University of Dayton School of Law

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton School of Law is located in Dayton, OH and enrolls approximately 168 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 157 and median GPA is 3.6. In the most recent reporting year, 80.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 15.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
168
Median LSAT
157
Median GPA
3.6
Bar-Required Jobs
79.6%

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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
80.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
54.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
15.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
15.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.2%
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