Tulane University School of Law

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University School of Law is located in New Orleans, LA and enrolls approximately 241 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 161 and median GPA is 3.67. In the most recent reporting year, 85% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 22% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
241
Median LSAT
161
Median GPA
3.67
Bar-Required Jobs
82.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 164
50th Percentile 161
25th Percentile 159
75th Percentile 3.81
50th Percentile 3.67
25th Percentile 3.47

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
52.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
22%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
77.73%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.22%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-1.49%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
211
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 82
Less than ½ tuition 251
Half to full tuition 278
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 0