University of Tennessee Winston College of Law

Knoxville, TN

University of Tennessee Winston College of Law is located in Knoxville, TN and enrolls approximately 140 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 164 and median GPA is 3.89. In the most recent reporting year, 88.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 13.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.4% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
140
Median LSAT
164
Median GPA
3.89
Bar-Required Jobs
88.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 166
50th Percentile 164
25th Percentile 160
75th Percentile 3.95
50th Percentile 3.89
25th Percentile 3.67

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
68.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
13.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
91.94%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.49%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+13.45%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
124
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 43
Less than ½ tuition 267
Half to full tuition 74
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 17