UALR William H. Bowen School of Law

Little Rock, AR

UALR William H. Bowen School of Law is located in Little Rock, AR and enrolls approximately 154 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 153 and median GPA is 3.41. In the most recent reporting year, 74.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
154
Median LSAT
153
Median GPA
3.41
Bar-Required Jobs
74.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 158
50th Percentile 153
25th Percentile 150
75th Percentile 3.72
50th Percentile 3.41
25th Percentile 2.98

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
74.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
43.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.8%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
73.53%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
76.51%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-2.98%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
136
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 169
Less than ½ tuition 117
Half to full tuition 97
Full tuition 24
More than full tuition 13