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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
9.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.8%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.6%
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