Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law

Knoxville, TN

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law is located in Knoxville, TN and enrolls approximately 163 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 153 and median GPA is 3.44. In the most recent reporting year, 75.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 3% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size

163

Median LSAT

153

Median GPA

3.44

Bar-Required Jobs

75.2^%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25

75th Percentile 156

50th Percentile 153

25th Percentile 150

75th Percentile 3.68

50th Percentile 3.44

25th Percentile 3.08

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

77.3%

Full-time, long-term · of total graduates

Private Practice

Any Law Firm

55.5%

All firm sizes combined

BigLaw (251+ atty)

3.6%

Large firm placement

Clerkships

All Clerkships

Federal, state & other

Federal Clerkship

Article III & federal courts

Public Sector & Other

Government

20%

Federal, state & local

Public Interest

1.8%

Nonprofits & advocacy

Business & Industry

7.3%

In-house & corporate

Education

Academia & teaching

Other Outcomes

JD Advantage

4.5%

Non-bar-required roles

Unemployed, Seeking

8.2%

Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024

First-Time Pass Rate

63.73%

Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers

ABA Avg (Weighted)

78.36%

Peer schools, same jurisdictions

vs. ABA Avg

-14.63%

Below weighted average

First-Time Takers

102

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 2

Less than ½ tuition 156

Half to full tuition 214

Full tuition 3

More than full tuition 25