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, 73.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 19.2% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
57.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
19.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
10.1%
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