University of Nebraska College of Law

1875 N. 42nd Street, Lincoln, NE 68583-0902

University of Nebraska College of Law enrolls approximately 154 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 160 and median GPA is 3.81. In the most recent reporting year, 83.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 5.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
154
Median LSAT
160
Median GPA
3.81
Bar-Required Jobs
83.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 162
50th Percentile 160
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.98
50th Percentile 3.81
25th Percentile 3.6

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
49%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
5.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
10.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
11.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
90.54%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
83.11%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+7.43%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
148
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 66
Less than ½ tuition 77
Half to full tuition 269
Full tuition 30
More than full tuition 0