Santa Clara University Law School

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University Law School is located in Santa Clara, CA and enrolls approximately 256 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 159 and median GPA is 3.5. In the most recent reporting year, 71.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 24.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
256
Median LSAT
159
Median GPA
3.5
Bar-Required Jobs
71.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 162
50th Percentile 159
25th Percentile 157
75th Percentile 3.74
50th Percentile 3.5
25th Percentile 3.21

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
71.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
60.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
24.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
10.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
12.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
11.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
74.77%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.97%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-3.2%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
214
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 268
Less than ½ tuition 121
Half to full tuition 167
Full tuition 128
More than full tuition 10