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Rutgers Law School

Newark, NJ
Median LSAT
158
No change vs. Class of 2024 (158) · 11-yr high
Median GPA
3.66
0.02 vs. Class of 2024 (3.64)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.2%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2015 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
160157155152 201520172019202120232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20152025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 11-year high

Median LSAT is 158 (unchanged) and median GPA is 3.66 (up 0.02) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2015–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

92% of the school's 959 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Preliminary — not ABA 509 data. These Fall 2026 percentiles were reported by the school itself and have not been verified against an ABA 509 disclosure, which is not expected until next year. See Sources for details, or switch to the 2025 tab for official figures.
LSAT157 – 160 – 163
145175
Undergraduate GPA3.40 – 3.67 – 3.85
3.04.0
2025 figures. 1L class size is from the school's ABA 509 report; tuition and application details reflect the current cycle. The toggle above does not change these; only the LSAT and GPA percentiles have preliminary Fall 2026 values.
1L Class Size
489
Annual Tuition
$31,577 in-state / $47,863 out-of-state
App. Deadline
July 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
36.4%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
34.8%
Government
7.1%
Business & Industry
6.2%
Public Interest
6%
JD Advantage
4.1%
Unemployed, Seeking
2.4%
Education
0%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

959 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
76
Less than ½ tuition
533
Half to full tuition
342
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
8

Bars scale to share of all 959 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School72.81%
ABA Weighted Avg75.12%
-2.31 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 434 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#100
2026 Overall Rank
↑4 spots
2025 · #104
2026 · #100