Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Ponce, PR

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is located in Ponce, PR and enrolls approximately 161 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 139 and median GPA is 3.33. In the most recent reporting year, 46% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 1.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
161
Median LSAT
139
Median GPA
3.33
Bar-Required Jobs
46%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 143
50th Percentile 139
25th Percentile 136
75th Percentile 3.61
50th Percentile 3.33
25th Percentile 2.97

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
46%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
27.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
1.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
13.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
33.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
54.9%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
52.08%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+2.82%
Above 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 368
Less than ½ tuition 98
Half to full tuition 11
Full tuition 5
More than full tuition 0