Roger Williams University School of Law

Bristol, RI

Roger Williams University School of Law is located in Bristol, RI and enrolls approximately 189 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 150 and median GPA is 3.43. In the most recent reporting year, 76.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 1.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.6% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
189
Median LSAT
150
Median GPA
3.43
Bar-Required Jobs
76.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 154
50th Percentile 150
25th Percentile 147
75th Percentile 3.73
50th Percentile 3.43
25th Percentile 3.02

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
76.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
33.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
1.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
15.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
14%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
12.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
9.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
57.06%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
76.37%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-19.31%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
177
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 170
Less than ½ tuition 115
Half to full tuition 181
Full tuition 13
More than full tuition 2