Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law is a public law school in Indiana. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 87.37% first-time bar passage rate (state average 79.1%). 90.9% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 23.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $36,950 per year; a median grant of $33,000 brings median net tuition to about $3,950. The median LSAT is 164 with a 35.8% 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 school87.37%
State avg79.1%
first-time +8.3 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 95.21% · class of 2025 first-time 84.62% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 164
158166
uGPAmedian 3.91
3.633.98
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied1,831
Offered655
Enrolled 1L186
Offer rate 36% · yield 28%.
Grant distribution
No grant 0.4%Under half 30%Half to full 61.6%Full 0.4%Stipend 7.6%
Demographics
Women 53%Men 47%
White
361
Black
18
Hispanic
50
Asian
48
Two or more
15
Other / unreported
10
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$36,950
Non-resident
$58,000
Mandatory fees
$1,522
Living estimate
$25,822
Median grant
$33,000
Grant 25 / 75
$20,000 / $50,000
Cond. schol. loss
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Faculty & market
Total faculty
128
Full-time faculty
69
Faculty of color
20
Total JD enrollment
502
Graduates
164
Mean attorney salary · state
$121,050
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
158 / 164 / 166
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.63 / 3.91 / 3.98
Acceptance rate
35.8%
Applications received
1,831
Offers extended
655
1L enrollment
186
Total JD enrollment
502
GRE-only takers
3
1L attrition (academic / other)
0 / 6
Transfers in / out
3 / 1
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$36,950
Non-resident tuition
$58,000
Mandatory fees
$1,522
Living-expense estimate
$25,822
Median grant
$33,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$20,000 / $50,000
No-grant share
0.4%
< half-tuition grants
30.0%
Half-to-full grants
61.6%
Full-tuition grants
0.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)
7.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
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Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
87.37%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
95.21%
State average (same exam)
79.1%
Difference vs. state
+8.3 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 Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law?
Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law reported a 87.37% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 79.1% state average.
How much does Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law is $36,950 per year (about $110,850 over three years). The median grant is $33,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $3,950 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law is 164 and the median GPA is 3.91; the acceptance rate is 35.8%.
What are the job outcomes at Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law?
90.9% of Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 23.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.1% 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.