St. John's University School of Law

Queens, NY

St. John's University School of Law is located in Queens, NY and enrolls approximately 241 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.81. In the most recent reporting year, 89.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 25.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
241
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.81
Bar-Required Jobs
83.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 166
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.91
50th Percentile 3.81
25th Percentile 3.44

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
89.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
25.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
87.74%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
86.11%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.63%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
261
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 122
Less than ½ tuition 260
Half to full tuition 383
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0