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Seattle University School of Law

School of Law, Sullivan Hall, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle,, WA 98122
Median LSAT
159
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (157) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.60
0.07 vs. Class of 2024 (3.53)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.8%
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 reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 159 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.60 (up 0.07) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

86% of the school's 471 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT155 – 159 – 162
145170
Undergraduate GPA3.22 – 3.60 – 3.80
2.84.0
1L Class Size
209
Annual Tuition
$2,061
App. Deadline
Rolling
App. Fee
$70

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
49%
Government
15.2%
Public Interest
14.2%
JD Advantage
10.8%
Business & Industry
6.4%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
5.4%
Unemployed, Seeking
3.9%
Education
1%

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

Scholarship Distribution

471 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
68
Less than ½ tuition
231
Half to full tuition
118
Full tuition
44
More than full tuition
10

Bars scale to share of all 471 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School78.74%
ABA Weighted Avg82.24%
-3.5 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 207 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#128
2026 Overall Rank
↓1 spot
2025 · #127
2026 · #128