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, 75.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 12.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
75.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
56.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
12.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
10.6%
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 J.D. students

Each circle represents 1% of full-time J.D. students, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 2
Less than ½ tuition 186
Half to full tuition 127
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 0