University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is located in Salt Lake City, UT and enrolls approximately 107 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 166 and median GPA is 3.87. In the most recent reporting year, 87.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 12.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
107
Median LSAT
166
Median GPA
3.87
Bar-Required Jobs
87.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 166
25th Percentile 162
75th Percentile 3.94
50th Percentile 3.87
25th Percentile 3.62

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
58.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
12.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
13.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
5.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
94.74%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
84.88%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+9.86%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
95
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 27
Less than ½ tuition 84
Half to full tuition 144
Full tuition 24
More than full tuition 28