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, 92.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 34.8% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
92.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
52.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
34.8%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
23.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
17.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.6%
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