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University of North Dakota School of Law

North Dakota · Public · ABA Standard 509, 2025 cycle
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
Data corrected. One or more figures on this page were adjudicated against the ABA source to make the series true. See how we handle anomalies.
68.3%
First-time bar
-5.0 pts vs state
83.6%
Employed FTLT
nat'l median 90.8%
151
Median LSAT
25–75: 148–155
63.1%
Acceptance
nat'l median 35.5%
$13,264
Net tuition
sticker $17,139

University of North Dakota School of Law is a public law school in North Dakota. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 68.3% first-time bar passage rate (state average 73.3%). 83.6% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs. Resident tuition is $17,139 per year; a median grant of $3,875 brings median net tuition to about $13,264. The median LSAT is 151 with a 63.1% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
Small firm (2–100)34.2%
Government21.9%
Clerkships11.0%
Public interest9.6%
Still seeking4.1%
Mid firm (101–250)2.7%
Solo2.7%
Business1.4%
No placements reported (0%): BigLaw 251–500, MegaLaw 500+, 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 school68.3%
State avg73.3%
first-time -5.0 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 81.0% · class of 2025 first-time 72.3% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 151
148155
uGPAmedian 3.48
3.243.75
Applications to offers to enrolled
Applied401
Offered253
Enrolled 1L97
Offer rate 63% · yield 38%.
Grant distribution
No grant 47.6%Under half 37.9%Half to full 12.8%Stipend 1.8%
Demographics
Women 52%Men 48%
White178
Black6
Hispanic5
Asian10
Two or more17
Other / unreported30
Cost detail
Resident tuition$17,139
Non-resident$34,249
Mandatory fees
Living estimate$20,616
Median grant$3,875
Grant 25 / 75$1,775 / $10,500
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty34
Full-time faculty18
Faculty of color4
Total JD enrollment246
Graduates73
Mean attorney salary · state$113,720
Trajectory

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
14515015515120112014201720202025
LSAT scoreunchanged since 2011
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.003.503.4820112014201720202025
Undergraduate GPAup 0.15 since 2011
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
60%70%80%68%20112014201720202025
First-time bar passage ratedown 9% since 2011
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$10k$15k$17k20112014201720202025
Resident tuitionup $7k since 2011
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
22024024620112014201720202025
Students enrolleddown 10 since 2011
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)148 / 151 / 155
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.24 / 3.48 / 3.75
Acceptance rate63.1%
Applications received401
Offers extended253
1L enrollment97
Total JD enrollment246
GRE-only takers0
1L attrition (academic / other)1 / 2
Transfers in / out2 / 10
Cost

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$17,139
Non-resident tuition$34,249
Mandatory fees
Living-expense estimate$20,616
Median grant$3,875
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$1,775 / $10,500
No-grant share47.6%
< half-tuition grants37.9%
Half-to-full grants12.8%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)1.8%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
Bar passage

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)68.3%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar81.0%
State average (same exam)73.3%
Difference vs. state-5.0 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.

Employment

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates73
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)83.6%
Bar-required jobs80.8%
MegaLaw 500+0.0%
BigLaw 251–5000.0%
Mid 101–2502.7%
Small 2–10034.2%
Solo2.7%
Clerkships11.0%
Government21.9%
Public interest9.6%
Business / industry1.4%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment4.1%
Destinations

Top destination states (2024)

  • North Dakota, 46 graduates
  • Minnesota, 11 graduates
  • South Dakota, 5 graduates
Demographics

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment117 (47.6%)
Female enrollment129 (52.4%)
White178
Black6
Hispanic5
Asian10
Two or more races17
Other / unreported30
Faculty

Faculty

Total faculty34
Full-time18
Faculty of color4
State market

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$113,720
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at University of North Dakota School of Law?

University of North Dakota School of Law reported a 68.3% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 73.3% state average.

How much does University of North Dakota School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at University of North Dakota School of Law is $17,139 per year (about $51,417 over three years). The median grant is $3,875, bringing median net tuition to roughly $13,264 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for University of North Dakota School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at University of North Dakota School of Law is 151 and the median GPA is 3.48; the acceptance rate is 63.1%.

What are the job outcomes at University of North Dakota School of Law?

83.6% of University of North Dakota School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 4.1% were still seeking employment.

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Source: ABA Standard 509 required disclosures
Synced June 26, 2026 · Methodology
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.
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