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, 80.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 1.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
47.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
1.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
18.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
8.3%
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