Elon University School of Law is a private law school in North Carolina. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 76.8% first-time bar passage rate (state average 78.8%). 88.9% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 2.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $45,333 per year; a median grant of $23,571 brings median net tuition to about $21,762. The median LSAT is 154 with a 53.2% acceptance rate.
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 school76.8%
State avg78.8%
first-time -2.0 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 87.1% · class of 2025 first-time 69.9% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 154
151158
uGPAmedian 3.40
3.113.70
Applications to offers to enrolled
Applied1,107
Offered589
Enrolled 1L228
Offer rate 53% · yield 39%.
Grant distribution
No grant 10.2%Under half 40.5%Half to full 42.2%Full 4.8%Stipend 2.3%
Demographics
Women 64%Men 36%
White
368
Black
60
Hispanic
61
Asian
15
Two or more
10
Other / unreported
26
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$45,333
Non-resident
$45,333
Mandatory fees
—
Living estimate
$31,000
Median grant
$23,571
Grant 25 / 75
$11,429 / $32,543
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
74
Full-time faculty
38
Faculty of color
17
Total JD enrollment
540
Graduates
135
Mean attorney salary · state
$143,860
Trajectory
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
LSAT scoreup 1 since 2011
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Undergraduate GPAup 0.20 since 2011
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage ratedown 2% since 2011
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Resident tuitionup $11k since 2011
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Students enrolledup 198 since 2011
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
151 / 154 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.11 / 3.40 / 3.70
Acceptance rate
53.2%
Applications received
1,107
Offers extended
589
1L enrollment
228
Total JD enrollment
540
GRE-only takers
0
1L attrition (academic / other)
15 / 5
Transfers in / out
0 / 5
Cost
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$45,333
Non-resident tuition
$45,333
Mandatory fees
—
Living-expense estimate
$31,000
Median grant
$23,571
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$11,429 / $32,543
No-grant share
10.2%
< half-tuition grants
40.5%
Half-to-full grants
42.2%
Full-tuition grants
4.8%
Above-full grants (stipend)
2.3%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
46
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
151 / 153 / 156
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.01 / 3.21 / 3.51
Part-time tuition
$1,581 per credit
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle. Tuition is reported per credit; annual cost depends on the part-time load taken.
Bar passage
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
76.8%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
87.1%
State average (same exam)
78.8%
Difference vs. state
-2.0 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 Elon University School of Law?
Elon University School of Law reported a 76.8% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 78.8% state average.
How much does Elon University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Elon University School of Law is $45,333 per year (about $135,999 over three years). The median grant is $23,571, bringing median net tuition to roughly $21,762 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Elon University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Elon University School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.40; the acceptance rate is 53.2%.
What are the job outcomes at Elon University School of Law?
88.9% of Elon University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 2.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 8.1% 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.