Emory University School of Law

Atlanta, GA

Emory University School of Law is located in Atlanta, GA and enrolls approximately 391 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 166 and median GPA is 3.82. In the most recent reporting year, 88.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 39.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
391
Median LSAT
166
Median GPA
3.82
Bar-Required Jobs
88.9%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 166
25th Percentile 162
75th Percentile 3.87
50th Percentile 3.82
25th Percentile 3.68

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
68.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
39.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.8%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
88.36%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.47%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+7.89%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
292
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 14
Less than ½ tuition 340
Half to full tuition 394
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 10