Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law is located in Philadelphia, PA and enrolls approximately 237 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 165 and median GPA is 3.76. In the most recent reporting year, 87.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 21.8% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
237
Median LSAT
165
Median GPA
3.76
Bar-Required Jobs
87.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 165
25th Percentile 162
75th Percentile 3.9
50th Percentile 3.76
25th Percentile 3.59

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
47.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
21.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
15.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.8%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
90.28%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.72%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+10.56%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
216
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 99
Less than ½ tuition 131
Half to full tuition 422
Full tuition 4
More than full tuition 21