Admissions
2009-2010 Profile
Law School Enrollment: 700-750
Student/Faculty Ratio: 10.2 to 1
First Year Class Profile
First Year Class Enrollment: 231
| Average Age | 26 | Women | 51% |
| Out of State | 59% | Ethnic Minorities | 24% |
| States Represented | 33 |
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LSAT
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GPA
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| 75th percentile | 164 | 3.71 |
| Median | 161 | 3.52 |
| 25th percentile | 157 | 3.19 |
Tuition/Financial Aid
| Day | $31,934 |
| Evening | $23,984 |
| % receiving financial aid | 94% |
| % receiving scholarships | 40% |
Location
Six miles south of downtown Portland, bordered by 645-acre Tryon Creek State Park.
Application Process
| October 1 | Applications begin to be submitted |
| December |
Application review begins |
| End of December | First decisions mailed |
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January 15 |
Application priority deadline for international and foreign-educated applicants |
| March 1 |
Financial aid priority deadline |
| March 1 | Application period closes |
Admission is on a rolling basis. Our earliest decision letters will be mailed in December.
It is strongly recommended that you apply much earlier than our application deadline as review of files begins long before then. We also recommend you take the LSAT no later than December. Highly qualified applicants from the February and June tests may be considered, but competition becomes greater the later one applies.
Certificate Programs & Specialty Areas
- Animal Law
- Business and Commercial Transactions Law
- Criminal Law
- Environmental and Natural Resources Law
- Indian Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Public Interest Law
- Tax Law
Clinics and Practical Skills
- Animal Law Clinic
- Business Law Practicum: Community Development
- International Environmental Law Project
- Lewis & Clark Legal Clinic
- Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
- National Crime Victim Law Institute
- Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center
- Small Business Legal Clinic
- Various internship and externship opportunities
Law Reviews
Career Services
- In July 2008, Lewis & Clark had an 82% passage rate on the Oregon Bar for first-time test takers (the overall pass rate for OR was 81%).
- 96% of graduates in 2008 were employed, or pursuing an advanced degree, within nine months of graduation. The employment breakdown is as follows:
44.5% Private Practice
20.0% Business
17.0% Government
11.0% Public Interest
6.0% Judicial Clerkships
1.5% Academia
For more information
Office of Admissions
Lewis & Clark Law School
10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97219-7799
Phone: 503-768-6613
Fax: 503-768-6793
Email: lawadmss@lclark.edu
Contact Us
The Admissions Office is located in The Legal Research Center.
email lawadmss@lclark.edu
Voice (503) 768-6613
Fax (503) 768-6793
Toll-Free (800) 303-4860
Address
Lewis & Clark Law School
10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97219
Lewis & Clark Law School is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is fully accredited by the American Bar Association.