Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is located in New Orleans, LA and enrolls approximately 223 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 154 and median GPA is 3.47. In the most recent reporting year, 84.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 4.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 4.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
223
Median LSAT
154
Median GPA
3.47
Bar-Required Jobs
84.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 157
50th Percentile 154
25th Percentile 151
75th Percentile 3.71
50th Percentile 3.47
25th Percentile 3.21

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
4.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
4.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
8.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
6.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
68.98%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
76.04%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-7.06%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
187
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 152
Less than ½ tuition 252
Half to full tuition 223
Full tuition 5
More than full tuition 0