University of North Dakota School of Law

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota School of Law is located in Grand Forks, ND and enrolls approximately 97 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 151 and median GPA is 3.48. In the most recent reporting year, 86.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 4.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
97
Median LSAT
151
Median GPA
3.48
Bar-Required Jobs
86.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 155
50th Percentile 151
25th Percentile 148
75th Percentile 3.75
50th Percentile 3.48
25th Percentile 3.24

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
86.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
37%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
17.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
4.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
22.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
8.6%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
68.35%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
73.32%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-4.97%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
79
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 108
Less than ½ tuition 86
Half to full tuition 29
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 4