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

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