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, 74% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 1.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

74%

Full-time, long-term · of total graduates

Private Practice

Any Law Firm

40.8%

All firm sizes combined

BigLaw (251+ atty)

1.8%

Large firm placement

Clerkships

All Clerkships

14.2%

Federal, state & other

Federal Clerkship

Article III & federal courts

Public Sector & Other

Government

7.7%

Federal, state & local

Public Interest

11.2%

Nonprofits & advocacy

Business & Industry

14.8%

In-house & corporate

Education

Academia & teaching

Other Outcomes

JD Advantage

10.1%

Non-bar-required roles

Unemployed, Seeking

8.3%

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