University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Baltimore, MD

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is located in Baltimore, MD and enrolls approximately 229 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.72. In the most recent reporting year, 87.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 11.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
229
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.72
Bar-Required Jobs
87.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 166
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.88
50th Percentile 3.72
25th Percentile 3.37

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
34%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
11.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
30.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
16.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
14.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
82.1%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
72.24%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+9.86%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
229
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 137
Less than ½ tuition 210
Half to full tuition 197
Full tuition 74
More than full tuition 26