Seattle University School of Law

School of Law, Sullivan Hall, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle,, WA 98122

Seattle University School of Law enrolls approximately 209 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 159 and median GPA is 3.6. In the most recent reporting year, 85.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 5.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
209
Median LSAT
159
Median GPA
3.6
Bar-Required Jobs
85.9%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 162
50th Percentile 159
25th Percentile 155
75th Percentile 3.8
50th Percentile 3.6
25th Percentile 3.22

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
43.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
5.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
19.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
78.74%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.24%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-3.5%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
207
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 85
Less than ½ tuition 353
Half to full tuition 154
Full tuition 61
More than full tuition 13