University of Colorado Law School

Boulder, CO

University of Colorado Law School is located in Boulder, CO and enrolls approximately 199 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.81. In the most recent reporting year, 87.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 24.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.8% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
199
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.81
Bar-Required Jobs
87.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 167
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 3.91
50th Percentile 3.81
25th Percentile 3.62

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
45.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
24.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
18.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
90.42%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
84.93%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+5.49%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
167
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 67
Less than ½ tuition 293
Half to full tuition 134
Full tuition 11
More than full tuition 6