75.45%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.52%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-5.07%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
110
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 11
Less than ½ tuition 321
Half to full tuition 134
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 0