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, 85.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 13% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.9% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
37.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
13%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
32.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.9%
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