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

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