Willamette University School of Law

Salem, OR

Willamette University School of Law is located in Salem, OR and enrolls approximately 139 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 154 and median GPA is 3.48. In the most recent reporting year, 76.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 0.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.9% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
139
Median LSAT
154
Median GPA
3.48
Bar-Required Jobs
76.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 157
50th Percentile 154
25th Percentile 151
75th Percentile 3.7
50th Percentile 3.48
25th Percentile 3.22

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
76.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
48.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.9%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
14.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
66.67%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
75.22%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-8.55%
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 22
Less than ½ tuition 226
Half to full tuition 81
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 9