Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

Memphis, TN

Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is located in Memphis, TN and enrolls approximately 96 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.53. In the most recent reporting year, 87.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 6.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
96
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.53
Bar-Required Jobs
77.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.77
50th Percentile 3.53
25th Percentile 3.22

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
6.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
9.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
11.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
73.4%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.52%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-5.12%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
94
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 91
Less than ½ tuition 76
Half to full tuition 41
Full tuition 13
More than full tuition 18