University of Wisconsin Law School

975 Bascom Mall

University of Wisconsin Law School enrolls approximately 224 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 167 and median GPA is 3.81. In the most recent reporting year, 88.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 19.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
224
Median LSAT
167
Median GPA
3.81
Bar-Required Jobs
88.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 169
50th Percentile 167
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 3.93
50th Percentile 3.81
25th Percentile 3.61

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
56.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
19.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
80%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.72%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.28%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
5
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 39
Less than ½ tuition 253
Half to full tuition 250
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 125