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Thomas Jefferson School of Law

California · ABA Standard 509, 2025 cycle
26.4%
First-time bar
-36.9 pts vs state

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 26.4% first-time bar passage rate (state average 63.3%).

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Bar passage · first-time
This school26.4%
State avg63.3%
first-time -36.9 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 63.8% · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Cost detail
Resident tuition
Non-resident
Mandatory fees
Living estimate
Median grant
Grant 25 / 75— / —
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty
Full-time faculty
Faculty of color
Total JD enrollment
Graduates
Trajectory

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
14515014920112013201520172019
LSAT scoredown 2 since 2011
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
2.503.002.8720112013201520172019
Undergraduate GPAdown 0.14 since 2011
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
40%60%26%20112013201520172019
First-time bar passage ratedown 18% since 2011
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$45k$50k$51k20112013201520172019
Resident tuitionup $10k since 2011
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
500100021920112013201520172019
Students enrolleddown 747 since 2011
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)— / — / —
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)— / — / —
Acceptance rate
Applications received
Offers extended
1L enrollment
Total JD enrollment
GRE-only takers
1L attrition (academic / other)4 / 4
Transfers in / out— / —
Cost

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition
Non-resident tuition
Mandatory fees
Living-expense estimate
Median grant
Grant 25 / 75 percentile— / —
No-grant share
< half-tuition grants
Half-to-full grants
Full-tuition grants
Above-full grants (stipend)
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
Bar passage

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)26.4%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar63.8%
State average (same exam)63.3%
Difference vs. state-36.9 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 graduates
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)
Bar-required jobs
MegaLaw 500+
BigLaw 251–500
Mid 101–250
Small 2–100
Solo
Clerkships
Government
Public interest
Business / industry
Academia
Seeking employment
Destinations

Top destination states (2018)

  • California, 52 graduates
  • Kentucky, 3 graduates
  • Nevada, 2 graduates
Demographics

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment
Female enrollment
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Two or more races
Other / unreported
Faculty

Faculty

Total faculty
Full-time
Faculty of color
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Thomas Jefferson School of Law?

Thomas Jefferson School of Law reported a 26.4% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 63.3% state average.

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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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