Belmont University School of Law is a private law school in Tennessee. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 95.0% first-time bar passage rate (state average 78.0%). 89.8% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 10.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $55,500 per year; a median grant of $40,710 brings median net tuition to about $14,790. The median LSAT is 161 with a 37.6% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school95%
State avg78%
first-time +17.1 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 93.04% · class of 2025 first-time 96.49% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 161
158163
uGPAmedian 3.84
3.663.94
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied1,337
Offered503
Enrolled 1L136
Offer rate 38% · yield 27%.
Grant distribution
No grant 38.1%Under half 9.3%Half to full 24.3%Full 28.3%
Demographics
Women 68%Men 32%
White
263
Black
10
Hispanic
17
Asian
9
Two or more
4
Other / unreported
69
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$55,500
Non-resident
$55,500
Mandatory fees
$2,205
Living estimate
$32,026
Median grant
$40,710
Grant 25 / 75
$27,140 / $54,280
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
55
Full-time faculty
23
Faculty of color
10
Total JD enrollment
372
Graduates
118
Mean attorney salary · state
$136,770
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
158 / 161 / 163
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.66 / 3.84 / 3.94
Acceptance rate
37.6%
Applications received
1,337
Offers extended
503
1L enrollment
136
Total JD enrollment
372
GRE-only takers
0
1L attrition (academic / other)
8 / 5
Transfers in / out
0 / 1
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$55,500
Non-resident tuition
$55,500
Mandatory fees
$2,205
Living-expense estimate
$32,026
Median grant
$40,710
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$27,140 / $54,280
No-grant share
38.1%
< half-tuition grants
9.3%
Half-to-full grants
24.3%
Full-tuition grants
28.3%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
95.0%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
93.04%
State average (same exam)
78.0%
Difference vs. state
+17.1 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Belmont University School of Law?
Belmont University School of Law reported a 95.0% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 78.0% state average.
How much does Belmont University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Belmont University School of Law is $55,500 per year (about $166,500 over three years). The median grant is $40,710, bringing median net tuition to roughly $14,790 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Belmont University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Belmont University School of Law is 161 and the median GPA is 3.84; the acceptance rate is 37.6%.
What are the job outcomes at Belmont University School of Law?
89.8% of Belmont University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 10.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 2.5% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.