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, 73.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0% 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

Admissions Trends

2012–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
41%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
15.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
17.1%
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