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

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