LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center is located in Baton Rouge, LA and enrolls approximately 230 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 157 and median GPA is 3.74. In the most recent reporting year, 82.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 7.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
230
Median LSAT
157
Median GPA
3.74
Bar-Required Jobs
82.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 160
50th Percentile 157
25th Percentile 155
75th Percentile 3.93
50th Percentile 3.74
25th Percentile 3.48

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
52.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
7.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
10%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
84.92%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
74.57%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+10.35%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
179
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 135
Less than ½ tuition 139
Half to full tuition 181
Full tuition 126
More than full tuition 46