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Willamette University School of Law

Salem, OR
Median LSAT
154
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (152) · 14-yr high
Median GPA
3.48
0.08 vs. Class of 2024 (3.40) · 14-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.3%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2012 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
156153151148 201220152018202120242025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20122025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 14-year high

Median LSAT is 154 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.48 (up 0.08) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2012–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

94% of the school's 341 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT151 – 154 – 157
140165
Undergraduate GPA3.22 – 3.48 – 3.70
2.84.0
1L Class Size
139
Annual Tuition
$56,600
App. Deadline
August 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
73.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
41%
Unemployed, Seeking
17.1%
Government
15.2%
Public Interest
9.5%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
7.6%
Business & Industry
1.9%
Education
1%
JD Advantage
1%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

341 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
22
Less than ½ tuition
226
Half to full tuition
81
Full tuition
3
More than full tuition
9

Bars scale to share of all 341 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School66.67%
ABA Weighted Avg75.22%
-8.55 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 90 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#168
2026 Overall Rank
↓18 spots
2025 · #150
2026 · #168