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Santa Clara University Law School

Santa Clara, CA
Median LSAT
159
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (157)
Median GPA
3.50
0.05 vs. Class of 2024 (3.45)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.7%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
162159155152 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians climbed this cycle

Median LSAT is 159 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.50 (up 0.05) for the entering class.

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Most students receive a scholarship

65% of the school's 564 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT157 – 159 – 162
145170
Undergraduate GPA3.21 – 3.50 – 3.74
2.84.0
1L Class Size
256
Annual Tuition
$2,260
App. Deadline
Priority Deadline: Feb
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
57.6%
Unemployed, Seeking
10.1%
Public Interest
8.6%
Business & Industry
8.1%
Government
6.6%
JD Advantage
5.6%
Education
2%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
1%

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

Scholarship Distribution

564 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
200
Less than ½ tuition
105
Half to full tuition
137
Full tuition
115
More than full tuition
7

Bars scale to share of all 564 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School74.77%
ABA Weighted Avg77.97%
-3.2 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 214 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#150
2026 Overall Rank
↑6 spots
2025 · #156
2026 · #150