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

Admissions Trends

2023–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
38.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
19%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
16.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
1.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
10.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
29.3%
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