University of Dayton School of Law — Admissions, Employment & Scholarships

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25

75th Percentile 160

50th Percentile 157

25th Percentile 154

75th Percentile 3.87

50th Percentile 3.6

25th Percentile 3.31

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

79.6%

Full-time, long-term · of total graduates

Private Practice

Any Law Firm

44.4%

All firm sizes combined

BigLaw (251+ atty)

9.3%

Large firm placement

Clerkships

All Clerkships

3.7%

Federal, state & other

Federal Clerkship

1.9%

Article III & federal courts

Public Sector & Other

Government

25.9%

Federal, state & local

Public Interest

5.6%

Nonprofits & advocacy

Business & Industry

9.3%

In-house & corporate

Education

4.6%

Academia & teaching

Other Outcomes

JD Advantage

10.2%

Non-bar-required roles

Unemployed, Seeking

2.8%

Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024

First-Time Pass Rate

87.96%

Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers

ABA Avg (Weighted)

80.1%

Peer schools, same jurisdictions

vs. ABA Avg

+7.86%

Above weighted average

First-Time Takers

108

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

Less than ½ tuition 14

Half to full tuition 187

Full tuition 0

More than full tuition 18