Rutgers Law School

Newark, NJ

Rutgers Law School is located in Newark, NJ and enrolls approximately 489 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 158 and median GPA is 3.66. In the most recent reporting year, 84.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 11.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
489
Median LSAT
158
Median GPA
3.66
Bar-Required Jobs
84.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 161
50th Percentile 158
25th Percentile 155
75th Percentile 3.82
50th Percentile 3.66
25th Percentile 3.35

Admissions Trends

2015–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
36.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
11.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
34.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
72.81%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
75.12%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-2.31%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
434
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 167
Less than ½ tuition 670
Half to full tuition 386
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 11