University of Arkansas School of Law

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas School of Law is located in Fayetteville, AR and enrolls approximately 135 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 158 and median GPA is 3.71. In the most recent reporting year, 73.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 7.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
135
Median LSAT
158
Median GPA
3.71
Bar-Required Jobs
71%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 161
50th Percentile 158
25th Percentile 155
75th Percentile 3.87
50th Percentile 3.71
25th Percentile 3.54

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
7.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
11.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
15.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
80%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.09%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+2.91%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
120
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 48
Less than ½ tuition 177
Half to full tuition 135
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 8