Washburn University School of Law

Topeka, KS

Washburn University School of Law is located in Topeka, KS and enrolls approximately 137 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.68. In the most recent reporting year, 85.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 4.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
137
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.68
Bar-Required Jobs
85.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 151
75th Percentile 3.88
50th Percentile 3.68
25th Percentile 3.37

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
43.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
4.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
18.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
16.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
71.11%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
79.97%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-8.86%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
90
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 70
Less than ½ tuition 123
Half to full tuition 90
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 59