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Lewis & Clark Law School

Oregon · Private · School ID: lewis-&-clark-law-school

Lewis & Clark Law School is a private law school in Oregon. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 85.0% first-time bar passage rate (state average 75.0%). 88.2% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 4.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $61,434 per year; a median grant of $26,000 brings median net tuition to about $35,434. The median LSAT is 161 with a 54.7% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)158 / 161 / 166
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.24 / 3.59 / 3.79
Acceptance rate54.7%
Applications received1,133
Offers extended620
1L enrollment176
Total JD enrollment519
GRE-only takers0
Transfers in / out3 / 2

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$61,434
Non-resident tuition$61,434
Mandatory fees$50
Living-expense estimate$28,370
Median grant$26,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$19,000 / $36,000
No-grant share4.7%
< half-tuition grants53.5%
Half-to-full grants41.3%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.4%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate—

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)85.0%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar88.5%
State average (same exam)75.0%
Difference vs. state+10.0 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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates153
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)88.2%
Bar-required jobs79.7%
MegaLaw 500+2.6%
BigLaw 251–5002.0%
Mid 101–2502.0%
Small 2–10037.9%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships13.1%
Government7.8%
Public interest17.0%
Business / industry6.5%
Academia0.7%
Seeking employment6.5%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment214 (42.7%)
Female enrollment287 (57.3%)
White352
Black8
Hispanic46
Asian29
Two or more races36
Other / unreported48

Faculty

Total faculty143
Full-time43
Faculty of color21

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$153,060

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Lewis & Clark Law School?

Lewis & Clark Law School reported a 85.0% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 75.0% state average.

How much does Lewis & Clark Law School cost?

Resident tuition at Lewis & Clark Law School is $61,434 per year (about $184,302 over three years). The median grant is $26,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $35,434 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Lewis & Clark Law School?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Lewis & Clark Law School is 161 and the median GPA is 3.59; the acceptance rate is 54.7%.

What are the job outcomes at Lewis & Clark Law School?

88.2% of Lewis & Clark Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 4.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.5% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in Oregon

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Lewis & Clark Law School, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.