Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame Law School is located in Notre Dame, IN and enrolls approximately 185 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 170 and median GPA is 3.89. In the most recent reporting year, 95.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 43.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 17.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
185
Median LSAT
170
Median GPA
3.89
Bar-Required Jobs
95.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 171
50th Percentile 170
25th Percentile 166
75th Percentile 3.95
50th Percentile 3.89
25th Percentile 3.78

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
95.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
56.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
43.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
21.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
17.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
92.15%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.83%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+12.32%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
191
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 46
Less than ½ tuition 299
Half to full tuition 173
Full tuition 24
More than full tuition 11