Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana

Missoula, MT

Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana is located in Missoula, MT and enrolls approximately 95 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 156 and median GPA is 3.64. In the most recent reporting year, 93.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 2.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
95
Median LSAT
156
Median GPA
3.64
Bar-Required Jobs
93.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 156
25th Percentile 153
75th Percentile 3.8
50th Percentile 3.64
25th Percentile 3.33

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
93.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
47.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
2.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
23.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
82.05%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.67%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.38%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
78
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 29
Less than ½ tuition 192
Half to full tuition 23
Full tuition 8
More than full tuition 17