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

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