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University of Wisconsin Law School

975 Bascom Mall
Median LSAT
167
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (165) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.81
No change vs. Class of 2024 (3.81) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.6%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
170166162158 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 167 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.81 (unchanged) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

94% of the school's 670 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT161 – 167 – 169
150180
Undergraduate GPA3.61 – 3.81 – 3.93
3.24.0
1L Class Size
224
Annual Tuition
$36,526 in-state / $53,640 out-of-state
App. Deadline
November 28
App. Fee
$60

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
56.5%
Government
15.3%
Public Interest
11%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
5.9%
JD Advantage
4.7%
Business & Industry
4.3%
Education
3.9%
Unemployed, Seeking
2%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

670 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
39
Less than ½ tuition
253
Half to full tuition
250
Full tuition
3
More than full tuition
125

Bars scale to share of all 670 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School80%
ABA Weighted Avg78.72%

Based on 5 first-time takers — a small sample, so this rate can swing sharply year to year.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#26
2026 Overall Rank
↑2 spots
2025 · #28
2026 · #26